FED GOV Exam 2

TCC 2026

Veto

The presidents rejection of a bill, thereby keeping it from becoming law unless congress overrides

pork

spending whose langible benefits are targeted at a particular legislators costituency

incumbent

the current holder of a particular public office

Gerrymandering

The party in power draws election district boundaries in a way that enhances the reelection prospects of its candidates

Cabinet

a group consisting of the heads of the executive departments who are appointed by the president, and confirmed by the senate

Honeymoon Period

The presidents first months in office, a time when congress, the press, and the public support the presidents initiatives

Party Leader

members of the House and senate who are chosen by the Democatic or Republican

Stewardship Theory

strong assertive presidential role, with presidential authority limites only at points specifically prohibited by law

Partisan Press

Newspapers and other communication media that openly support a political party and follows that party line

Framing

Media play up certain aspects of a situation while down playing other aspects. providing a particular interpretation of the event

Agenda setting

the power of the media through news coverage to fus the publics attention on events, probelms, people and etc

Watch dog function

the responsibility of the media to protect the public from corrupt officials by standing ready to expose any official who is corrupt or unethical

Iron triangle

small and informal stable group of legislators, executives, and lobbyists who seek to promote policies beneficial to a particular interest

Lobbying

group members/lobbyists attempt to influence public policy through contacts w/ public officials

Free Rider Problem

The benefits offered by a group to its members are also available to nonmembers.

P. A.C

The organization through which an interest group raises and distributes funds for election purposes. BY LAW, funds must be raised voluntary

Party Realignment

A election/s in which the electorate responds strongly to an extraordinarily powerful issue that disrupted the political order. this has a lasting impact on public policy, support for party, and composition of the party coalitions

Hard Money

campaign funds given to candidates to spend

Money chase

The fact that U.S campaigns spend a lot of money and candidates must spend a lot of time to raise funds to compete successfully

Gender Gap

White women and men difference in their political attitudes and voting preferences

Alienation

A feeling of personal powerlessness that includes the notion that gov does not care about the opinions of people

Civic Duty

The belief of an individual that civic and political participation is a responsibility or citizenship

Apathy

a feeling of personal disinterest in or lack of concern w/ politics

Suffrage

the right to vote

The first census of the USA was in the year of _____

1790

the __ Amendment is about the US senators

17th

The __ amendment allowed women to vote

19th

Black women had to wait ___ years before they could vote with black men

50

The ____ amendment was the fastest amendment passed

26th

No poll tax was the subject matter of the ___ amendment

24th

the __ amendment was about the vice-president of the USA

12th

Black men go the right to vote in the year

1870s

The minority vote is the ___ amendment

15th

At the time of the census of 1790, there was ___(#) states in the USA

16

the number of people eligible to vote was only ___ %

10

Besides being white and male, you also had to be __ years to vote

21

at the time, the US Senate only had __ senators

32

there were _._ million people who could not vote

3.6

the largest state was _____

Virginia

the total population was about __ million

4

1st → Federalists

1) George Washington (1$)

2) 12 years in office

3) 2 pres total

4) strong central gov

2nd →Dem-Reps

1) thomas jefferson (2$)

2) 4 pres total

3) States Rights

3→Democrats

1) Andrew Jackson (20$)

2) 16 pres total

3) 96 years in office (longest)

4) Strong president and common man

4→WHIG

1) Zack T

2) 8 years in office

3) strong congress, public roads, public education

5→Republican

1) lincoln (5$)

2) 20 pres totals

3) 96 years in office

4) 1st no slavery

6→Unionist

1) andrew johnson

2) save the union

3) 1 term

1st amendment

congress shall not pass

2, 3, 4 amendment

against police power of the pres

5, 6, 7 ,8 amendment

against the supreme court

10th amendment

against the constituition “states rights”

every __ years we do a census to count everybody

10