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Government Final
1.1
4
Describe attributes of
legislative powers
1.1
4
Describe attributes of executive
powers
1.1
4
Describe attributes of judicial
powers
1.1
8
Identify the ideals promoted in
the “social contract theory”
1.3
30
Explain the importance of
compromise in a democracy
2.2
39
Define he idea of popular
sovereignty
2.3
45
Identify the weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation
2.4
51
Describe the compromise
between Large and Small
States at the Constitutional
Convention
3.1
66
Define Separation of Powers
and explain how it applies in
the U.S.
3.1
69
Explain the constitutional
principle of judicial review
73
Describe the ways in which the
Constitution can be amended
(Hint – Look at the chart that is
in the book)
3.2
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4.1
93
In Federalism, what are the
powers which are concurrently
held by the State and Federal
Government
4.2
102
Describe Categorical Grants
4.2
102
Describe Block Grants
4.2
102
Describe Project Grants
4.3
107
Define the Extradition Clause
4.3
107
Define the Privileges and
Immunities Clause
4.3
107
Define the Pull Faith and Credit
Clause
5.1
116
Identify why political parties are
a vital link in the American
Government
5.4
Identify the role that minor
political parties have in
134
America, especially if they have
a strong political candidate
6.2
154
Describe the prupose of voter
registration
156
Explain the impact that
grandfather clauses and
literacy tests have had on
election results
6.2
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6.4
166
Define political efficacy and the
impact on voter behavior
7.1
179
What is the process for a
person to run for President?
8.1
209
Describe the Political Spectrum
8.3
228
Explain the impact that mass
media has on public agenda
9.2
245
Describe attributes of economic
interest groups
9.2
245
Describe attributes of
professional interest groups
9.2
245
Describe attributes of labor
special interest groups
9.3
252
Justify the role lobbyists play in
politics
10.2 261
Identify when congressional
seats are reapportioned
according to the Constitution
Identify the formal qualifications
10.2 272 needed to be a member of the
House of Representatives
10.2 272
and and
10.3 277
Compare the differences in the
term length for members in the
House of Representatives to
that of the Senators
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10.3 277
Identify the formal qualifications
needed to be a member of the
Senate
Compare the views of strict
constitutional interpretation
11.1 291
versus liberal constitutional
interpretation
Explain how does the
Constitution differ in the powers
11.2 295
it gives Congress to tax versus
the power to borrow
11.3 301
Identify the powers that
Congress and the President
share
11.4 305
Define the Necessary and
Proper Clause
11.4 306
Explain the significance of the
court case McCulloch v
Maryland
11.5 331
Identify a nonlegislative action
that the Senate performed only
during the presidencies of
Andrew Johnson and Bill
Clinton
12.1 322
Describe the role of the
Speaker of the House
13.1
Describe the duties of the
President as Chief of State
13.1
Describe the duties of the
President as Chief Legislator
13.1
Describe the duties of the
President as Commander in
Chief
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Question/Term
Describe the duties of the
President as Chief
Administrator
13.4 264
Describe the purpose for state
presidential primaries
13.5 379
Identify the purpose of the
electoral college
14.4
Describe the President’s
judicial powers
14.4
Describe the President’s
legislative powers
15.1 416
Explain the roles that the
Bureaucracies have in America
15.3 427
Explain how the President’s
cabinet is chosen
Differentiate between the
independent regulatory
15.4 431
agencies and other
independent agencies
Describe the changes that were
made in 1880 to the civil
15.5 438
service system after President
Garfield was fatally shot
17.1 473
Explain the limits that are
places on the Department of
Defense in the Constitution
17.2 477
Identify the role of the Central
Intelligence Agency
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18.1 506
How are constitutional courts
and specific courts different?
18.3 518
identify the significance of the
court case Marbury v Madison
19.1 535
Describe the due process
clause of the 14th amendment
19.2 539
19.3 552
19.4 557
How does the government
apply separation of church as
state when it comes to
publically funded schools
What has the supreme court
established when it comes to
freedom of speech and flag
burning
Identify the limitations to
freedom of assembly and
speech when it comes to
protesting
20.2 571
Apply how the term “probable
cause” is related to a search
warrant
20.3 576
Define writ of Habeas Corpus
21.1 598
Statistically, how does income
earnings differ between men
and women with the same
qualifications?
21.1 597
Define assimilate
21.3 608
Define affirmative action
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21.2 603
Identify the significance of the
court case brown v board of
education
22.1 685
identify an important trend in
constitution-making that was
begun by the State of
Massachusetts
22.1 627
Describe how Britain’s
government is different from
America’s
22.4 648
Identify the causes for the fall
of the Soviet Union
22.5 651
Identify the characteristics of
China’s government today
24.1 681
Name two kinds of formal
changes that have been used
to amend the California State
Constitution
24.2 691
Identify the powers of most
state legislatures
24.3 694
List the informal requirements
for being governor
24.3 700
Identify the political office that
is considered a stepping stone
to the governorship
24.5 709
Name the court that hear most
of the State’s important civil
and criminal cases
25.1 719
List the powers that most
County Boards have
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25.2 726
Describe the main purpose of
city zoning
25.3 734
What is the most important and
expensive service that is
provided by State governments
Explain the
process in
which a bill
becomes a
law (be
sure to
include all
aspects,
from
introduction
to final
options for
the
president)
Provide a
detailed
description
of the
Checks
and
Balance
System
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