Study guide Government Midterm
politics
Thomas Hobbes (beliefs of government)
John Locke(beliefs of government)
Thomas Jefferson (role with Declaration of Independence)
James Madison (role with the U.S. Constitution)
unitary system of government
federal system of government (federalism)
democracy
oligarchy
Magna Carta
constitution
The Preamble
political parties
Mayflower Compact
Popular sovereignty
slander and libel
poll tax
propaganda
mass media
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bill of Rights
First Amendment
Party ticket
Ideology
Early Govt
What are the four essential features of a state?Pg 6
What are the main purposes of government? Pg 9
Powers under the Articles of Confederation/ Powers denied by the Articles of Confederation. Pg 49
The Constitution
What is the significance of Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution?Pg 69
What is the main way the judicial branch checks the powers of the other two braches?Pg 66
How is a president’s veto overridden?Pg 66
Key reasons the antifederalists opposed the Constitution.Pg 56-57
Who can propose an amendment? (two groups)Pg 76-77
Voting and Elections
Who could vote in America at the time of the founding fathers?Pg 481
How did the 15th Amendment change voting rights?Pg 482
What gave women the right to vote?Pg 482
What prevented African Americans from voting for most of the 1900s?3 main things Pg 483
What is straight-ticket voting and why would people do it?Pg 493
How is an open primary different from a closed primary?Pg 465
List two roles of the FEC.Pg 478
How is the number of electoral votes determined for each state?Pg 475
When is the federal election day? Pg 475
Public Opinion/Mass Media
What is the most common form of mass media politicians rely on?
What is a PAC?Pg 511
What is the difference between political socialization and public opinion?Pgs 514-515
How is public opinion best measured?Pg 520
What makes up a peer group?Pg 515
What are straw polls?Pg 520
What are the differences between universe, random sample and representative sample?Pgs 520-521
What freedoms are in the first amendment related to the media?
What is the role of a lobbyist and who usually hires them? Pg 508-510
Political Parties
What is a one party system? Pg 453
How is a multiparty system different from a two party system?Pg 454
What is a minor party? What is another name for minor parties?Pg 455
What group is on the left? The right? The middle?
Describe a liberal. Conservative
What is a caucus and a single member district?pg457 and 464
The President
What are the three formal qualifications to become president? Pg 215
What body is the Vice President responsible for presiding over? Pg 218
How is the President elected? Pg 221-222
What is the president’s cabinet? Pg 228