Final Study Guide

Unit #1: Foundations of Government
 Judicial power
 Social Contract (Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau)
 Divine Right Theory
 State (territory, population, sovereignty, government)
 Confederation
 Unitary government
 Federal government
 Dictatorship
 Constitution
 Magna Carta
 Boycott
 Repeal
 Unicameral
 Britain’s Colonial Policies
 Second Continental Congress
 Declaration of Independence (governmental ideas)
 Articles of Confederation
 Relationship among the states under the Articles of Confederation
 The Federalist
 Philadelphia Convention
 Connecticut Compromise
 Three-Fifths Compromise
 Bill of Rights
 Federalists & Anti-Federalists
Unit #2: Constitution & Federalism
 Amendment
 Formal Amendment Process & Examples
 Informal amendments: Changes through custom
 Division of powers
 6 Principles: limited government, popular sovereignty, checks & balances, separation of powers, judicial review, federalism
 Rule of law
 Unconstitutional
 Exclusive Powers, Concurrent Powers, Reserved Powers
 Privileges & Immunities Clause
 Full Faith & Credit Clause
 Extradition
 Block grant
 Veto
 National Government Guarantees to the States: Republican Form of Government
 Interstate Compacts
 McCulloch V. Maryland
Unit #3: Legislative Branch
 Party caucus
 Rider
 Bipartisan
 Electorate
 Off-Year Elections
 House member qualifications
 How is representation in the Senate determined?
 Apportioned
 Wesberry v. Sanders
 What is the minimum number of seats a state may have in the House?
 Impeach: definition, House & Senate roles
 Congress’ War Powers, Foreign Relations Powers
 Non-legislative Powers: Proposing Constitutional Amendments, Impeach, Presidential Appointments, Approval of Treaties
 Committee Chairpersons\Seniority Rule
 Rules for Debate in House v. Senate (also know: filibuster, cloture)
 President Pro Tempore
 How a Bill Becomes a Law: Committees, subcommittees, conference committee & what the 4 actions the president can take when he gets a bill
 Majority v. Minority Party (importance)
Unit #4: Executive Branch
 Commander In Chief
 Chief administrator
 Electoral College
 Presidential electors
 Executive Office of the President
 Pardon, reprieve, commutation
 Presidential Elector
 Presidential salary
 Presidential Succession Act of 1947
 Presidential formal qualifications
 Electoral College flaws
 Functions of the White House Office staff
 Bureaucrat
 War Powers Resolution
 Recommending legislation
 Platform
 Voter turnout among 18 year olds
 Reasons for non-voting
 Party identification
 Direct & Open Primaries
 Caucus & Conventions
 Federal Election Commission
Unit #5: Judicial Branch & Civil Liberties
Chapter 18.1
 Jurisdiction of cases
 Federal Judicial Appointments
 Judicial Activism & Restraint
 How long are judges in constitutional courts appointed for?\Reasons Judges are appointed for life
 Independence Judicial Branch
18.2
 Court of appeals (purpose)
 Docket
18.3
 Judicial Review
 Supreme Court: Original & Appellate Jurisdiction; Certificate & Write of Certiorari
 Oral Arguments
 Dissenting Opinions
19.1
 Civil Rights (definition & examples?)
 Relative Rights
 Due Process Clause
19.2
 Establishment Clause
 Free Exercise Clause
 What religious symbols or actions are allowed?
19.3
 Libel
 Slander
 Prior restraint
 Symbolic speech
 Free Expression (what it is & protection of it)
19.4
 Limits on Free Assembly
 Right of association
20.2
 Warrants & exceptions
 Probable cause
 Exclusionary Rule
 4th amendment: search & seizure
20.3
 Writ of Habeas Corpus
 Double Jeopardy
 6th amendment guarantees: rights of the accused
 Miranda Rule

Unit #4 Study Guide

Chapter 6.1
 Expansion of suffrage
 Voting qualifications
6.2
 Voter turnout by age
6.4
 Voter behavior (off year elections)
 Reasons for non-voting
 Political Efficacy
 Party identification
7.1
 Nomination
 Caucus, convention, direct primary
 Closed Primary
7.2
 Coattail effect
 Precinct
7.3
 How is money spent in campaigns?
 Campaign contributions (sources & limits)
 Federal Election Commission (definition, enforcement, & disclosures)
 Political Action Committee contributions
13.1
 President’s Roles: Chief Executive, Chief Administrator, Commander in Chief
 Presidential formal qualifications
 Presidential salary
13.2
 Presidential Succession Act of 1947
 VP’s duties
13.3
 Presidential Elector
 Electoral College
13.4
 Purpose of National Conventions
 Platform
 Incumbents & party nominations
13.5
 How are presidential electors chosen?
 Electoral College flaws & reforms
14.2
 Executive Order
 Appointment Power
14.3
 Treaties & Executive Agreements
 War Powers Resolution
14.4
 Legislative Powers: recommending legislation
 Judicial Powers: reprieve, pardon, commutation
15.1
 Bureaucracy (definition & principles)
 Bureaucrat
15.2
 Executive Office of the President
 Functions of the White House Office staff
15.3
 Cabinet’s role

Unit #3 Study Guide

The Legislative Branch & Political Parties

Chapter 10.1
 How is the lawmaking function of Congress important to a democracy?
 Special Session
10.2
 Apportioned
 What is the minimum number of seats a state may have in the House?
 Off-Year Elections
 Voting Districts\Congressional Districts
 Wesberry v. Sanders
 House member qualifications
10.3
 How is representation in the Senate determined?
10.4
 Speech & Debate Clause
11.2
 Constitutional limits on National Debt
 Gibbons v. Ogden
11.3
 Foreign Relations Powers
 War Powers
 Judicial Powers
11.5
 Non-legislative Powers: Proposing Constitutional Amendments, Impeach, Presidential Appointments, Approval of Treaties, Investigatory Power
 Impeach: definition, House & Senate roles
 Clinton Impeachment
12.1
 State of the Union Speech
 President Pro Tempore
 Party Caucus
 Floor Leaders\Majority Leader
 Whips
 Committee Chairpersons\Seniority Rule
12.2
 Committees: Standing Committee, Rules Committee
 Majority & Minority Parties in Congress
12.3
 Revenue Bills
 Resolution
 Rider
12.4
 Debate Rules
 Filibuster
 Cloture Rule
 How a Bill Becomes a Law
 Subcommittees
 What are the 4 actions the president can take when he gets a bill?
5.1
 Political Party
 Functions of major political parties
5.2
 Bipartisan
 Reasons individuals identify with a political party
5.3
 Electorate
5.5
 Split-Ticket Voting

Research Paper

Here is the research paper handout in case you need it.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d74kgqw_93t7qt3hcz

Here are the propiosition choices in case you need those as well.
Popular Soveriegnty v. Judicial Review
Proposition 187: Denied public services to undocumented immigrants
Proposition 215: Made marijuana legal for seriously ill patients and caregivers
Proposition 22: Ban on Gay Marriage

Unit #1 Study Guide

Chapter 1.1
 Legislative Power
 Judicial Power
 Constitution
 Dictatorship
 State (territory, population, sovereignty, government)
 Divine Right
 Social Contract
 Preamble (purposes of Am. Government)
1.2
 Oligarchy
 Unitary Government
 Federal Government
 Confederation
1.3
 Free Enterprise System
 Supply & Demand
 Democracy & the Internet

2.1
 Limited Government
 Representative Government
 Magna Carta
 Petition Of Right
 Unicameral
 Charter Colonies
 Colonial Self-Rule
2.2
 Relationship between Britain & the Colonies
 Boycott
 Intolerable Acts
 First Continental Congress
 Repeal
 Second Continental Congress & it’s Effects
 Declaration of Independence


2.3
 What was the government like after the Revolutionary War?
 Relationship among the states under the Articles of Confederation
2.4
 Philadelphia Convention
 Virginia Plan
 New Jersey Plan
 Connecticut Compromise
 Three-Fifths Compromise
 Influences on the Framers
2.5
 Federalists
 Anti-Federalists
 Patrick Henry
 The Federalist
 Ratification
 Bill of Rights

Citizen Action Assignment

Here are the directions for the Citizen Action Assignment. It will be due Monday April 27th. No late assignments will be accepted!!!

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d74kgqw_91g93pdhg8

Make Up Tests

Here is the schedule for make up test days. THey are given Thursday before and after school. Be sure to let me know you are planning to attend so I can have your make up test ready for you. The make up tests are in a variety of rooms, so look for the date below that you are taking it and go to the appropriate room.

Social Science Make-up Test Schedule
AM Doors open at 6:45 and Close at 7:10
PM Doors open at 3:10 and close at 3:15

April 2nd
AM: Cornelius 307
PM: Smith 308

April 16th
AM: Cornelius 308
PM: Berry 333

April 23rd
AM: Lints 304
PM: Goodwin 331

May 7th
AM: Marcione 305
PM: Goodwin 331

May 14th
AM: Mowrer 303
PM: Berry 333

May 21st
AM: Marcione 305
PM: Reed 329

May 28th
AM: Reed 329
PM: Reed 329