Review
Sheet for Semester Final
Foundations of Government
- Declaration
of Independence
- purpose
- Purposes
of government as spelled out in Preamble
- What
‘federal’ means
- Problems
with Articles of Confederation
- Formal
and Informal Amendment process
- Checks
and balances – examples
- Veto
- Separation
of powers – definition and how it’s different from checks and balances
- Full
Faith and Credit Clause in the Constitution
- South Dakota
v. Dole and how it relates to federalism (what type of federalism?)
- Mandates
in federalism / Carrot and Stick Approach
- Jim
Jeffords – Democracy in America episode
Congress, and The Presidency
- Member
of Congress – different roles
- Which
groups hold power in Congress? (gender, race, etc.)
- Why
there is ultimate free speech on the floor of Congress
- How
and why Congress has the ability to investigate other branches of
government
- Necessary
and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)
- What
happens to most bills in Congress?
- Conference
Committee – what it is
- Presidential
Ordinance Power
- President’s
power as Commander and Chief – what is it, and are there limits?
- White
House Staff
- Re-election
and factors of success (House vs. Senate, incumbents, scandals, etc.)
Judiciary, Bureaucracy and Political Socialization
- Terms
of service for federal judges
- Which
federal court are most cases heard in?
- What
conditions lead the Supreme Court to “call a case up”?
- amicus
curaie
- Judicial
Activism, Judicial Restraint and Judicial Independence
- Definition
of Political Socialization
- Purpose
of polls / flaws of polls
- sampling
error, random sampling, loaded question
- Effects
of aging on political socialization and voting
- Differences
between “liberal” and “conservative”
- Implementation
and the factors of why implementation fails
- Implementation
and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 / immigration policy
Interest Groups, Voting, Elections and Media
- Positives
added by interest groups
- Free
Rider Problem
- What
factor leads to non-voting in the United States
- Predictors
of voting
- Mid-term
elections – what they are and voting patterns
- Functions
of parties – Party as Organization, Party in Government, Party in the
Electorate
- Democracy
in America
– “Rock the Vote”
- Campaign
finance laws
- Roles
of the media and the Washington Post article on Foster Care
Foreign Policy
- Bush
Doctrine
- NGO –
Non-Governmental Organization
- Difference
between Bosnia in 1990s
and Iraq in 2000s
- Foreign
Aid – where does it come from in America and is it useful?
- Exit
Strategy in Iraq
and similarities to Nixon Doctrine.
- Microfinancing video “Pennies A Day”
Essay
- Kay Bailey Hutchinson stated that in
order for the United
States to justify committing American
troops to any cause, that cause must be a “national security
interest.” (a) Define national
security interest and give a historical example of a conflict which
satisfied the national security interest requirement (b) Discuss one way in which the
Iraq War has satisfied the national security interest requirement. (c)
Discuss one way in which the Iraq War has not satisfied the national
security interest requirement.