Government Final Exam Study Guide
Executive, Judicial, and
Legislative Powers
Social Contract Theory
Popular Sovereignty
Weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation
Constitution Compromises
(ALL) – worries of small and
large states
Separation of Powers
War Powers of the President
as Commander in Chief
Division of Powers  Exclusive
and Concurrent
Extradition
Full Faith and Credit Clause
Privileges and Immunities
Clause
Problems with minor party
candidates being included on
the ballot
Voter Registration – Why?>
Political Efficacy
Lobbyists and Interest Groups
– what do they do?
Reasons for bicameral
legislature
Senate and H of R Terms –
Why Different?
Shared Powers (Pres. And
Cong.)
Writ of Habeas Corpus – What
does this mean?
Bill of Rights
Preamble to the Constitution
Ideas of Locke, Rousseau, and
Montesquieu
Federal, Unitary, and
Confederate Systems
Declaration of Independence
Govt. set up by the Articles of
Confederation
Limited Government and the
Magna Carta
Concurrent powers
McCullough v. Maryland
Wesberry v. Sanders
Qualifications for House and
Senate
Selection of Senators prior to
the 17th Amendment
Pres. Removal Powers, Judicial
Powers, No pardons in case of
impeachment
Original and Appellate
Jurisdiction
Purpose of Appellate Courts in
relation to the Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Judicial Review
Free Exercise Clause
Rights are Relative not
Necessary and Proper Clause
Impeachment – Role of House
and Senate
Speaker of the House
How a bill becomes a law
Standing Committees Federal
Crimes listed in the
Constitution
Reapportionment
Strict vs. Liberal Construction
Roles of the President
Electoral College
3 areas of the federal
bureaucracy
How Cabinet members are
chose and confirmed
Foreign Policy Prior to WWII
2 kinds of inferior federal
courts
Federal District Court vs.
Courts of Appeals
Due Process Clause and the
14th Amendment
Supreme Court and views on
Flag Burning
Probable cause and search
warrants
absolute
Seditious Speech
Clear and Present Danger
Substantive and Procedural
Due Process – Differences
Double Jeopardy
What grand jury does
Partisan, Trustee, and
Delegate  how each would
vote
Line Item Veto Act and
Supreme Court Ruling
Docket
Influence of the Media on
Public Opinion
Powers of Congress – House
(Budget), Senate (Treaties, and
Confirmation)
Gideon v. Wainwright
Civil vs. Criminal
Representative Democracy
Gerrymandering
Forms of Government
War Powers Act of 1973 and
limitations on war making
powers of the Pres.