Mrs. Toxqui Government Government Final Exam Study Guide Assigned: Due: Part 1: Articles of the Constitution Directions: Write the name of the branch that gets its power from the corresponding article in the Constitution. 1. Article 1: 2. Article 2: 3. Article 3: Part 2: Important Amendments Directions: Write a brief description of the amendment. Related to Voting Rights: 15th: 19th: 24th: 26th: Related to the Presidency: 22nd: 25th: Related to Civil Rights/Freedoms: 1st: 9th: 13th:
14th: Related to States Rights/Powers 10th: Related to Due Process/Criminals/Trials/Punishments 4th: 5th: 6th: 7th: 8th: Part 3: Important Supreme Court Cases Directions: Write a brief description of the Supreme Court Case. Hint: Focus more on the outcome, not the details of each side, and when possible, try to relate it to some topic we ve learned, such as the Electoral College or the supremacy clause. 1. Brown v. Board of Education 2. Gibbons v. Ogden 3. Gideon v. Wainwright 4. Hazelwood SD v. Kuhlmeier 5. Mapp v. Ohio 6. Miranda v. Arizona 7. Marbury v. Madison 8. McCulloch v. Maryland 9. Plessy v. Ferguson 10. Texas v. Johnson
11. Tinker v. Des Moines Part 4: Clauses Directions: Write a brief description of the clause next to its name. 1. Necessary and Proper Clause (AKA Elastic Clause ): 2. Supremacy Clause 3. Commerce Clause Part 5: Vocabulary/Key Terms Directions: 1) Read through the list. 2) Circle the number of any words you may need to review. 3) Choose 25 vocabulary words to define using a short phrase in your own words. Choose words that you have a hard time remembering. Don t just pick the first 25. Unit 1 1. Government 2. Legislative power 3. Executive power 4. Constitution 5. State (not like California) 6. Sovereign 7. Federal government 8. Division of Powers 9. Confederation 10. Presidential government 11. Parliamentary government 12. Limited Government 13. Representative Government 14. Bicameral 15. Federalism 16. Reserved Powers 17. Concurrent Powers
Unit 2 18. Expressed Powers 19. Implied Powers 20. Inherent Powers 21. Speaker of the House 22. President of the Senate 23. President pro tempore 24. Party caucus 25. Floor leader 26. Whip 27. Standing committee 28. Select committee 29. Joint committee 30. Conference committee 31. Bill 32. Joint resolution 33. Concurrent resolution 34. Resolution 35. Rider 36. Subcommittee 37. Filibuster 38. Cloture 39. Veto 40. Pocket veto Unit 3 41. Political Party 42. Third Party 43. Two-party system 44. Split-ticket voting 45. Suffrage 46. Electorate
47. Poll tax 48. Gerrymandering 49. Party identification 50. Straight-ticket voting 51. Nomination 52. Caucus 53. Ballot 54. Political action committee (PAC) 55. Public opinion 56. Mass media 57. Peer group 58. Interest group Unit 4 59. Electoral College 60. Titles of the President (8) 61. Executive Order 62. Ordinance Power 63. Treaty 64. Executive Agreement 65. Line-item veto 66. Clemency 67. Pardon 68. Commutation 69. Amnesty 70. Bureaucracy 71. Cabinet 72. Independent Agencies Unit 5 73. Exclusive Jurisdiction 74. Concurrent Jurisdiction 75. Appellate Jurisdiction
76. Original Jurisdiction 77. Majority Opinion 78. Dissenting Opinion 79. Concurring Opinion Part 6: Powers CONGRESS: List two examples of 1) Expressed Powers, 2) Implied Powers, and 3) Non-legislative Powers. Define 4) Inherent Powers. 1) Two Examples of Expressed Powers: 2) Two Examples of Implied Powers: 3) Two Examples of Non-legislative Powers: 4) Define Inherent Powers: PRESIDENT: List at least 4-6 powers of the President. Don t worry about the categories. Part 7: Short Answer Directions: Answer the questions. Use bullet points here, but use complete sentences on the final. 1. What is the purpose of our government (hint: see the Preamble of the Constitution)? (Unit 1) 2. What are the basic values of democracy? (Unit 1) 3. Why does the Constitution matter? (Unit 1)
4. What is federalism? What are powers given to the federal government called? What are state powers called? What are shared powers called? (Unit 1) 5. How does a bill become a law? (Unit 2) 6. What are the functions of political parties? Why do we have a Two-Party System? (Unit 3) 7. What factors shape voter behavior? (Unit 3) 8. What factors shape public opinion? (Unit 3) 9. What is the impact that media has on public opinion? (Unit 3) 10. How can the media influence politics? Use Watergate as an example. (Units 3 and 5) 11. How is the president elected? What are some criticisms of this process? (Unit 2)
12. How has American foreign policy evolved? (Unit 2) 13. What is judicial review? Where did it come from? What is the significance? (Units 1 and 5) 14. Why is it difficult for cases to get to the Supreme Court? What steps does someone have to take? When does the Supreme Court have original jurisdiction? (Unit 2) 15. What are some examples of civil liberties? What Supreme Court cases and amendments reinforce these rights? (Unit 4) 16. What are the rights of the accused? What Supreme Court cases and amendments reinforce these rights? (Unit 4)