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WHAT I SHOULD KNOW – TOP 100
UNIT 1
1. Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution
2. Separation of Powers vs. Checks and Balances
3. Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan
4. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
5. Formal Amendment vs. Informal Amendment
6. Proposing an Amendment vs. Ratification of an Amendment
7. Necessary & Proper Clause vs. 10th Amendment
8. Supremacy Clause vs. Commerce Clause
9. Delegated Powers vs. Reserved Powers
10. Expressed Powers vs. Implied Powers
11. Enumerated Powers vs. Inherent Powers
12. Formal Powers vs. Informal Powers
13. National Government vs. States’ Rights
14. Dual Federalism vs. Cooperative Federalism
15. Fiscal Federalism vs. Regulatory Federalism
16. Block Grants vs. Categorical Grants
17. Federal Mandate vs. Unfunded Mandate
UNIT 2
18. Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights
19. Plessy vs. Brown
20. Bill of Attainder vs. Ex post facto
21. Equal Protection Clause vs. Due Process Clause
22. Establishment Clause vs. Free Exercise Clause
23. Protected Speech vs. Non-protected Speech
24. 5th Amendment vs. 6th Amendment
25. Affirmative Action vs. Reverse Discrimination
UNIT 3
26. Political Socialization vs. Political Ideology
27. Fluid Opinion vs. Polarized Opinion
28. Random Sample vs. Unbiased Question
29. Nomination vs. General Election
30. Primary vs. Caucus
31. Delegate vs. Superdelegate
32. House Elections vs. Senate Elections
33. Closed Primary vs. Open Primary
34. Incumbent vs. Challenger
35. Safe Seat vs. Open Seat
36. Liberal vs. Conservative
37. Democrat vs. Republican
38. Single-Member Winner-Take-All vs. Proportional System
39. Electoral College Plurality vs. Electoral College Majority
40. 12th Amendment vs. 23rd Amendment
UNIT 4
41. Linkage Institutions vs. Policymaking Institutions
42. Hard Money vs. Soft Money
43. Lobbyist vs. Congressman
44. PAC vs. Super PAC
45. Elite Theory vs. Pluralist Theory
46. Major Party vs. Third Party (not the same as Independent)
47. Realignment vs. Dealignment
48. Political Parties vs. Interest Groups
49. Mass Media vs. News Media
50. Spin vs. Shrinking Sound Bites
51. Selective Attention vs. Selective Perception vs. Selective
Exposure
52. Investigative Journalism vs. Horse-race Journalism
UNIT 5
53. House of Reps vs. Senate
54. House of Reps Powers vs. Senate Powers
55. Reapportionment vs. Redistricting
56. Logrolling vs. Reciprocity
57. Majority Leader vs. Majority Whip
58. President of Senate vs. Senate Majority Leader
59. Delegate vs. Trustee vs. Partisan
60. Markup session vs. Pigeonhole
61. Open Rule vs. Closed Rule
62. House Rules vs. Senate Rules
63. Filibuster vs. Cloture
64. Casework vs. Pork Barrel
65. Standing Committee vs. Select Committee
66. Joint Committee vs. Conference Committee
67. Committee Chair vs. Committee Members
68. House Rules Committee vs. House Ways and Means
Committee
69. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vs. Senate Judiciary
Committee
70. Popular vote vs. Electoral College
71. President Qualifications vs. VP Qualifications
72. Balancing the Ticket vs. Presidential Succession
73. Powers of President vs. Checks on Power of President
74. Executive Agreement vs. Executive Order
75. OMB vs. CBO
76. White House Staff vs. Executive Office of POTUS
77. Nomination vs. Confirmation
78. Impeachment vs. Conviction (Removal)
UNIT 6
79. Spoils System vs. Merit System
80. Pendleton Act vs. Hatch Act
81. Secretary Loyalty to Pres vs. Secretary Loyalty to Dept
82. State Department vs. Defense Department
83. Independent Regulatory Commissioner Power vs. Cabinet
Secretary Power
84. Independent Agency vs. Independent Regulatory Agencies
85. Oversight vs. Regulations
86. Congressional Influence over Bureaucracy vs. Presidential
Influence over Bureaucracy
87. Iron Triangle vs. Issue Network
88. Attorney General vs. Solicitor General
89. Federal Judge Term vs. Federal Judge Selection
90. Judicial Restraint vs. Judicial Activism
91. Original Intent vs. “Living” Constitution
92. District Courts vs. Supreme Court
93. Appellate Jurisdiction vs. Original Jurisdiction
94. Writ of Certiorari vs. Writ of Habeas Corpus
UNIT 7
95. Fiscal Policy vs. Monetary Policy
96. Exec Branch Budget Power vs. Leg Branch Budget Power
97. Entitlements (“Uncontrollable”) vs. Discretionary Spending
98. Federal Debt vs. Federal Deficit
99. Free Trade vs. Protectionist
100. Foreign Policy vs. Social Policy
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