Final Review - Class 2

1. Return: Unit II Test
• Correct FRQ and look over multiple choice
2. Feedback: Presentations 
• How can we improve our presentations today? (Focus on facilitating...)
3. Review: Finish Presentations
• How can you learn best from these presentations?

Final Review - Class 1

1. Prepare: Develop a plan for presenting your Essential Question
• What are characteristics of good public speaking?
2. Review: Final Exam
• How will learn effectively from the presentations?

Unit II Test

1. Blogs: Read posts on polls in your policy area
2. Test: Unit II Test
3. Review: Final Exam
• Immediately after completing the Unit II Test, start working on your assigned Essential Question(s) to help create a review guide for the Final Exam...
• You will be assigned a bullet point
• Create one blog post to answer all the Essential Questions in the assigned bullet point
• Look at your notes 
• Look at the teacher's blog posts on that chapter
• Find charts/diagrams that help visual learners
• Look at the Reader to see what vocabulary you should include in your answer, and then put all vocabulary in bold and define them
• Your response should be in narrative form, not outline form

Ch 1 - Constitution

• 1. How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
• 2. What were the key compromises developed at the Constitutional Convention? 
• 3. What do the Federalist Papers reveal about the framers' intentions?
• 4. How does the Constitution exemplify the concepts of "separation of powers" and "checks and balances"?
• 5. What is the process for amending the Constitution?
• 6. Why is Marbury v. Madison still significant today?

Ch 2 - Federalism

• 1. How is federalism exemplified in the Constitution? and 2. How has the Supreme Court ruled on issues of federalism?
• 3. How is federalism exemplified in the use of federal grants? 
• 4. How has the relationship between the federal government and the states evolved since the country's founding? and 5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of unitary, federal, and confederate systems?

Ch 3 - Culture

• 1. How does political socialization occur? and 2. What are the underlying values of American culture?
• 3. What are the underlying values of the following American ideologies: liberalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and socialism? and 4. What is the ideological breakdown of the American population?
• 5. What is the process of legal immigration? and 6. What are the current policies that have contributed to the current state of the US-Mexico border? and 7. What are common myths about undocumented immigrants?

Ch 4 - Participation

• 1. How do Americans engage in political participation? and 2. How does political participation vary by demographic groups?  
• 3. How do political beliefs vary by demographic groups? and 4. What effect do voter turnout trends have on policy development? and 5. What are recent reform efforts that involve elections?

Ch 5 - Public Opinion 

• 1. What are the different types of polls used in politics? and 2. What role does framing play in public opinion?
• 3. How are polls, focus groups and other sources of data used by candidates and elected officials? and 4. What are the characteristics of a quality public opinion poll?

Ch 6 - Media

• 1. How does the news media practice agenda setting and issue framing, and how do institutions seek to influence these practices?
• 2. How has the news media industry evolved over the past century, and what is the future of the news media industry? and 3. What is the difference between objective journalism and opinion journalism?
• 4. How does the news media serve as a watchdog on institutions? and 5. What are common criticisms of the news media?

Ch 7 - Interest Groups

• 1. What are the various ways that interest groups exert influence over policymaking institutions? and 2. For example, how do lobbyists exert influence over policymaking institutions?
• 3. How do interest groups participate in the iron triangle during the policymaking process? and 4. How do unions and management engage in the collective bargaining process?

Ch 8 - Political Parties

• 1. What is the purpose of political parties in elections for Congress and the Presidency? and 2. What is the purpose of political parties within Congress and the Presidency?
• 3. Why does the U.S. have a two-party system whereas the U.K. has a multi-party system? and 4. What role do third parties play in American government?

Ch 9 - Elections

• 1. What are the various stages of the modern presidential election, and why has it become so long?
• 2. How does the electoral college influence presidential election strategy, and why does it continue to exist today?
• 3. What factors contribute to incumbency advantage in the House and the Senate?
• 4. How has campaign finance law evolved in recent decades?