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Unlike Great Britain and many other nations, the United States does not have an **blank**church that is officially supported by the government and recognized as a national institution.

established

The publication of statements known to be false that are malicious and tend to damage aperson's reputation is called **blank**

libel

Freedom of assembly includes the right to do all of the following EXCEPT **blank**

riot

The **blank** Amendment forbids forced self-incrimination, stating that no person shall becompelled to be a witness against himself.

Fifth

The concept that everyone should have the same chance is called equality of **blank**

opportunity.

The **blank** Amendment, adopted in 1870, guaranteed the right of African Americans to voteat least in principle.

Fifteenth

Alice Paul authored the Equal Rights Amendment, and unsuccessfully pushed for its passagebeginning in the **blank**

1920s

In public opinion polling, a sample as small as about **blank** people can faithfully representthe universe of Americans.

1,500

Today's news people work in an environment of **blank** toward government.

cynicism

Most news organizations assign their best reporters to particular **blank**, which are specificlocations where news frequently emanates.

beats

Reporters and their official sources usually have a(n) **blank** relationship.

symbiotic

Most news coverage is perhaps best described as **blank**

superficial

A study by the Los Angeles Times in the mid-1980s found that reporters were **blank** as likelyto call themselves liberal as the general public.

twice

More than any other development in the twentieth century, the rise of television broadcastinghas reinforced **blank** in the American political process.

individualism

The watchdog orientation of the press can be characterized as **blank**

reformist

Most Americans are **blank**

moderate

The dominant political party in America's first party system was the **blank**

Democratic-Republicans

The Democratic-Republicans were also known as the **blank**

Jeffersonians

Andrew Jackson was the first president identified as a(n) **blank**

Democrat

The Republicans emerged as a powerful political party in the **blank**

1850s

The New Deal coalition made the **blank** party the minority party for decades.

Republican

A(n) **blank** is a party's official selection of a candidate to run for office.

nomination

**blank** opposes public financing of campaigns the most

incumbents

According to the text, the most important factor affecting voter turnout is **blank**

education

the least important dimension of a candidate 's image is **blank** of these

intelligence

The **blank** theorists argue that the power of the few is fortified by an extensive system ofinterlocking directorates, and that wealthy corporations prevail when it comes to majordecisions by government.

elitist

Interest group liberalism is criticized especially by **blank** theorists.

hyperpluralist

A(n) **blank** group is composed of all people who might be group members because theyshare some common interest.

potential

By 2000, the number of groups listed in the Encyclopedia of Associations was over **blank**

20,000

Many interest groups involve themselves in **blank** to help get those they consider to be theright people into office or to keep them there.

electioneering

Political action committee (PAC) money goes overwhelmingly to **blank**

incumbents

**blank** privileges refer to the free use of the mails enjoyed by Congress.

Franking

Studies have shown that presidential **blank** in an election have little effect on the success ofthe party's candidates for the House and Senate.

coattails

**blank** members present and voting can halt a filibuster by voting for cloture.

Sixty

To cut off debate and end a filibuster is known as **blank**

cloture

A **blank** committee is one appointed for a limited, specific purpose, such as that set up toinvestigate the Watergate scandal.

select

Appropriations, Judiciary, and Armed Forces are all examples of **blank** committees.

standing

Legislative **blank** is the process of monitoring the bureaucracy and its administration ofpolicy.

oversight

The seniority system gave a decisive edge to House members from **blank** districts.

safe

As Richard Neustadt has argued, presidential power is probably best understood as the powerto **blank**

persuade

Richard Neustadt has argued that presidential power is the power to **blank**

persuade.

Impeachment of a president means that the president is **blank**

indicted by the House

A budget deficit occurs when expenditures exceed **blank**

revenues

Beginning in 1985, federal income taxes were **blank** to the cost of living, so thatgovernment no longer got a larger percentage when inflation pushed incomes into higherbrackets while the tax rates stayed the same.

indexed

The purchasing of military hardware is known as **blank**

procurement

In 1965, **blank** was added to the Social Security program to provide hospital and physiciancoverage to the elderly.

Medicare

Budget **blank** revises program authorizations to achieve required savings.

reconciliation

An **blank** bill is an act of Congress that establishes a discretionary government program oran entitlement, or that continues or changes such programs.

authorization

To actually fund a program, Congress must pass an **blank** bill.

appropriations

The Weberian theory of bureaucracies views them in the most positive light as **blank**

hierarchical

There are roughly **blank** civilian and military federal government employees

4,000,000

Creating new agencies, developing guidelines, and coordinating resources to achieve a policygoal is called **blank**

implementation

Most of the government is composed of **blank**

bureaucrats

The entry point for most litigation in the federal courts is in one of the **blank** courts.

district

The Supreme Court consists of the chief justice and **blank** associate justices.

eight

Judicial **blank** refers to how and whether court decisions are translated into real policy,affecting the behavior of others.

implementation

The view that judges should play a minimal role in policymaking is called judicial **blank**

restraint

Inflation was generally highest during the **blank**

1970s

About **blank** of Americans recently reported that they agreed that success in life is prettymuch determined by forces outside our control.

two-thirds

The median American household income is approximately **blank**

$46,000

If the government takes a bigger bite from the income of a rich family than from the income ofa poor family, then the tax system is **blank**

progressive

If one person earns twice as much as another, but each pays 15 percent of their income intaxes, then the tax system is **blank**

proportional

If a poor family pays 50 percent of its income in taxes and a rich one 5 percent, then the taxsystem is **blank**

regressive

To successfully dispose of nuclear wastes, they must be isolated from the environment for**blank** years.

10,000

The European Union is an example of a **blank** organization.

regional

Throughout most of American history, American foreign policy has centered on the concept of **blank**

isolationism

Defense spending now makes up about **blank** of the federal budget.

one-fifth

The international economy today is one characterized by **blank**

interdependence

The one key word that could be used to describe today's international economy is **blank**

interdependency

The judicial branch in most states operates on a **blank** system.

three-tier

not one of the row officers who usually run county services is **blank** of the following

commissioner

Particularly in rural areas, **blank** government is the administrative arm of most stategovernments, keeping records of births, deaths, and marriages, conducting a system of justiceand law enforcement, maintaining roads and bridges, and providing other services.

county

All of the following were 20c art movements EXCEPT?: **blank**

Impressionism

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy in the eighteenth century?: **blank**

Austrians

In the 18c, Europe\'s largest city was?: **blank**

London

The artistic movement that replaced the Baroque during the Enlightenment was?: **blank**

Rococo

Which communist country successfully asserted independence from Moscow\'s control soon after the end of the Second World War?: **blank**

Yugoslavia

The first European country to enter into direct trade with the Far East and establish colonies there was?: **blank**

Portugal

The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) granted Portugal the eastern trade route to the Indies as well as Brazil; lands to the west of Brazil were given to?: **blank**

Spain

The best government, said which of the following men, is achieved by the separation of powers?: **blank**

Montesqiueu

The greatest number of victims under "The Terror" (1793-1794) were from which social group?: **blank**

peasants

By 1900, the leading industrial power in Europe was?: **blank**

Germany

The Quadruple Alliance included all of the following European powers EXCEPT?: **blank**

Italy

Which country was NOT ruled by a member of the Bonaparte family during the first decade of the 19c?: **blank**

Prussia

Following the Thirty Years\' War, what country became dominant in Europe?: **blank**

France

The favorite classical author of Renaissance scholars was?: **blank**

Cicero

The literary masterpiece that satirized the ideals of knighthood and chivalry was written by?: **blank**

Cervantes

The Austrian annexation of Bosnia in 1908 threatened the nationalist aspirations of which of the following countries?: **blank**

Serbia

Which state existed in 1919, but NOT in 1914?: **blank**

Poland

Mark Twain's classic stories, such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, were primary examples of the ? trend in **blank**

realistic

Those who opposed ratification of the Constitution were called?: **blank**

Anti-Federalists

Let every nation know, whether it **blank**

containment

The combination of European musical influences with African musical influences dame together in 1890s New Orleans to form a **blank**

jazz

In Congress, most of the criticism of the Mexican War came from the?: **blank**

Whigs

This Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery?: **blank**

Thirteenth

Before the Civil War, the movement for women's rights was particularly strong among the?: **blank**

Quakers

By the end of the 1920s, what had become the nation's largest industry?: **blank**

automobiles

**blank** of map shows the most detailed information about earth s natural features , such as rivers , lakes , and mountain ranges

physical

The slogan Eight hours for work, eight hours for sleep, eight hours for what we will was used in the late 1800s to promote a major goal of **blank**

organized labor

At the beginning of World War II, national debate focused on whether the United States should continue the policy of **blank**

isolationism