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Midterm Review 1
Question | Answer |
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Federal funds provided to states and localities | Grants-in-Aid |
How Americans acquire political attitudes and forms values and opinions about the political system | Political socialization |
Grants of money from the federal government to states for programs in certain general areas rather than for specific kinds of programs | Block |
A coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy | Political ideology |
Political theory of returning power to the states | Devolution |
Federal grants for specific proposes defined by federal law. Usually require that the state put up matching money | Categorical |
A person who tries to influence government decisions on behalf of an interest group | Lobbyist |
An organization of people sharing a common goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy | Interest group |
A group set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special-interest group that raises and spends campaign contributions on behalf of one or more candidates or causes | Political Action Committee or PAC |