Vocab Quiz 2

Question 1

Budget surplus

Answer 1

govt takes in more money than they spend

Question 2

Bureaucracy

Answer 2

large complex organization composed of govt agencies

Question 3

Bureaucrats

Answer 3

appointed officials who operate government agencies from day-to-day

Question 4

Cabinet

Answer 4

heads of 15 major executive departments

Question 5

Categorical grants

Answer 5

federal grants for a specific purpose

Question 6

Caucus (congressional)

Answer 6

association of members of Congress to advocate for a particular ideology or interest

Question 7

Checks and balances

Answer 7

the power of legislative, executive, and judicial branches to block some acts of the other two branches

Question 8

Christmas tree bill

Answer 8

a bill that attracts many, unrelated floor amendments (riders)

Question 9

Circular structure

Answer 9

several president assistants report directly to the president

Question 10

City

Answer 10

a municipality chartered by a state and can exercise certain powers

Question 11

Civic competence

Answer 11

belief that one can affect govt policies

Question 12

Civic duty

Answer 12

belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs

Question 13

Civil law

Answer 13

rules defining relationships between private citizens

Question 14

Civil rights

Answer 14

rights of citizens to vote, receive equal treatment, share benefits equally

actions the govt should take to create equal conditions for all

Question 15

Class-action suit

Answer 15

case brought into court represent other persons in the country under similar circumstances

Question 16

Class consciousness

Answer 16

awareness of belonging to a particular subeconomic class with its own interests

Question 17

Clear and present danger test

Answer 17

speech or expression can be restricted if it presents a clear and present danger to the public or to national security

Question 18

Client politics

Answer 18

the small group receives the benefit of a policy at the larger groups’ disadvantage

Question 19

Closed primary

Answer 19

primary election limited to registered party voters

Question 20

Closed rule

Answer 20

House - sets a time limit on debate, and forbids a particular bill from being amended on the legislative floor

Question 21

Cloture rule

Answer 21

vote to end the filibuster

Question 22

Coalition

Answer 22

alliance between groups to achieve the same political goal

Question 23

Coattails

Answer 23

weaker candidates profit in an election by the presence on the ticket of a popular candidate

Question 24

Cold war

Answer 24

struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet union after WWII

Question 25

Command-and-control strategy

Answer 25

strategy to improve air and water quality

Question 26

Committee clearance

Answer 26

The ability of the congressional committee to review and approve certain agency decisions in advance

Question 27

Compensatory action

Answer 27

action to help members of disadvantaged groups

Question 28

Competitive service

Answer 28

government officials selected on merit

Question 29

Concurrent resolution

Answer 29

Congressional opinion without the force of law that requires approval of both houses but not the President

Question 30

Concurring opinion

Answer 30

Justice agrees with the majority but for a different reason

Question 31

Conditions of aid

Answer 31

federal rules attached to grants for states

Question 32

Confederation/confederal system

Answer 32

States have more power