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