The statistical characteristics of a population

The shared political values of a society

An individual's belief that his or her political participation can make a difference.

The tendency of men to support candidates from the Republican party at greater rates than women

Single-Member Districts

The electoral system used to select members of the House of Representatives

Changing congressional district boundaries based on a new census

Drawing congressional district boundaries to benefit a group, usually a political party

A congressional seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, incumbency, gerrymandering - or a combination of all three.

An election where new coalitions of voters have formed, beginning a new party era

The process through which voters leave one of the major party coalition and join the other major party's coalition

When voters no longer identify with one of the two major parties and become independent voters

When the president is from one political party and one or both houses of Congress are controlled by the opposing political party

An election to determine a party's candidate for office in which that party's members and unaffiliated voters may vote

A vote by party members to determine their party's candidate for office, which is restricted to those who are registered to the party.

Face-to-face meetings of party members at the local or state level to determine their party's candidate for office

An election to select the person who will hold office.

An election in which voters select members of Congress but not the president

An organization that is registered with the Federal Election Committee and donates money to a candidate or campaign

An organization, which need not disclose its members, that can spend a vast and unlimited amount of money on a political campaign

Independent Expenditure

Money spent on ads that are not sponsored by a candidate or party

Problems that have the attention of the government and the public

Horse Race Journalism

The tendency of the media to focus on which candidate is ahead in the polls rather than focusing on the issues

Issue Network (Iron Triangle)

A relationship between interest groups, agencies, and congressional committees in a certain policy area

A group of individuals who organize to run candidates for office

When political parties move farther away from each other ideologically and also move away from the center

An organization that advocates for policies through lobbying, electioneering, grassroots mobilization and protesting

A theory of government in which many groups compete for policy

A state in which many groups or factions are so strong that a government is unable to function.

Efforts by an interest group or individual to contact a member of Congress and advocate for a particular policy

Ordinary citizens raising awareness for a cause and pushing the government to adopt a particular policy

Powers that are given to an institution of government directly in the Constitution, such as Congress's power to tax

Powers that are necessary to carry out an expressed power in the Constitution, like the power of Congress to establish a bank

The free mail and electronic signature system used by members of Congress.

A provision in a bill that benefits a specific congressional constituency

A procedure used in the Senate to talk a bill to death

When congressional staff help a constituent solve a problem

Congressional committee hearings held to determine how well an agency is doing its job

A vote by 60 senators to end a filibuster

An officeholder who is running for reelection

When members of Congress trade votes for favors in order to get the bills they support passed

Powers that are naturally derived from the duties of a specific government position, such as Thomas Jefferson's power as president to purchase the Louisiana Territory

The president's personal assistants and advisors

AP Gov - Monster Vocab Flashcards

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Federalism

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A system of government where power is shared between the national government and the states in which the states have some protected powers

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Fiscal Federalism

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The use of spending by the national government through the grant process to influence state policies

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Cooperative Federalism

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A system where the federal government and the states work together in funding and administering programs

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Block Grants

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Federal money given to the states with few restrictions about how it should be spent

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Categorical Grants

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Money given by the federal government to the states to be used for a narrowly defined purpose

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Unfunded Mandates

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A federal requirement that forces the states to spend their own money

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Devolution

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A process by which the national government gives more power and authority to the states

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