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Politics/Government

Choose the correct answer for each exercise.

1 .       A grant issued in a designated amount of public funds to support a particular project or program is a/an 



2 .       An economic system in which individuals and corporations, not the government, owns businesses is  



3 .       To deprive of a right of citizenship, especially the right to vote is to 



4 .       An electoral body that officially elects the president and vice president of the United States is 



5 .       A law or policy requiring the government to pay money to people or groups meeting a specific set of conditions or criteria is a/an 



6 .       Federal spending of the money it receives as revenue from sources such as taxes is 



7 .       A person who favors traditional values is a 



8 .       The process of charging a political official with improper conduct while in offices is 



9 .       A person who currently holds a political office is a/an 



10 .       An elected official whose power is reduced because he or she has not been reelected to the position or is not allowed to the same office again is a/an 



11 .       A radical or liberal portion of a group is a 



12 .       A person who is open to new ideas and is tolerant of others is a 



13 .       The process of attempting to persuade or influence the decision making of a government official by someone acting on behalf of a person or group is 



14 .       A belief that opposes war and violence as a means of solving problems or settling disagreements is 



15 .       A job, promotion, or contract that is awarded for political reasons rather than merit or competence is 



16 .       Financial resources of the government are 



17 .       A state-level process that gives voters the opportunity to approve or disapprove legislation or a constitutional amendment is a 



18 .       A conservative portion of a group is  



19 .       An economic system in which businesses are owned collectively by the government is 



20 .       The right of one branch of government to refuse approval of measures proposed by another branch, especially the power of the president to reject a bill proposed by Congress is a 



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