TERMS TO COME TO TERMS WITH FOR THE MIDTERM
politics
Jacksonian democracy
public policy
sovereignty
Roe v. Wade
unitary
Initiative
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Referendum
necessary and proper clause
Bond
Gibbons vs. Ogden
Checks and balances
Impeachment
Separation of powers
powers of each branch
Socialism
Amendment process
Political culture
electoral college
Alexis de Toqueville
dual federalism
Civil law
doctrine of secession
Criminal law
Hammer v. Dagenhart
Power v. authority
cooperative federalism
Monarchy
block vs. categorical grants
Constitutional monarchy
Dillon’s Rule vs. Home Rule
Oligarchy
adversarial vs. inquisitorial system
Pluralism
Cesar Chavez
Democracy
19th Amendment
Republic
equal protection clause
Representative democracy
universal suffrage
Totalitarian regime
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Authoritarian regime
Earl Warren
Constitutional government
Plessy v. Ferguson
Mayflower compact
Jim Crow Laws
Great squeeze
equality of condition
John Locke
equal opportunity
Adam Smith
Dred Scott
Thomas Hobbes
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Thomas Paine
writ of mandamus
Declaration of Independence
rational base test vs. strict scrutiny
Natural rights
amicus briefs
Social contract theory
civil liberties
Articles of confederation
civil rights
Shay’s rebellion
Affirmative Action
Constitutional convention
due process clause
Virginia Plan
Lemon Test
New Jersey Plan
establishment clause
Great compromise
free exercise clause
3/5 compromise
clear and present danger test
Representative republicanism
types of speech
Federalism
prior restraint
Expressed powers
seven original liberties
Bill of rights
Brown vs. Board of Education
Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
Miranda v. Arizona
STUDY QUESTIONS FOR THE MIDTERM
1. Describe three types of participation in the U.S.
2. Describe three distinguishing features of a democracy.
3. Describe one aspect of democratic government that is unique to the United States.
4. Explain two basic features of the U.S. Constitution.
5. What is a public policy? Give two examples.
6. What is one weakness of a democracy?
7. What did the case Roe vs. Wade entail and what precedence did it set?
8. Describe one main difference between socialism and capitalism.
9. Explain the difference between government and politics.
10. What is the difference between a monarchy, an oligarchy, and a republic?
11. Explain the notion of pluralism.
12. What is the difference between an authoritarian regime and a totalitarian regime?
13. What was the “great squeeze” and how did it impact the colonies?
14. Who was Thomas Paine? What did he write? What did he argue in these pamphlets?
15. What were three complaints in the Declaration of Independence and how were these
rectified in the Bill of Rights?
16. Explain the difference between natural rights, civil liberties, and civil rights.
17. What were the Articles of Confederation and why did they fail?
18. What was Shay’s Rebellion?
19. What was the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise? Explain
the 3/5ths compromise.
20. Describe three core principles of the U.S. Constitution.
21. Explain the argument for and against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
22. Explain the difference between expressed powers and police powers.
23. What are two ways to amend the constitution?
24. Explain the process of impeachment.
25. What was the Framers purpose in creating the electoral college? How does it work?
26. How has federalism in the U.S. evolved?
27. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of federalism.
28. Explain the difference between a federal system, a unitary system, and a confederal
system. Give an example of each.
29. What did the case McCulloch v. Maryland entail and what precedence did it set?
30. What did the case Gibbons v. Ogden entail and what precedence did it set?
31. Explain the difference between the supremacy clause, and the necessary and proper
clause.
32. What is separation of powers? What are three powers of each branch?
33. What are checks and balance? Give an example of how each branch can check the other.
How can states check the central government?
34. What did the case Hammer v. Dagenhart entail and what precedence did it set?
35. Explain the difference between a categorical and block grant.
36. Explain the difference between Dillon’s Rule and Home and Rule.
37. Explain how the court systems are organized.
38. Explain the difference between an adversarial system and an inquisitorial system.
39. Explain the idea of Equal Protection.
40. Explain Affirmative Action.
41. What did the case Brown v. Board of Education entail and what precedence did it set?
42. Explain the difference between a strict scrutiny and rational based test.
43. What are the seven original liberties? Define the Latin terms.
44. Describe three weaknesses of the courts in the U.S. What is one idea of reform?
45. What did the case Baron v. Baltimore entail and what precedence did it set?
46. What are five of your criminal rights in the Bill of Rights?
47. What are five of your civil liberties in the Bill of Rights
48. What are three types of speech protective by the First Amendment? What is speech not
protected?
49. What is the establishment clause?
50. What is meant by the wall of separation?
51. What did the case Miranda v. Arizona entail and what precedence did it set?
52. What did the case Plessy v. Ferguson entail and what precedence did it set?
53. What is the equal protection clause?
54. Explain the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
55. Explain the Civil Rights Act of 1964.