10 Flashcards
Food Stamps
Coupons issued by the government that can be used to purchase food.
Foreign policy
A state’s international goals and its strategies to achieve those goals
Formalised rules
Another term for standart operating procedure
Formula grants
Grants in which a formula is used to determine how much money each state receives.
Framers
The men who wrote the Constitution
Franking
The ability of members of Congress to mail informational literature to constituents free of charge
Free exercise clause
The part of the First Amendment that forbids the government from interfering in the free exercise of religion
Free rider
A person who benefits from an interest group’s efforts without actually contributing to those efforts.
Front-loading
Moving primaries up in the campaign calender so that many primaries are held early in the campaign.
Front-runner
The candidate perceived to be in the lead in an election campaign
Full faith and credit clause
A clause in Article IV of the Constitution that declares that state governments must give full faith and credit to other state government’s decisions.
Fundamentalism
The belief that a religious document is infallible and literally true
Gag order
An order by a court to block people from talking or writing about a trial
Gender discrimination
Treating people differently and unequally because of gender
General election
An election contest between all party nominees and independent candidates; the winner becomes a member of congress.
