Fill in the Blank

Question 1

_____ is a system in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels.

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

_____ _____, or expressed powers, are ones specifically granted.

Answer 2

Enumerated Powers

Question 3

Greatly enlarging the scope of national power and often stretching to cover congressional acts is often referred to as the ____ _____.

Answer 3

Elastic Clause

Question 4

_____ is the legal process of returning an alleged criminal to the state in which he is charged.

Answer 4

Extradition

Question 5

Federal _____-___-____ represent a major portion of the federal budget as well as a key force in implementing national policies on the local level.

Answer 5

Grants-in-aid

Question 6

_____ _____ is when a citizen votes for candidates of both parties for different offices

Answer 6

Ticket Splitting

Question 7

_____ ____ are formed around a particular political issue or agenda

Answer 7

Interest Groups

Question 8

The _____ _____ _____ represents one of our two major political parties and is currently choosing between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for their nominee.

Answer 8

Democratic National Convention

Question 9

A _____ _____ is a state-run election for the purpose of selecting the party nominee.

Answer 9

nominating primary

Question 10

A _____ is a small meeting of a party’s top leaders and legislators in Congress.

Answer 10

caucus

Question 11

A _____ is generally known as one whose political view seeks to change the political economic, and social status quo to encourage the development and well-being of the individual.

Answer 11

Liberal

Question 12

The political party’s major purpose is to _____ or name candidate for public office.

Answer 12

nominate

Question 13

Democrats and Republicans dominate what is known in America as the _____ _____ _____.

Answer 13

Two-Party System

Question 14

The _____ was first used by the Anti-Mason Party in 1831 and is an assembly of party representatives.

Answer 14

Convention

Question 15

The _____ _____ _____ represents one of our two major political parties and is currently choosing between six candidates, including Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, for their nominee.

Answer 15

Republican National Convention

Question 16

Expenses by a person or group that desires to help elect or defeat a candidate; made without the candidate’s knowledge or support

Answer 16

Independent expenditures

Question 17

Campaign money raised apart from federal regulations and given to local, state, and national party organizations or PACs to be used for voting-related activities

Answer 17

Soft money

Question 18

To vote (to officially enroll for the purpose of voting)

Answer 18

Register

Question 19

Paid advertisements used by state and local candidates

Answer 19

Spots

Question 20

“Wide open” primary in which every voter receives a ballot listing all party candidates for nomination and selects one candidate for each office.

Answer 20

Blanket Primary

Question 21

A primary in which participants must be registered as members of one party and may vote only for the candidates from that party.

Answer 21

Closed Primary

Question 22

Preliminary election held to select candidates and/or delegates to the party’s convention.

Answer 22

Direct Primary

Question 23

Current office holder

Answer 23

Incumbent

Question 24

Occurs when one desirous of running for a particular office announces his intention of running or has someone else make the announcement

Answer 24

Independent Announcement

Question 25

The election used to fill elective offices; at the national level it is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

Answer 25

General Election

Question 26

_____ is simply using various techniques to select and manipulate info so as to persuade or influence people effectively.

Answer 26

Propaganda

Question 27

Radio and television stations are licensed and regulated by the _____ _____ _____.

Answer 27

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)

Question 28

_____ is published false statements that injure one’s reputation

Answer 28

Libel

Question 29

_____ _____ means that the government cannot review and censor info before it is presented to the public.

Answer 29

Prior Restraint

Question 30

_____ _____ _____ work on behalf of candidates deemed favorable to its goals.

Answer 30

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Question 31

Compromise at the Constitutional Convention led to the creation of a _____ or two-house congress.

Answer 31

bicameral

Question 32

After each census, state legislatures actually redraw the congressional district lines to reflect population shifts, and the procedure is called _____.

Answer 32

reapportionment

Question 33

Each district is a _____ _____ district, having one representative elected from a given region.

Answer 33

single-member

Question 34

When members of different parties join together in support of or in opposition to a bill because of some common interest, they form a _____.

Answer 34

coalition

Question 35

The Majority and _____ _____ are in charge of communications between party members iIn the House or Senate

Answer 35

minority whips

Question 36

The president is in charge of _____ _____, which are military operations that are unknown to the public.

Answer 36

covert operations

Question 37

The president uses his annual _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ to establish a legislative agenda.

Answer 37

state of the Union speech

Question 38

The _____ _____ veto allows the president to veto party of a bill without venting the entire bill.

Answer 38

line-item

Question 39

_____, or bringing charges against the president or major federal officials, can be carried out only by a majority vote in the House of Representatives.

Answer 39

Impeachment

Question 40

The _____ _____ _____ is an agency with the Executive office which serves the president in management, intelligence, and economic matters.

Answer 40

National Security Council