Ap gov Flashcards
Mid term elections
Elections held midway between presidential elections
General elections
Elections in which voters elect officeholders
Primary elections
Elections in which voters determine party nominees
prospective issue voting
Voting based on what candidate pledges to do in the future about an issue if elected
public opinion
The distribution of individual preferences of a given issue within a specific population
Retrospective issue voting
Holding incumbents, usually the president party, responsible for their records on issues, such as the economy
selective exposure
Citizens choosing to access the media they agree on rather than what they disagree on
Exit polls
a survey conducted with voters immediately after they have cast their votes on Election Day.
Random sample
A group of a population selected in such a way that each member has an equal chance of being chosen
Monetary policy
govt actions to influence money supply in the economy by adjusting INTEREST RATES
Mandatory spending
federal budget funds that have to be distrubuted every year by law
Entitlements
Govt programs that guarentee specific benefits to ppl who meet requiremenets
Social security
Federal program the provides retirement benifits
Social security
federal program that provides retirement benefits
medicare
federal health insurance program designed for elderly
fiscal policy
govt use of TAXS AND SPENDING to influence economy
discretionary spending
Govt spending that congress can choose year to year through appropriations bill
national debt
amount of money the federal government as borrowed to cover budget deficit
budget defecit
money going out is more than money going in
counsumer price index
change in cost of buying goods
