Matching

Question 1

A system where governmental power is divided into two or more levels

Answer 1

Federalism

Question 2

Specifically Granted

Answer 2

Enumerated Powers

Question 3

Greatly enlarges the scope of national power.

Answer 3

Elastic Clause

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Extradition

Question 5

Government programs initiated by FDR

Answer 5

New Deal

Question 6

When the federal government allocates some of its tax revenues to the states.

Answer 6

Revenue Sharing

Question 7

Combing several grants under a large umbrella

Answer 7

Block Grants

Question 8

Governed by the demographics of a given area

Answer 8

Formula Grants

Question 9

Given to state and local governments for a specific purpose and with certain guidelines.

Answer 9

Categorical Grants

Question 10

Represent a major portion of the federal budget.

Answer 10

Grants-in-Aid

Question 11

Grants permitting greater discretion in how much aid is given to the task at hand.

Answer 11

Project Grants

Question 12

National and state government are sovereign within their own spheres

Answer 12

Dual Federalism

Question 13

Organized to gain power by winning elections

Answer 13

Political Parties

Question 14

Usually organized around a particular issue.

Answer 14

Minor Parties

Question 15

Strong devotion to a political party.

Answer 15

Partisanship

Question 16

A spirit of two-party cooperation.

Answer 16

Bipartisanship

Question 17

A temporary alliance of several groups.

Answer 17

Coalition

Question 18

In large cities, political districts are divided into these.

Answer 18

Wards

Question 19

Formed around a particular issue or agenda.

Answer 19

Interest Groups

Question 20

Those who have no party affiliation

Answer 20

Independent Voters

Question 21

Smallest units of election districts and party administration

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Precincts

Question 22

Voting for candidates of both parties for different offices.

Answer 22

Ticket Splitting

Question 23

The system of government most dictatorships has.

Answer 23

One-Party System

Question 24

The practice of giving jobs to friends and supporters.

Answer 24

Spoils System

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Propaganda

Question 26

Socially offensive speech

Answer 26

Obscenity

Question 27

Degrees of legal protection and hand confidentiality for the media

Answer 27

Shield Laws

Question 28

A public service network created by the American cable television industry.

Answer 28

C-Span

Question 29

Concerned with a particular issue such as abortion or gun control.

Answer 29

Single Interest Groups

Question 30

The attempt to influence public officials in support of a special group.

Answer 30

Lobbying

Question 31

The largest labor union in the USA

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ALF-CIO

Question 32

Voters who participate in elections, and are included in a poll.

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Representative Sample

Question 33

Voters who have a pragmatic, "whatever works" approach to politics rather than any firm ideology.

Answer 33

Moderates

Question 34

Those views held by private persons which government's find it prudent to heed.

Answer 34

Public Opinion

Question 35

Reflects the relative importance of the issues - some at the top, others at the bottom.

Answer 35

Agenda

Question 36

Friend of the court.

Answer 36

Amicus Curiae

Question 37

Socially offensive communication

Answer 37

Obscenity

Question 38

Gives the media and private individuals broad powers to investigate files of the federal bureaucracy.

Answer 38

FOIA

Question 39

Influence government officials about some political issue or groups of issues.

Answer 39

Interest Groups

Question 40

When the president does not sign the bill during the 10 day period when congress is not in session and it dies.

Answer 40

Pocket Veto

Question 41

Preventing or delaying the passage of a bill.

Answer 41

Filibuster

Question 42

Composed of members of the house and the senate, served as the advisory board.

Answer 42

Joint Committees

Question 43

Free postage

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Franking Privileges

Question 44

The party with the most members in the house or senate can decide who fills this role.

Answer 44

Majority Leader

Question 45

A largely honorary position given to the most senior members of the Senate's majority leader.

Answer 45

President Pro Tempore

Question 46

One of the only congressional appointments actually named in the Constitution.

Answer 46

Speaker of the House

Question 47

Permanent and generally more powerful than other similar groups.

Answer 47

Standing Committees

Question 48

Ad hoc (temporary) groups.

Answer 48

Conference Committees

Question 49

Presidential directives having the force of law.

Answer 49

Executive Order

Question 50

Bringing charges against the president or major federal officials

Answer 50

Impeachment

Question 51

Terms of office.

Answer 51

Tenure

Question 52

The yearly speech given to the nation by the president.

Answer 52

State of the Union:

Question 53

When the president opposes the bill passed by congress and refuses it to be passed by law.

Answer 53

Veto

Question 54

One of two agencies who serve the president in three distinct areas.

Answer 54

Office of Mangement and Budget

Question 55

Responsible to the president for the departments that they head.

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Cabinet Secretaries

Question 56

Includes the president's press secretary, counsel, and physician.

Answer 56

White House Office

Question 57

A president is considered to be this when he has lost an election or cannot stand for reelection and yet must serve out the remainder of his term.

Answer 57

Lame Duck