Test 1 C

Question 1

Federal funds provided for a specific purpose, restricted by detailed instructions, regulations and compliance standards.

Answer 1

Categorical Grants

Question 2

A federal order mandating that the states operate and pay for a program created at the national level.

Answer 2

Unfunded Mandate

Question 3

The collective attitudes and beliefs of individuals on one or more issues.

Answer 3

Public Opinion

Question 4

Set of beliefs about politics and society that help people make sense of the world.

Answer 4

Ideology

Question 5

A number that indicates within what range the results of a poll are accurate.

Answer 5

Sampling Error

Question 6

Citizens’ feelings of effectiveness in political affairs.

Answer 6

Political Efficacy

Question 7

Aristotle: Politics referring to the community under the will of the citizens.

Answer 7

Civil Society

Question 8

A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society.

Answer 8

Elites

Question 9

Democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly rather than electing representatives to make the decisions.

Answer 9

Direct Democracy

Question 10

The holding of two or more offices or positions at the same time.

Answer 10

Pluralism