Semester Final Exam Government

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Socialists believe

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government should be very active in many spheres in order to reduce economic and social inequity

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Description of the changing ownership patterns in American media

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there has been a trend toward homogenization of national news as conglomerates have come to own a larger and larger percentage of media outlets.

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The electoral college

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is the last example of indirect voting in national elections

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Referendum

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is the practice of voting directly for proposed laws

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Interest groups are concerned with the policies of government

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While political parties are concerned with the personnel of government

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Mandatory spending examples

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Farm price supports

Social security payments

Medicare

Interest payments on federal debt

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Not an example of mandatory spending

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Defense spending

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How did the great depression change American attitudes about welfare

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It revealed that poverty could be caused by a flawed economic system not just by personal irresponsibility.

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disparities

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lack of similarities

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There are considerable disparities in benefits from state to state in noncontributory programs because

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state governments are given grants-in-aid from the federal government to establish and operate their programs rather than having one, universal national program.

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the following can be concluded from the results of the 1996 welfare reform

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the reforms have reduced the number of people on welfare but have done little to reduce poverty

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Reason behind Progressive -era welfare for single mothers

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reformers wanted single mothers to stay home with their children rather than go to work

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Most noteworthy policy of deterrence

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the arms race

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Which President established preemption as the centerpiece of his foreign policy

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George W. Bush

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The fact that the United States remains silent in the face of human rights violations by countries like Saudi Arabia illustrates

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promoting human rights is less important to American foreign policy than security concerns or economic interests

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For the first 150 years of American history, Congress's role in foreign policy was limited because

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The United States' role in world affairs was very limited

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split ticket voting

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a ballot cast for candidates of 2 or more political parties

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straight-ticket voting

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a ballot in which all votes have been cast for candidates of same party

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coattail effect

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One popular candidate draws votes for other members of the same political party

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gerrymandering

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drawing the boundaries of electoral district in a way that gives a party an unfair advantage

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caucuses

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a group of people with shared concerns within a political party

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delegates

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a person sent or authorized to represent others

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economic policy

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laws, rules, statutes or edicits that expresses the governments' goals and provides rewards and punishments to promote their attainment. Goals Shift as administration changes.