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GoPo Vocab L - M
GoPo Review Vocab L - M
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A test of ideological purity, a way of finding out a person's views on a controversial subject such as abortion or gay marriage | Litmus test |
| Congressional districts designed to make it easier for citizens of a racial or ethnic minority to elect representatives | Majority-minority |
| Drawing the boundaries of political districts so that districts are very unequal in population | Malapportionment |
| An economic philosophy that assumes inflation occurs when there is too much money chasing too few goods | Monetarism |
| Rules imposed by the federal government on the states as conditions for obtaining federal grants or requirements that the states pay the costs of certain nationally defined programs | Mandates |
| Election where the winning candidate wins by more than 60% of the votes cast | Landslide |
| A journalist who searches through the activities of public officials and organizations seeking to expose conduct contrary to the public interest | Muckraker |
| Provision granting Congress the right to veto regulations made by federal agencies; ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court | Legislative veto |
| The means by which individuals can express preferences regarding the development of public policy | Linkage institution |
| A politician who is still in office after having lost a reelection bid or announced retirement | Lame duck |
| A tactic used in Congress that is best illustrated by one legislator saying to another, "I'll vote for your legislation, if you vote for mine." | Logrolling |
| An attempt to alter the amount of money in circulation and the price of money to affect the economy | Monetary policy |
| Political districts in which candidates win in close elections, typically with less than 55% of the vote | Marginal |
| An income qualification that determines whether one is eligible for benefits under government programs reserved for lower-income groups | Means test |
| A congressional process whereby a bill may be referred to several committees that consider it simultaneously in whole or in part | Multiple referral |
| The legislative leader elected by party members holding the most seats in the House or the Senate | Majority Leader |
| A person who favors a more active federal government for regulating business, supporting social welfare, and protecting minority rights, but who prefers less regulation of private social conduct | Liberal |
| A liberal interpretation of the Constitution | Loose construction |
| Term used to describe an economic philosophy of nongovernment intervention in economic matters such as regulation of business or establishing tariffs | laissez-faire |
| Allows the president to veto selectively what he considers unnecessary spending items contained in legislation. It was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court | Line item |
| People who work to foster a special interest group's goals to the policy makers | Lobbyists |
| A person who wishes to maximize personal liberty on both economic and social issues. They prefer a small, weak government that has little control over either the economy or the personal lives of citizens | Libertarian |
| An alleged alliance among key military, governmental, and corporate decision-makers involved in weapons procurement and military support systems | Military-industrial complex |
| Federalism characterized by a national government exercising its power independently from state governments | Layer cake or Dual Federalism |
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