Bonita Vista
Teacher

 

Mr. Gervais

Semester 1 Final Exam Study Guide

Unit 1 Final Exam Material
Article I
Federalist 10
Economic Systems
Traits of American Democracy
Declaration of Independence (Origins)
Pro's and Con's of Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Checks and Balances
Federal Judges tenure
Article V
Expressed Powers
Implied Powers
Denied Powers
Inherent Powers
Concurrent Powers
Reserved Powers
Shay's Rebellion
Unfunded Mandates
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Block Grants
Revenue Sharing
Categorical Grants

 

Unit 2 Final Exam Material

Political Socialization
 
Religion and political ideology
 
Straw Polls (Random Polls)
 
Tracking Polls
 
Stratified Sampling Polls
 
Exit Polls
 
Maintaining Election
 
Deviating Election
 
Realigning Election
 
Fairness Doctrine
 
Equal Time Rule
 
Bias and the Press
 
Open Primary
 
Closed Primary
 
Blanket Primary
 
Reasons for low voter turnout
 
Voter turnout in Mid-term elections and Presidential elections
 
Retrospective Judgment
 
Prospective Judgment
 
Electoral votes
 
Process for selecting a President if no one gets enough Electoral Votes
 
Criticisms of the Electoral College
 
Voting patterns of Men and Women
 
Party Identification
 
 

Unit 3 Final Exam Material
 

Goals of Political Parties
 
Initiative
 
Referendum
 
Positive Ads-
 
Negative Ads-
 
Contrast Ads
 
Inoculation Ads-
 
First Televised Presidential debates
 
Goals of Interest Groups
 
Campaign Costs
 
Individual and PAC campaign contribution limits
 
Federal Matching Funds
 
Lobbyists and who they lobby
 
Lobbyists and the 1st Amendment
 
Voters in Presidential Primaries
 
Ticket Splitters and campaigning
 
F.E.C.A. loopholes
 
Benefits of being the majority party
 
George Washington and Political Parties
 
Ideological differences between Republican and Democrats
 
Shaw v Reno

 

 

Unit 4A Final Exam Material

Process for redistricting /Gerrymandering
Baker v. Carr
Reasons for the Bicameral Legislature
Unique powers/differences in the House and Senate
Formal requirements for the House 
The incumbency factor
Facts about the Speaker of the House
Steps in the creation and passing of a bill
Congressional support agencies
Congressional Voting Patterns
Legislative Oversight
Divided Government
Pros of Term Limits
Cons of Term Limits
Major Committees in the House and Senate
Assignment to Committees
Party discipline
Types of Committees
Senate leadership