[Type text] Government 2301 2nd 8 weeks 2012 Exam I Study Guide Preamble to the Constitution Social contract theory Locke Hobbes Rousseau Aristotle Montesquieu Indirect and direct democracy Republic Declaration of Independence, primary author Preamble of the Constitution and functions of American Government (and real-world examples of each) Political ideology Political socialization Definition of politics House of Burgesses Stamp Act Congress Committees of Correspondence Continental Congress Popular consent Popular sovereignty Majority rule First Amendment freedoms Bill of Rights Federalists and Anti-federalists Changing demographics of Americans and age Articles 1-3 in Constitution Federalism Unitary system Confederation Supremacy Clause Federalist Papers Thomas Paine and Common Sense Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation Full Faith and Credit Clause Ex post facto Laws Bill of attainder Primary responsibilities of state governments, national government and concurrent powers Enumerated and implied powers McCulloch v. Maryland Dred Scott v. Sandford 17th Amendment LBJ’s Great Society New Federalism Categorical and block grants Unfunded mandates and examples [Type text] Paul Peterson’s flaws in federal system Progressive federalism Function of state courts Structure of state courts Methods of judicial selection Mayor, city council Legal status of American Indian tribes Sources of state revenue Gubernatorial powers Dillon’s rule Progressive reforms and the party nominating process Forms of local government and most common form Non-governmental influences on public opinion Initiative, referendum, recall Progressive and regressive taxes Types of polls Margin of error Question phrasing, sample selection, method of contacting respondents, timing of polls Gender differences in public opinion topics and party affiliation Agents of political socialization Early party history/formation Democratic and republican party platforms Party affiliation and race/ethnicity Differences between interest groups and parties Farewell address, George Washington The Constitution and political parties Party machine/machine politics Declining party power Party organization – national, state, local levels Think tanks Proportional representation and third parties The Electoral College Scare-off effect Voter registration in U.S. When does the presidential election take place? Electorate Party caucuses and primary elections Educational level and party affiliation Head of a political campaign PACs 501c and 527 Sources of campaign contributions Amendment process, U.S. Constitution