GOVT 2305 Week 1 Test

The system established to determine who gets power and influence can be best described as ______.

The term government can be defined as ______.

One of the most important compromises reached at the Constitutional Convention was the establishment of a system of federalism, which grants that ______.

The idea of separation of powers can be described as ______.

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954), the Supreme Court required public schools to desegregate because segregated schools ______.

The incorporation process involves applying the Bill of Rights to ______.

Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

Permanent committees that are responsible for legislation related to a particular set of issues are called ______ committees.

Inherent powers are ______.

The Constitution grants the powers of carrying out plans and enforcing laws to ______.

An appeal is a case that is taken ______.

Federal judges assume their positions through ______.

Direct lobbying involves ______.

The term realignment ______.

In the world of campaign finance, hard money refers to funds ______.

During the invisible primary, potential presidential candidates ______.

The tendency of the media to make news coverage and programming decisions based on what will attract large audiences and maximize profits is known as ______.

Fiscal policy refers to the ______.

A governmental plan of action that seeks to restrict or alter the behavior of certain individuals or groups is known as a ______ policy.

Pork barrel spending refers to ______.