government

social contract

politics

limited government

consent of the governed

declaration of independence

shays's rebellion

great compromise

separation of powers

judicial review

federalism

supremacy clause

federalist

anti-federalists

bill of rights

federalist papers

dual federalism

reserved power

police power

cooperative federalism

enumerated powers

implied powers

categorical grant

block grant

selective incorporation

prior restraint

establishment clause

free exercise clause

lemon test

exclusionary rule

fourth amendment

fifth amendment

miranda warning

equal protection clause

13th amendment

14th amendment

15th amendment

jim crow laws

direct democracy

representative democracy

natural rights

affirmative action

19th amendment

dred scott v. standford

plessy v. ferguson (1896)

brown v. board of education (1954)

highest voter turnout
education: college diploma
age: 62-77
income: 5th quintile

compared to other industrialized western democracies the U.S. has lower rates of voter turnouts.

public opinion

ideology

sampling

random sample

sampling error

margin of error

generational effect

period effect

life-cycle effect

political socialization

delegates

caucus

primary

plurality rule

prospective voting

retrospective voting

electoral college