Citizens Rights and responsibilities

Question 1

shared set of values and beliefs abt the political world

Answer 1

political culture

Question 2

-Emphasizes gov’t duty to achieve equality for all citizens
-encourages voting/ politics for all (Bernie Sanders)

Answer 2

Moralisitc political culture

Question 3

• marketplace not the gov’t is the best for regulating the market
  -limited gov’t/ less trust in gov’t than moralistic culture

Answer 3

Individualistic political culture

Question 4

• role of gov’t to maintain existing power
  -discourages participation of women and minorities

Answer 4

traditionalist political culture

Question 5

direct election of senators

Answer 5

17th amendment

Question 6

promoting and hiring based on ability to perform job, not political connections

Answer 6

merit-based hiring

Question 7

allows citizens to place a constitutional amendment or state law on a ballot

Answer 7

initiative

Question 8

a vote by citizens to approve/reject a measure

Answer 8

referendum

Question 9

may recall a gov’t official from his/her job

Answer 9

recall elections

Question 10

decides whether a law discriminates against a specific group

Answer 10

suspect classification

Question 11

may or may not be a reason for treating someone differently

Answer 11

quasi-suspect classification

Question 12

treatment is different based on income, age, or disability

Answer 12

nonsuspect

Question 13

court uses standard of review to determine whether laws making “suspect classification” are constitutional

Answer 13

strict scrutiny

Question 14

13th amendment

Answer 14

no slavery

Question 15

14th amendment

Answer 15

citizenship

Question 16

15th amendment

Answer 16

voting rights

Question 17

enforce racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans

Answer 17

Jim Crow laws

Question 18

financial services are denied to neighborhoods with a high concentration of racial and ethic minorities

Answer 18

redlining

Question 19

by law, easy to write and written

Answer 19

de jure discrimination

Question 20

not written down, harder to fight

Answer 20

de facto discrimination

Question 21

consequence effort to approve opportunities for disadvantaged people

Answer 21

affirmative action

Question 22

discrimination against the majority

Answer 22

reverse discrimination

Question 23

limiting access to hire or admit, based on factors like race, nationality, or gender

Answer 23

quota system

Question 24

19th amendment

Answer 24

allowed women to vote

Question 25

- voting -property ownership - employment - access to education

Answer 25

rights denied to women prior 1960

Question 26

outlawed discrimination

Answer 26

civil rights act

Question 27

proposed amendment to guarantee equality of rights, regardless of sex

Answer 27

equal rights amendment

Question 28

voting

Answer 28

franchise

Question 29

signing up to vote

Answer 29

voter registration

Question 30

allows people to vote by mail when they are away

Answer 30

absentee voting

Question 31

vote based on carefully studied issues and politices

Answer 31

prospective voting

Question 32

vote based on how well the country is doing at the moment and how well they feel the incumbent is carrying out their job.

Answer 32

retrospective voting

Question 33

Organization of individuals who share a common political goal and unite to influence public policy decisions

Answer 33

interest groups