A.P. U.S. Government Week 13
Reading/Vocab Guide & Questions
Nov. 2nd – Nov. 6th
Monday
Read Text (P. 240251)
Tuesday
Read Text (p. 252259
Reading Quiz Wed
Wednesday
Thursday
Read (p. 260-265)
Friday
Test Review
Reading Quiz (Political
Parties)
Exam 3 Multiple
Choice
(60 Questions)
Multiple Choice Exam Terms Review
Media Studies
Political Ideology
Gender Gap
Political participation
Protest
Civil disobedience
Liberal
Conservative
High Tech Politics
Mass Media
Media Event
Press Conference
Beats
Trial Balloons
Sound bites
Talking heads
Policy agenda
Investigative journalism
Broadcast media
Narrowcasting
Chains
Beats
Trial Balloons Sound bites
Talking heads
Policy agenda
News cycle
Policy entrepreneurs
Talking heads
Sensationalism
Public Opinion
Public Opinion
Demography
Census
Minority Majority
Political Culture
Reapportionment
Political Socialization
Sample
Random Sampling
Sampling Error
Random-Digit Dialing
Exit Poll
Civil Rights
19th Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
Comparable Worth
Affirmative Action
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Civil Rights
14th Amendment
Equal Protection of the Law
13th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Suffrage
15th Amendment
Poll Taxes
White Primary
24th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Political Parties
Party Competition
Political Party
Linkage Institution
Rational Choice Theory
Party Image
Party Identification
Ticket Splitting
Party Machines
Patronage
Closed Primary
Open Primary
Blanket Primary
National Convention
National Chairperson
Coalition
Party Cras
Party Eras
Critical Election
Party Realignment
New Deal Coalition
Party Dealignment
Political Party Questions
1. Describe the three major components of an American political party, and what the
major tasks of a party are. Why is our political system so reliant on parties to organize
public opinion?
2. What is rational-choice theory? Evaluate the Downs model for a rational political party
and present a graph that depicts the model.
3. Explain the role of the party in the electorate. What recent trends are occurring in party
identification, and what effect does this have on party politics and elections?
4. Describe and evaluate party organization at the local, state, and national levels. What
have been the recent trends in the distribution of party power?
5. Compare and contrast the two major party platforms on the following issues: abortion,
the environment, health care, taxes, defense spending and education.