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Question 1

ideology

Answer 1

A set of beliefs a person holds that shape the way he or she behaves and sees the world.

Question 2

illegal participation

Answer 2

Political activity that includes illegal actions, such as sabotage or assassination.

Question 3

impeachment

Answer 3

The power of the House of Representatives to charge an officeholder with crimes; the Senate then holds a trial to determine if the officeholder should be expelled from office.

Question 4

implementation

Answer 4

The act of putting laws into practice.

Question 5

implied powers

Answer 5

Powers given to the national government by the necessary and proper clause.

Question 6

income distribution

Answer 6

The way income is distributed among the population.

Question 7

income transfer

Answer 7

A government action that takes money from one part of the citizenry and gives it to another part; usually the transfer goes from the well-off to the poor.

Question 8

incorporation

Answer 8

The practice of federal courts forcing state governments to abide by the Bill of Rights.

Question 9

incrementalism

Answer 9

The tendency of policy in the United States to change gradually, in small ways, rather than dramatically.

Question 10

independent

Answer 10

A person who does not feel affiliation for any party.

Question 11

independent executive agency

Answer 11

A federal agency that is not part of any department; its leader reports directly to the president.

Question 12

independent regulatory agency

Answer 12

A federal agency charged with regulating some part of the economy; in theory, such agencies are independent of Congress and the president.

Question 13

individualism

Answer 13

The idea that all people are different and should be able to make their own choices.

Question 14

inflation

Answer 14

The increase of prices.

Question 15

informational benefits

Answer 15

The educational benefits people derive from belonging to an interest group and learning more about the issues they care about.

Question 16

inherent powers

Answer 16

The powers inherent to the national government because the United States is a sovereign nation.

Question 17

in-kind subsidies

Answer 17

Government aid to poor people that is not given as cash but in forms such as food stamps and rent vouchers.

Question 18

inside game

Answer 18

Interest groups’ efforts to influence government by direct and close contact with government officials; also known as lobbying.

Question 19

interest group

Answer 19

An organization of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government.

Question 20

international agreement

Answer 20

An understanding between states to restrict their behavior and set up rules governing international affairs.