AP Government  Unit I Exam Study Guide  Mr. Piersma
Theories of who governs (Elite, Pluralism,
Bureauratic, Marxist)
Plato, Rousseau, Montesquieu
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Judicial Review
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Antifederalists
Great Compromise
Shay’s Rebellion
Commerce Clause
Elastic Clause (Necessary and Proper)
-Implied Powers
Supremacy Clause
Delegated Powers
Police Powers
Alien and Sedition Act
Nullification
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Grants in aid
Land grants
Mandates
Categorical Grants
Conditions of Aid
Block Grants
-Operational
-Capital
-Entitlement
Revenue Sharing
Appeal of federal money
16th Amendment (tax)
17th Amendment (Senators)
22nd Amendment (Two Terms)
AFDC (entitlement to block grant)
Devolution (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
What drives devolution
Linkage Institutions
Intergovernmental Lobby
Initiative
Referendum
Recall
Documents to know:
Federalist Papers #10—Factions
Federalist Papers #51—Double Security
Federalist Papers #15—weakness of Articles
Federalist Papers #47—Montesquieu and
Separation of Powers
Articles of Confederation
-Provisions, weaknesses
Constitution
-ratification, amendment process
10th Amendment
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Cases to know:
Marbury vs. Madison (1803) (Judicial Review)
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (Implied
powers)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) (Commerce)
Barron v. Baltimore (1833)
Dred Scott
US v. Lopez (1995) (Gun free school zones)
US v. Morrison (2000) (violence against
women)
Printz v. United States (1997) (background
checks)
How to Amend Constitution (Formal &
Informal)
Slavery in the Constitution
Purposes of Government
Economic Interpretation of the Constitution
Anatomy of a Revolution
Three types of Governmental systems
Constitutional Powers
History of Federalism
-Dual Federalism
-FDR and New Deal Federalism
-Court Packing
Pros and Cons of Federalism