Vocab Quiz 5

Question 1

Fiscal policy

Answer 1

attempt to use taxes and expenditures to affect the economy

Question 2

Fiscal Year

Answer 2

Oct 1 - Sep 30: federal books are kept according to this period

Question 3

Franking privilege

Answer 3

members of Congress can mail letters to their constituents free of charge

Question 4

Freedom of expression

Answer 4

freedom of speech, press, assembly and petition

Question 5

Freedom of religion

Answer 5

religious rights of Americans
Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion; or abridging the free exercise thereof

Question 6

Free-exercise clause

Answer 6

Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion

Question 7

Gender gap

Answer 7

differences in political views and voting behavior of males and females

Question 8

General-act charter

Answer 8

a charter that applies to cities that fall within a certain classification

Question 9

General election

Answer 9

an election used to fill an elective office

Question 10

Gerrymandering

Answer 10

bizarre and unusual redrawing of districts to make it easy for the candidate of the party in power to win the election

Question 11

Gold plating

Answer 11

tendency of Pentagon officials to ask weapon contractors to meet excessively high requirements

Question 12

Good faith exception

Answer 12

if evidence is gathered illegally due to a minor or technical error, it can be used in court (exception to the exclusionary rule)

Question 13

Grandfather clause

Answer 13

clause that allowed people to vote only if their ancestors had voted before 1867

Question 14

Grants-in-aid

Answer 14

money given to states by the federal government for a specific program

Question 15

Great compromise

Answer 15

compromise at the Constitutional Convention that resulted in a bicameral legislature

Question 16

Home-rule charter

Answer 16

charter that allows a city government to do anything not prohibited by the charter or by state law

Question 17

Human rights

Answer 17

(foreign policy) view that our government should act to enhance the rights of people living in other countries

Question 18

Ideological interest groups

Answer 18

political organizations that attract members by advocating for specific political or social values and beliefs

Question 19

Ideological party

Answer 19

party that values principled standards on issues above anything else, including winning

Question 20

Impeachment

Answer 20

formal accusation against a public official by the lower legislative house

Question 21

Incentive

Answer 21

a valued benefit by joining a political organization

Question 22

Income strategy

Answer 22

policy of giving poor people money to lift them out of poverty

Question 23

Incumbent

Answer 23

person currently in office

Question 24

Industrial policy

Answer 24

government interventions and strategies aimed at influencing specific industries within a country’s economy

Question 25

In forma pauperis

Answer 25

procedure whereby a poor person can be heard in court free of charge

Question 26

Initiative

Answer 26

procedure allowing a citizen to submit a proposed law to a popular vote by obtaining a required number of signatures

Question 27

Insider stories

Answer 27

information (not intended to be public) becomes public because somebody with the information tells the reporter

Question 28

Insurance program

Answer 28

self-financing government program that provides benefits to the unemployed or retired based on their contributions

Question 29

Interest group

Answer 29

organization of people sharing a common interest that seek to influence policy

Question 30

Interest group politics

Answer 30

small group receives benefit of a policy at the expense of another small group

Question 31

Internal efficacy

Answer 31

an individual’s confidence in their own ability to understand political issues

Question 32

Iron curtain

Answer 32

military and political barrier between eastern and western Europe

Question 33

Iron triangle

Answer 33

close relationship between an agency, congressional committee and interest group

Question 34

Isolationism

Answer 34

view that the U.S. should withdraw from world affairs