#36 Semester Final Review

Purpose: To guide you in reviewing for the final exam.

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Directions: For each word, please give the definition from the text, your own definition, and a sample question that could be asked about the definition. U.S. Consitution - Definition The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1877 that sets forth the institutional structure of U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform. In Your Own Words The guiding document of U.S. government Sample Questions In what ways does the Constitution limit majority rule?

Chapter 1 Introducing Government in America - linkage institutions - policy agenda - pluralist theory - elite and class theory - hyperpluralism - policy gridlock Chapter 2 The Constitution - constitution - Declaration of Independence - Articles of Confederation - U.S. Constitution - Factions - The New Jersey Plan - The Virginia Plan - Connecticut Compromise - Three-fifths compromise - Separation of powers - Checks and balances - Republic - Federalist - Anti-Federalist - Federalist Powers - Bill of Rights - Marbury Vs. Madison - Judicial review Chapter 3 Federalism - Federalism - Supremacy clause - Tenth Amendment - McCulloch vs. Maryland - Enumerated powers
Homework that is not completed will result in an F in the class, detention, and you will have to come to office hours for Q3.

Implied Powers Elastic clause Gibbons vs. Ogden Duel federalism Cooperative federalism Fiscal federalism Categorical grants Project grant Formula grant Block grant

Chapter 4 Civil Liberties and Public Policy - First Amendment - 14th Amendment - Incorporation Doctraine - Establishment Clause - Free Exercise Clause - Fifth Amendment - Sixth Amendment - Eighth Amendment - Cruel and unsual punishment Chapter 5 Civil Rights and Public Policy - 14th Amendment - Equal protection of the laws - Scott v. Sanford - 13th Amendment - Plessy v. Ferguson - Brown v. Board - Civil Rights Act of 1964 - 15th Amendment - 24th Amendment - Voting Rights Acts of 1965 Chapter 6 Public Opinion and Political Action - Demography - Census - Minority majority - Political socialization - Civil disobedience Chapter 7 The Mass Media and the Political Agenda - Mass media - policy agenda - policy entrepreneurs Chapter 8 Political Parties - Political party
Homework that is not completed will result in an F in the class, detention, and you will have to come to office hours for Q3.

Rational choice theory Party Identification Ticket splitting Closed primaries Open primaries Blanket primaries Critical election Party realignment Winner take all system

Chapter 9 Nominations and Campaigns - Presidential Primaries - Party Platform - Political Action Campaign (PAC) Chapter 10 Elections and Voting Behavior - Political efficacy - Voter registration - Motor Voter Act - Policy voting Chapter 11 Interest Groups - Interest group - Pluralist Theory - Elite Theory - Hyperpluralist Theory - Subgovernments - Free rider problem - Single issue groups - PACs - Amicus curiae briefs - Class action suits

Homework that is not completed will result in an F in the class, detention, and you will have to come to office hours for Q3.