Review

Established the clear and present danger rule to which public authorities can limit free speech

• Schenck v. US

• New York Times v. Sullivan

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Texas v. Johnson

Flag burning is a form of symbolic speech protected by the first amendment

• Texas v. Johnson

• Griswold v. Connecticu

• Baker v. Carr

• Wesberry v. Sanders

Ruled that 6th Amendment right to counsel provision applies to those accused of state crimes

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Roe v. Wade

• Plessy v. Ferguson

An increase in divisions across ideological and party lines...e.g., Democrats and Republicans unwilling to compromise.

• Elite theory

• Party polarization

• Pluralism

• Party platform

Which of these is NOT a category of minor parties?

• Single issue parties

• Multi-issue parties

• Splinter parties

• ideological parties

Which of these is an example of congressional oversight?

• Hearings investigating government agencies

• The line-item veto

• Senatorial courtesy

• Cloture

Nonstop Senate debate that prevents a bill from coming to a vote

• Senatorial courtesy

• Cloture

• Filibuster

• Casework

Senate motion to end a filibuster that requires a 3/5 vote

• Closed Bill

• Cloture

• Senatorial Courtesy

• Casework

When two members of Congress agree to vote for each other's bill

• Logrolling

• Gerrymandering

• Franking privilege

• Mark up

Redrawing district lines to favor one party at the expense of the other

• Logrolling

• Gerrymandering

• Franking privilege

• Mark up