EXAM FORMAT The exam will contain questions from Chapters 1 through 8. Each chapter s set of questions will be comprised of at least five Define/Identify questions and may contain a short essay. These questions will be from the Chapter tests although the Define/Identify questions may be modified. You will have a choice in the essays you wish to complete. There are a list of potential essays at the end of this review guide. EXAMPLE OF VARIATIONS From the Chapter 1 Test: What is a plan of government? The question on the exam could be: Define the term Constitution - or - What is a plan of government - or - What is a Constitution? ESSAY OPTIONS What issues were addressed during the Constitutional Convention? What historical events led to the Colonies declaring independence? What was the first government of the United States and how did it function? How does a bill become a law? What are the purposes of committees in Congress? Describe the Power of the Presidency. How does the Executive Office and the Cabinet assist the President? How does a case come before the Supreme Court and how is it decided?
REVIEW ASSIGNMENT ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 100 QUESTIONS (Will be graded in class) 1) What are politics? 2) What is a state? 3) What is democracy? 4) What is a constitution? 5) What is a nation? 6) What is constitutional Law? 7) What is socialism? 8) Who is Karl Marx? 9) What is capitalism? 10) What is the New Jersey Plan? 11) What is the Virginia Plan? 12) What is bicameral? 13) This means to pass 14) What was the Three-Fifths Compromise? 15) What is the Great Compromise? 16) This is the British legislative body. 17) Who wrote The Federalist Papers. 18) What is Limited Government? 19) What are Separation of Powers? 20) What was taxed by the Sugar Act? 21) What is Ex Post Facto?
22) What is a Bill of Attainder? 23) What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus? 24) What is an Enumerated Power? 25) Define Dual Federalism. 26) Define Cooperative Federalism. 27) What is the Supremacy Clause? 28) This term is used when a state or national government can acquire property for public use. 29) What is a preamble? 30) What is a vote of cloture? 31) What does at large mean? 32) When a president rejects legislation. 33) What is an incumbent? 34) What is franking privilege? 35) What is gerrymandering? 36) What is a filibuster? 37) What is redistricting? 38) A representative of an interest group. 39) Define pardon. 40) Define reprieve. 41) What is the Council of Economic Advisors? 42) What is the National Security Council? 43) What is the National Homeland Security Council?
44) What is the Office of Management and Budget? 45) What is an inauguration? 46) What is the Electoral College? 47) What is an Electoral Vote? 48) What is a trial court? 49) What is an appellate court? 50) What are Constitutional Courts? 51) What is Obergefell v Hodges? 52) What is Brown v Board? 53) What is Citizens United v FEC? 54) What is Plessy v Ferguson? 55) What is the term for a formal accusation of charges? 56) What is stare decisis? 57) What is a precedent? 58) What is collective naturalization? 59) What is jus soli? 60) What is jus sanguinis? 61) What is an enemy alien? 62) What is a citizen? 63) What is a national? 64) What is the Dred Scott decision? 65) What is the naturalization process?
BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE EACH ARTICLE AND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I - ARTICLE II - ARTICLE III - ARTICLE IV - ARTICLE V - ARTICLE VI - ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENT I AMENDMENT II AMENDMENT III AMENDMENT IV AMENDMENT V
AMENDMENT VI AMENDMENT VII AMENDMENT VIII AMENDMENT IX AMENDMENT X AMENDMENT XI AMENDMENT XII AMENDMENT XIII AMENDMENT XIV AMENDMENT XV AMENDMENT XVI AMENDMENT XVII AMENDMENT XVIII AMENDMENT XIX AMENDMENT XX
AMENDMENT XXI AMENDMENT XXII AMENDMENT XXIII AMENDMENT XXIV AMENDMENT XXV AMENDMENT XXVI AMENDMENT XXVII -