monster vocab test

Question 1

Agenda setting

Answer 1

Political parties setting policy goals

Question 2

Apportionment

Answer 2

The determination of legislative district boundaries every 10 years

Question 3

Appropriation bill

Answer 3

Congressional legislation that has spending as a basic characteristic (13 make federal budget)

Question 4

Battleground states

Answer 4

also called swing states

Question 5

Bill of attainder

Answer 5

legislation that imposes punishment on a specific person or group of people without a judicial trial.

Question 6

Bipartisan

Answer 6

2 political parties working together to achieve a common goal

Question 7

Block Grants

Answer 7

fiscal federalism. Federal aid given to states with few rules of spending.

Question 8

Categorial grants

Answer 8

Rules of how money is spent in states. Examples: education, income security, health.

Question 9

Caucus

Answer 9

Party regulars meeting in small groups discussing political ideas (Iowa caucus)

Question 10

Closed primary

Answer 10

Only registered members can vote