Exam #2 - Study Guide -
Chapter 4 –
1. 1st Amendment -
2. Gideon v. Wainwright
3. Texas v. Johnson
4. Gregg v. Georgia
5. Atkins v. Virginia
6. Roper v. Simmons
7. Communication Decency Act
8. Child Online Protection Act
9. Children’s Internet Protection Act
10. Federal Flag Protection Act
11. Who wrote the Origin of Species?
12. What is the Clear and Present Danger Test?
13. Who was Tim Boomer?
14. What are Slander Laws?
15. What are Libel Laws?
16. Identify and describe the Assembly Permit Requirements
17. What 5 Methods of Execution are still legal in the U.S.?
18. Death Penalty Statistics – number of states, number of people executed 10 years ago and last year, how many people are currently on death row.
Chapter 5 –
19. 5th Amendment –
20. 13th Amendment -
21. 14th Amendment -
22. 15th Amendment -
23. 19th Amendment -
24. 24th Amendment -
25. 26th Amendment -
26. Plessy v. Ferguson
27. Brown v. Board of Education
28. 1875 Civil Rights Act
29. 1964 Civil Rights Act
30. 1968 Civil Rights Act
31. What were Jim Crow Laws?
32. Government Leaders resistant to Social Change – 2 Governors
33. Who was Rosa Parks?
34. Describe the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.
35. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
36. American Indian Self-Determination Educational Assistance Act
37. Identify the two largest Minority Groups
Exam #2 - Study Guide –
38. What was the Declaration of Sentiments?
39. Who was Francis Perkins?
40. Who was Anita Hill?
41. Describe the American Association of Retired Persons Interest Group
42. Senior Citizen Statistics – number and poverty levels
Chapter 6 –
43. 27th Amendment -
44. Congressional Pay Rates
45. What are Straw Polls?
46. What role did the Literary Digest have in political polling?
47. What is Scientific Polling?
48. Who were George Gallup and Elmo Roper?
49. What are the main Polling Methods?
50. What are the Problems with Public Opinion Polls?
Chapter 7 –
51. National Labor Relations Act of 1935
52. Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974
53. Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002
54. What are the Pro’s and Con’s of Interest Groups?
55. Why would people want to join Interest Groups?
56. List and describe the different types of Interest Groups
57. What is the role of Unions?
58. List and describe the 4 parts of Collective Bargaining
59. Who is Ralph Nader?
60. Describe the role of Lobbying
61. What are Political Action Committees?
Chapter 8 –
62. List and describe the Functions of Political Parties
63. Identify and describe the main Political Parties
64. What are the Three Faces of the Parties?
65. What is the role of the National Party Convention?
66. Third Parties – What were the Most Significant in presidential turnout?
67. Describe Split Ticket Voting?
This study guide doesn’t cover every possible question that might appear on the exam. But, it does cover a very high percentage.
Students are required to obtain study guide answers during chapter lecture time.