This type of economic policy involves the use of taxation and spending by the government in order to influence economic policy
What is fiscal policy?
100
This social policy is health care for people ages 65 and over.
What is Medicare
100
Members of Congress always try to "bring home the bacon" using this tactic, which involves sending federal money or projects back to their constituents.
What is "pork-barrel" spending
100
The president is chosen by this institution.
What is the electoral college?
100
Judges deal with two types of cases: criminal, and this type.
What is a civil case.
200
When there is too much money in circulation, it raises the price of goods and services due to this term.
What is inflation?
200
The federal government also uses social policy to prevent crime, which is why this department was created in response to September 11th, 2001, to keep Americans safe.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
200
The process of trading votes in politics is referred to by this term.
What is logrolling?
200
If the executive branch is not pleased with a bill proposed by the legislative branch, the executive can always use this political tactic to prevent a bill from becoming a law.
What is the veto?
200
This 1803 court case established the concept of judicial review, meaning that the courts have the authority to declare something unconstitutional.
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
300
If a tax's burden falls primarily on the poor, it is considered this term.
What is a regressive tax.
300
Many social policies, such as social security, originated in the 1930's when president Roosevelt promised the American people this.
What is a New Deal.
300
This term refers to the likelihood of a legislator to be re-elected. In the 2014 elections, the rate of re-election for legislators was about 96%
What is the incumbency rate?
300
In California, the Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and Secretary of State are all elected individually, but are collectively referred to as this term.
What is a Plural Executive?
300
Judges are in office for a term of life, or this.
What is "good behavior"
400
When a government spends more tax dollars than it collects, it creates this.
What is a budget deficit?
400
Social policies which require applicants to be at a certain income level before they are eligible, such as food stamps and welfare, are referred to by this term.
What are "means-tested" social policies
400
This legislative tactic, which involves speaking for long periods of time to stop legislation from passing, can only be used in the Senate.
What is the filibuster?
400
A president nearing the end of their final term in office is generally less active, and can be referred to as this term, which has nothing to do with uncool water-fowl.
What is a "lame duck"?
400
The theory that judges should only interpret the law as written, and not promote personal ideological agendas.
What is judicial restraint?
500
This institution is in charge of changing interest rates, which gives it control over monetary policy.
What is the Federal Reserve?
500
The name for the set of social programs passed by President Lyndon Johnson to address poverty and racial disparity in the 1960's.
What is the Great Society?
500
This is the process of drawing partisan districts in order to give one party and advantage.
What is gerrymandering?
500
With this presidential strategy, the president can communicate with the voters and encourage them to pressure Congress to act on an issue.
What is "going public"?
500
In this 1913 court case, the SC declared that states cannot place taxes on a national bank.