A.P.
Government Review Sheet for Semester Final
Constitution and Federalism
- Philosophical
beliefs of John Locke
- Why a
federal government was created in the United States (Federalist #10)
- Where
power rested in the Articles of Confederation
- Formal
and Informal Amendment process
- Article
One, Section 8 what is stated
- Separation
of powers definition and how its different from checks and balances
- Full Faith
and Credit Clause in the Constitution
- How
constitutional change occurs under the U.S. Constitution
- Mandates
what they are and why they are difficult for states
- Block
Grants/categorical grants/revenue sharing - differences
- Jim
Jeffords Democracy in America episode
Congress, and The Presidency
- Midterm
election what they are
- Compare/contrast
House and Senate members
- Reapportionment
what it is, when and where it happens
- Constituency
vs. Committee differences
- The
Presidency and the media how and why he (and maybe she) uses it
Judiciary, Bureaucracy and Political Socialization
- Definition
of bureaucracy
- Six reasons implementation fails
- How
Congress controls the bureaucracy
- Iron
Triangle
- Court
terms litigation, standing, amicus curaie
- Rodney
King case why there was a federal and state court case
- How
interest groups try to influence the Supreme Court
Interest Groups, Voting, Parties, Elections and Media
- Party
as a label, party in the electorate and party in power know differences
- Free
rider problem
- Olsons
Theory of Interest Groups
- Motivation
of news agencies
- Split
Ticket voting
- H.Ross Perot and public opinion polls
- Minor parties
what they contribute
- Trial
Balloons
- NEW
QUESTION: Why it is ok for Iowa and New
Hampshire to be early contests in the primary
season even though they are smaller states.
Civil Rights and Foreign Policy
- Difference
between civil liberties and civil rights
- Incorporation
Doctrine
- 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?
- Microfinancing