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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
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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