Final Exam

Question 1

Affective Polarization

Answer 1

When the two political parties are so divided that the individuals belonging to these parties view their party more positively and the opposing party more negatively.

Question 2

Adversarial System

Answer 2

Where two advocates represent their clients to an impartial jury and judge.

Question 3

Civil Law Tradition

Answer 3

Lean on and are organized by codes

Question 4

Commander in Chief

Answer 4

The President. Is the commander of the United States of American’s military.

Question 5

Common Law Tradition

Answer 5

Judicial decisions, precedents, and legislation.

Question 6

Concurring Opinion

Answer 6

When a majority agrees with an opinion, but not the reason behind the opinion.

Question 7

Cycle Effect

Answer 7

Presidential popularity tends to start out strong and decline over time.

Question 8

Dissenting Opinion

Answer 8

A written opinion from the judge that disagrees with the majority.

Question 9

EOP

Answer 9

Educational Opportunity Program: Helps students that are low-income, underrepresented, and first generation.

Question 10

Electioneering

Answer 10

The activities that politicians and their supporters carry out in order to persuade people to vote for them or their political party.

Question 11

“Energy in the Executive”

Answer 11

A president’s willingness to act on behalf of his constituents

Question 12

Federal Bureaucracy

Answer 12

Part of the government that carries out and enforces policies

Question 13

Federal Reserve

Answer 13

The central bank of the United States

Question 14

Federal Judiciary

What are the three courts?

Answer 14

1st: District Courts
2nd: Appeals Courts
3rd: Supreme Court

Question 15

Fiscal Policy

Answer 15

Government spending and taxation

Question 16

Free rider problem

Answer 16

When individuals benefit from something that they did not contribute to.

Question 17

Going public

Answer 17

When the president sells his ideas directly to the public

Question 18

Head of Government

Answer 18

The president! Leads the executive branch

Question 19

Head of state

Answer 19

The president! They represent their country

Question 20

Honeymoon Period

Answer 20

When the people of a country love their president

Question 21

Hyper partisanship

Answer 21

When both parties have members that are very devoted to their cause

Question 22

Ideological Polarization

Answer 22

Divergent ideas on ideological issues

Question 23

INA

Answer 23

Primary law that governs immigration

Question 24

Inquisitorial System

Answer 24

Focuses on ascertaining the truth through official inquiry

Question 25

Iron Triangle

Answer 25

Comprised of the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, interest groups

Question 26

Isolationism and Internationalism

Answer 26

Isolationism is when people want the country to mind its own business when it comes to other countries and internationalism is the opposite

Question 27

Judicial Interpretivist

Answer 27

Judicial decision making based on the constitution

Question 28

Judicial review

Answer 28

Legal process that allows courts to review and invalidate government actions that are different from the constitution

Question 29

lobbying

Answer 29

the act of trying to influence a government’s decision-making process