Monster Vocabulary 1-18 Flashcards
What is Federalism
A political system where local government unit can make final decisions regarding some governmental activities and whose existence is protected.
What is Fiscal Federalism?
Fiscal federalism is about how different levels of government, like national, state, and local, share and use money.
In short, it’s how governments manage money together.
Cooperative Federalism
Requires state and national government to share powers
What are Block Grants?
Grant programs that provide federal assistance for broadly defined functions
What are Categorical Grants ?
Categorical Grants are for specific purposes defined by the federal law: they often require local matching funds
What are Unfunded Mandates?
Federal government regulations issued on state and local government units without financial assistance
What is devolution?
The moving of power or responsibility from a main organization to a lower level
What are demographics?
Statistics that describe populations and their characteristics
What is political socialization?
Political socialization is how people learn their beliefs about government and politics from things like family, school, and media
What is political culture?
Political culture is about what people in a country believe and value regarding their government and politics.
In short, it’s the way people think and feel about their government and political life.
What is political efficiency?
The citizens trust in their ability to change the government and beliefs
What is the Gender Gap?
The consistent difference between then voting powers of men and women
What are single-member districts?
Districts/areas that are represented by one person
What is Redistricting?
Redistricting is the process of changing the boundaries of electoral districts.
What is what is Gerrymandering?
The practices of drawing boundaries of electoral districts
What is critical election?
an election that changes which political party is in power and shifts how people vote for a long time.
What is Realignment?
Realignment is when many voters switch their support from one political party to another, changing who has power.
What is dealignment?
Dealignment is when voters move away from supporting any political party, choosing to be independent instead of loyal to one party.
