Exam Review I

The final examination is two parts. The first is 50 questions over the entire semester. The second part is 50 questions over the powers of each branch of government, Supreme Court cases , amendments, and the differentiation between Democrats and Republicans. Each part is worth 100 points for a total of 200 points. Please bring a pencil; the exam is Scantron.

Below is the review for the first part of the final.

bullet Bill of Rights
bullet double jeopardy
bullet Marbury v. Madison
bullet When does the president have the most unchecked authority?
bullet national nominating convention
bullet convention bump
bullet judicial activism
bullet judicial review
bullet negative vs. positive campaign ads
bullet Electoral College
bullet presidential debates
bullet Amendments:  18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 13, 14, 15
bullet Why did 18-year-olds get the vote in 1971?
bullet Smith v. Allwright
bullet Writ of Cert
bullet Rule of Four
bullet elastic clause
bullet necessary and proper clause
bullet federalism; amendment 10
bullet Federalist Papers
bullet Anti-Federalists v. Federalists
bullet Principles of the Constitution:  checks and balances, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, federalism, limited government, judicial review
bullet Civil Rights Act of 1964
bullet Articles of Confederation
bullet Articles I, II, III of the US Constitution
bullet habeas corpus
bullet Montesquieu's theory of three branches
bullet Shays' Rebellion
bullet The Great Compromise
bullet How many articles in the US Constitution?  How many amendments?
bullet soft money
bullet interest groups; PACs
bullet oldest political party
bullet fiscal policy
bullet monetary policy
bullet The federal government gets most of its income from where?
bullet Differences between the Senate and the House