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Question 1

benefit

Answer 1

a satisfaction that people believe they will enjoy if a policy is adopted

Question 2

legitimacy

Answer 2

political authority conferred by law or by a state or national convention

Question 3

insurance program

Answer 3

a self-financing gov program based on contributions that provide benefits to unemployed or retired persons

Question 4

assistance program

Answer 4

a gov program financed by general income taxes that provides benefits to poor citizens without requiring contribution from them

Question 5

means test

Answer 5

an income qualification program that determines whether one is eligible for benefits under gov programs reserved for lower-income groups

Question 6

majoritarian politics

Answer 6

a policy in which almost everybody benefits and almost everybody pays

Question 7

client politics

Answer 7

a policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays

Question 8

charitable choice

Answer 8

name given to four federal laws passed in the late 1990s specifying the conditions under which nonprofit religious organizations could compete to administer certain social service delivery and welfare programs

Question 9

environmental impact statement

Answer 9

a report required by fed law that assesses the possible effect of a project on the environment if the project is subsidized in whole or part by fed funds

Question 10

cost

Answer 10

a burden that people believe they must bear if a policy is enacted