Which term describes a democratic system where all kinds of people with different opinions and values compete to influence government policy?

Under the theory of ________, voters assess their own economic standing and accordingly either blame or reward the party in power

a. reactive voting b. retrospective voting c. personal impact d. political economics e. party approval

Funding for specific projects that are added by members of Congress to appropriation bills, usually without oversight or public debate, is known as

A. presidential funding priorities. B. log projects. C. riders. D. budget requests. E. earmarks.