2019-2020 APGov Review PDF

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2019-2020 AP GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS REVIEW

Unit 1- Foundations of American Democracy Types of Democracy • Participatory• Pluralist• EliteLimited government: Popular sovereignty: Republicanism: Social Contract: Natural Rights: Great Compromise: Three-Fifths Compromise: Weaknesses of Articles of Confederation:

Federalism National Powers (exclusive to federal government)Reserved powers (states)Concurrent powers (shared)Categorical grants-

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Block grantsMandates-

Unit 2- Interactions Among Branches of Government The Legislative Branch Bicameral legislatureSeventeenth AmendmentReapportionmentEnumerated powers (list)Implied powers (list)Advice and consentIntroduces revenue billsSpeaker of the HouseSenate majority leaderWays and Means CommitteeRules CommitteeCommittee of the WholeFilibuster and Cloture RuleGermane vs. Non-germane amendmentsOmnibus billPork barrel spending-

Name:________________________________! LogrollingDelegate modelTrustee modelPolitico modelOverriding a Presidential VetoGenerating a budgetMandatory spendingDiscretionary spendingRedistrictingGerrymanderingThe Executive Branch ImpeachmentInherent powers22nd Amendment20th Amendment25th AmendmentChief LegislatorPowers of persuasionVetoPocket vetoLine-Item vetoCommander in chiefWar Powers ActChief DiplomatTreaties vs. Executive AgreementsExecutive OrderSigning statements-

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Name:________________________________! Executive PrivilegeJudicial PowersState DepartmentDefense DepartmentFederal AgenciesExecutive Office of the PresidentChief of StaffNational Security CouncilInteractions with other branches-

Communicator in ChiefSocial Media President-

The Bureaucracy Purpose of the bureaucracyIron TriangleMerit systemCongressional oversightThe Judicial Branch Three-levels of federal courts:

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Functions of U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals-

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Functions of U.S. Supreme Court-

Binding vs. persuasive precedent-

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Significance of the Warren Court-

Stare decisisJudicial activism vs. Judicial restraint-

Petition for certiorariWrit of certiorariSenate’s role in Judicial BranchAmicus curiae brief-

Unit 3- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Individual Liberties Selective incorporationDue processFifth AmendmentFourteenth AmendmentPrior restraint-

Name:________________________________! Clear and Present DangerSymbolic speechObscene speechLibelEstablishment clauseFree exercise clauseThe Lemon TestDue Process and Rights of the Accused Exclusionary ruleSixth AmendmentEighth AmendmentHabeas corpus: Civil Rights Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments-

Jim Crow lawsWhite primary“Separate but Equal”National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleCivil Rights Act of 1964Twenty-Fourth AmendmentVoting Rights Act of 1965Nineteenth Amendment-

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Equal Pay ActStrict scrutinyEqual Rights AmendmentObergefell v Hodges (2015)Affirmative Action-

Unit 4- American Political Ideologies and Beliefs Citizen Beliefs and Public Opinion Polls Liberal vs. Conservative-

Political socializationPurpose of pollingPolitical Ideology and Policy Fiscal policyKeynesian EconomicsSupply-side EconomicsSixteenth AmendmentInternal Revenue ServiceProgressive taxFlat taxMonetary policy-

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Mandatory spendingEntitlementsMedicare vs. Medicaid-

Patient Protection an Affordable Care Act-

Unit 5- Political Participation Voting and Voter Behavior Seventeenth AmendmentTwenty-Third AmendmentTwenty-Fourth AmendmentTwenty-Sixth AmendmentRational-choice votingRetrospective votingProspective votingParty-Line votingNational Voter Registration ActVoter registrationVoter ID lawsPolitical Parties

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Impact of Third Parties-

Campaigns and Elections InitiativeReferendumRecallOpen vs. Closed primary-

CaucusesSwing statesWinner-take-all: Electoral CollegePACsFederal Election Campaign ActFederal Election CommissionHard vs. soft money-

Bipartisan Campaign Reform ActInterest Groups Linkage institutionLobbying-

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Benefits of SIGs-

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501(c)(3)501(c)(4)The Media Free pressAssociated Press (AP)Investigative reportingFreedom of Information ActHorse-race journalismBandwagon effectFederal Communications CommissionMedia Bias-

REQUIRED FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS Document Federalist No. 10

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Document Brutus No. 1

The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation The Constitution of the United States

Federalist No. 51

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Federalist No. 70

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Federalist No. 78

REQUIRED SUPREME COURT CASES Case McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) United States v. Lopez (1995) Engel v. Vitale (1962) Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

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Case New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) Schenck v. United States (1919) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Roe v. Wade (1973) McDonald v. Chicago (2010) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

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Case Baker v. Carr (1961) Shaw v. Reno (1993) Marbury v. Madison (1803)

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