Constitutional Democracy

Time: 90 minutes.

The main points from each chapter is listed below.

Terms

· Federalists

· Anti-Federalists

· 3/5 rule

· Constitution

· Bill of Rights

· Checks and balances

· Republic

· Electoral College

· Judicial review

· Separation of powers

· Enumerated powers

· Implied powers

· Bill of Rights

· 19th Amendment

· 22nd Amendment

Potential Essay Questions

· Compare Articles of Confederation and Constitution

· What powers are outlined in Articles I, II & III of the Constitution?

Chapter 3 Federalism

Terms

· Federalism

· State’s rights

· Enumerated powers

· Implied powers

· McCulloch v. Maryland

· Block grants

· Categorical Grants

· Cooperative Federalism

· Dual Federalism

· Fiscal Federalism

· Necessary and Proper Clause

· Supremacy Clause

Potential Essay Questions

· Compare powers of the federal government to powers of the state.

· Be able to apply specific types of federalism to policy topics as we did on the Week 2 discussion board.

Chapter 6 Public Opinion & Socialization

Terms

· Public Opinion

· Opinion polls

· Agents of political socialization

· Ideology

· Liberal

· Conservative

· Libertarian

· Political Identification

· Party Identification

· Populist

Potential Essay Questions

· What may influence one’s political socialization? That is, what are agents of political socialization?

Chapter 7 Political Participation & Voting

Terms

· Suffrage

· Voting

· 19th Amendment

· 15th Amendment

· Voter turnout

· Voter registration

· Apathy

· Alienation

· Civic duty

Potential Essay Questions

· Define the Voting Rights Act. How has Shelby v. Holder affected the Act? What new threats to voting might exist as a result?

· Why do some people in the United States choose to vote while others choose not to vote? Should voting be mandatory in the US?

· What are three ways to participate in US government (also known as civic engagement)?

Chapter 8 Political Parties, Candidates & Campaigns

Terms

· Political Parties

· Realignment

· Dealignment

· Party Coalition

· Party Identification

· Prospective Voting

· Retrospective Voting

· Nomination

· Political Action Committee

 Potential Essay Questions

· Compare and contrast three views of the Democratic Party vs. Republican Party. Why does a weak two party system exist and persist in the United States?

· What is hard money versus soft money?

· Explain the difference between proportional representation and single-member districts as methods of electing candidates. Which fosters a two party system?

Chapter 9 Interest Groups

Terms

· Interest groups

· Economic Interest groups

· Citizens interest groups

· Government interest groups

· Civic Engagement

· Lobbying (inside & outside)

· Iron Triangle

· Political Action Committee

Potential Essay Questions

· What are three ways that interest groups may seek to influence policy and politics? Please provide specific examples of each means of civic engagement.