Political Science  Helpsheet #3

Chapter 15- Federal Judiciary                                     Helpsheet

writ of habeas corpus                                                  writ of certiorari

McCulloch v Maryland                                               Marbury v. Madison

Judicial review                                                            senatorial courtesy

Solicitor General                                                         Chief Justice

appointments                                                               Federal judges

unanimous opinion                                                      dissenting opinion

concurring opinion                                                      legal brief

“judicial restraint”                                                       nine

amicus curiae brief                                                      FBI

Federal District court                                                  U.S. Court of Appeals

Supreme Court                                                            State courts

Attorney General                                                        civil law

criminal law                                                                 original jurisdiction

appellate jurisdiction                                                   lack of uniformity

plaintiff                                                                       defendant       

plea bargain                                                                 Constitution

law                                                                              Themis

precedent                                                                    Miranda rule

stare decisis                                                                 judicial activism

public law                                                                    trial court

supremacy clause                                                        oral argument

mootness                                                                     jurisdiction

Political Science Y103      Helpsheet-     Political Parties and Campaigns  Chapter 9 & 10

Precinct                                               Democratic party                    Republican party

Two Party domination                                    national conventions               platform

Voter turnout                                      political parties                        machine

National committee                             primary election                      general election

History of political parties                  party coalition                         liberal

Conservative                                       party activist                           party identification

Why people vote                                 why people don’t vote                        Great Depression

Civil War                                             contemporary Dem. & Rep.    Third parties

Voting requirements                           suffrage                                   % that vote

Organization elections                        mid term election                    presidential elections

Congressional elections                       coattail effect                          debates

15^th Amendment                                 19^th Amendment                     26^th Amendment

poll tax and literacy tests                    Voting Rights Act of 1965     Motor Voter Act

1^st Party Convention                           PAC                                        caucus

Electoral College                                 gerrymandering                       1992 campaign

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)                     “spot advertisement”              interest group

Incumbent                                           organization elections             17^th Amendment

Campaign financing                            split ticket                               straight ticket

20^th century voting patterns                competition                             1860-1932

Political Party functions                      Federalists                               Dem-Rep.

Chapter 11                  Groups and Interests

pluralism- pro and con                                                free riders

grassroots lobbying                                                     soft money

interest groups- definition and popularity                  Alex de Tocqueville

labor organizations                                                      professional associations

business groups                                                           public interest groups

PAC                                                                            lobbying

material benefits                                                          iron triangle

Christian Coalition                                                      access

AARP                                                                         NRA

partisan politics                                                           NRA

astroturf lobbying                                                       coalition

AFL-CIO                                                                    ideological groups

Going public                                                               litigation

Federal Election laws                                                  influence peddling

solidarity benefits                                                       information benefits

New Politics movement                                              James Madison