Sunday, May 12, 2013

Review for the AP Comparative Exam


Remember on your day off to STUDY....Here is a good review post for Comparative (thanks to Ken Halla to collecting the ideas many of us use in one post)

BREAKING NEWS -- USTREAM.tv REVIEW Get one more chance to ask your questions to AP Government TEACHERS LIVE Monday night from 7 - 10 PM CST. I will also be simulcasting here on Political Warrior in the Comment section of this post.

REMEMBER POWER BREAKFAST, Tuesday, 6:30 AM, Rm. 262.
Country review sheets. Fill out for each country. Any questions? Post in comment section.

Conceptual terms. Developed by Rebecca Small, who has served as a question leader in the past, it has all of the key terms for the course.

Comprehensive Review Wiki. Developed by question leader Andrew Conneen, it is an in depth look at each country with history, leaders, government, issues, cleavages. Truly a one stop review place.

Brief chart of government in the six countries.

Hauss (the book we use) review guide. This has flash cards, multiple choice questions and a glossary.

Here are Quizlet sets of use throughout the course:

European Union

Great Britain

Nigeria

Mexico

Russia

China

Iran

Finally here are Ken Halla's (I agree with all, just remember our breakfast review starts at 6:30) tips for a successful AP exam day.

67 comments:

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Mr Wolak said...

Franking privilege....unlimited free mailing for incumbents....other pork barrell project, gerrymandering (drawn by state legislatures to advantage of political party. Create safe districts.

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Executive agreements (informal power) if a treaty (formal power) 2/3 senate must pass.

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Revenue bills must start in the House Ways and Means Committee (powerful standing committee).

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Conference committees work out differences between two houses before sending to President.

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ist Amendment free exercise clause....can beleive anything in matter of religion (not necessarily do anything)...establishment clause....state can not promote nor inhibit any state religion.

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Robert Bork supreme court nominee rejected by Senate.

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Litigation = lawsuits

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Lemon v. Kurtzman -- cannot have execssive entanglement in religion....establishment clause.

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Congressional oversight -- hearings, House hearings on Bengazi right now, formally hearings on Hurrican Katrina, Steroids in Baseball.....also Congress makes laws that buracracy follows and controls the power of the purse.

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Linkage istutions link "We the people to government. Political parties, media, lobbying groups....are linkage instituions.

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Know voting trends by age, income education and where you live.

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Block grant (layer cake) vs. categorical grants (marble cake) of federal funding. Categorical marble cake No child Left Behind, Feds provide 8% of education funding, but you guys categorically have been federally madated to take more standardized tests than any other students before.

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CBO (Congressional Budget Office) Non-partisan.

Congress approves budget, president signs the budget...although we haven't had an official budget in 3 years....

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President's approval rate generally goes down, moves up in times of crisis, goes bad if crisis doesn't go well, gets a bump from re-election.

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Disadvantage of incumbency -- your record -- Congress has a 9% approval rate, but incumbent advantages have stated before leads to 90% retention rate.

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13th, 14th, 15th amendment -- civil rights amendment. 14th amendment, selective incorporation.

17th amdendment brings direct election of senators to the people.

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LOGROLLING,LOGROLLING.....

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Amicus Brief document filed to lobby supreme court..."FRIENDS OF THE COURT DOCUMENT"

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527s issue orientated "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." Can donate unlimited monies.

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Citizen United case made it legal to create a corporation to fund unlimitedly the issue of getting a candidate elected or defeated.

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Revolving door -- member of Congress going to work as a lobbyist, or a lobbyist going to work for a campaign.....even the media. My guy Chris Matthews used to work for former Speaker of the House Tip O Neill.

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Welfare block grant to states to administer own programs is an example of devolution. Could be a way of the feds to spend less money.

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Federalist 10 -- Madison warning against factions.

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Each Congressional district around 700,000 people....reapportioned every 10 years after census.....state general assemblies usually draw new districts. GErrymandering favors one particular party with particularly curious drawing.

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Third parties -- spoilers....also their ideas often get picked up.....but they don't win....tough instituionally, (single member districts) (electoral college). Ross Perot 19% in 1992 led to Bill Clinton win with just a plurality of the vote.

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Chairs in Congress all members of majority party of the houses...Ranking member the lead member of minority party.

Divided government when there is a division in the parties of the Congress and the Executive branch.

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Less than 4% of presidential vetoes get overridden.

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Campaign finance question on FRQ (use 1st Amendment Buckley v. Valeo) allowed monies for issues to be treated as speech.

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Single member districts -- plurality wins (EC winner take all in all but two states) solidifies 2 party system.

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OMB (helps president make his budget) and CBO (Congressional Budget Office).

Fiscal policy -- when Congress spends and taxes.

Monetary Policy -- Federal Reserve (independent) controling money supply and interest rates.

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Federalist 51 -- checks & balances...Context of the Federalist Papers challenging the sovereignty of the states.

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FRQ prediction on Congress power over the Courts. Number, the number of appellate....the docket by cases to the federal courts.

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DEmocrats have a more obvious Big Tent. So Democrats want to make voting more accessable....GOP wants to make it more "fair"???

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Shield laws -- laws in certain states trying to get annymous sources....other 1st ammendment, Freedom of Information Acts that are sunshine laws -- transparency.

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Gitlow v. NY first to incorporate the first amendment through the 14th amendment.

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Procedural due process historically fair and equal treatment...no one get different treatment by law. Substanvive due process (SDP), what if framers forgot? Federal courts may give that right...ie same sex marriage.

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in Congress, open rule...amendments may be added after committee....closed rule...no amendments.

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Mapp vs. Ohio -- 4th amendment exclsuionary rule decided....dirty old lady case.

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Lobbying and special interest groups protected by 1st amendment....PACs political action committees to spend money....most from big business....NRA AARP. Must be licensed. Must disclose money. DO NOT write bribery....if you want to shut down reader...influence yes but biggest weapon or tool is information....many interest groups actually write bills.

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political efficacy -- higher politically efficacy more that your involvement matters....more likely to vote, donating money, writing letters, organizing as advocates.

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5 court cases

marbury v Madison -- judicial review

McCollough v. MD -- national supremecy, national bank

Plessy v. Ferguson -- separate but equal was equal

Brown v. Board of ED -- state decisicis not followed, separate but equal inherently unequal

Roe v. Wade -- privacy rights 9th amendment substavive due process.

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Necessary and Proper Clause, Commerce Clause. both expands Congressional federal power.

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Plurality elections -- whoever receives most votes wins.

Pluralism -- not a nation of elites groups groups of people with influence in policy.

Mandate -- when federal government forces states to do something (either funded or unfunded).

Electoral mandate -- Barack Obama had a mandate he said to raise taxes on millionaires after winning the election. Or call for new gun control.

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Independent REgulatory Agencies:

FDA
Fed. Reserve
FCC
FAA

All these independent agencies have bureaucrats leaders with fixed terms. NOT just replaced by President.

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IronTriangle example of elite policy making over pluralism.

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Issue networks pretty much about the same.

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I can't believe none of you are online with me....typing to myself.

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Sad :(

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Public policy = laws ......legal legislative executive process.

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Entitlements must be spend medicare, social security...mandatory spending....discrecionary spending has decisions on what to spend on.

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100 words on CitizenU.org
Check them out!

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Federalism expansions of federal government....Commerce Clause -- passed National Highway Act, but is sometimes checked....in US vs. Lopez Safe School Act passed Gun Free School Zones Act through Commerce Clause...Supremes in 1995 stuck down.

Also, Affordable Health Care Act, while upheld this last year was not upheld by the Commerce Clause. It was upheld Congress's taxing power.

14th amendment expands power to soveriegnty of federal government of states in issues of civil rights....Necessary and Proper clause also expands fed power and influence.

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527s and Citizens United case basically the same.....unlimited money for issue orientated campaign stuff, not directly tied to candidate or campaign.

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Budget FRQ??? President proposes budget.

Congress 'Power of Purse' CBO (congressional budget office) scores the budget.

Enititlement spending vs. Discresionary spending.

President can not line item veto or impound funding.

also remember fiscal (taxing and spending, Congress) vs. monetary policy (Fed Reserve, Executive Branch).

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Media FRQ???

Media a linkage organization.

New vs. Old media.

how to candidates...and government officials use the media with surrogates.

Youdia -- campaign fundraising....most Tweeted picture ever Barack and Michelle Obama after winning election....Obama raised more in campaign funds than ever before....DID NOT take federal matching (limited) funds.

They can target donors directly with specific interests.

Scandal (gotcha youdia0 getting candidates on You Tube can bring them down. Todd Akin "legitimate rape" comment brought him down.

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Buckley v. Valeo -- money is a form of speech in campaign finance.

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interest groups use litigation to get its way...ie Brown v. Board of ED....only need 5 votes. Litigation is taking it to court.

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On the FRQ you will have extra time:

Tip -- before you start annotate all the questions. Then look back and start to write, that will help avoid burnout on Qs 3, 4.

Any extra time on MC re-read NOT or EXCEPT questions....reread the correct answers....might help you on the FRQs.

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Penal sanctions (criminal) are reserved powers. That's why some states have death penalty (Texas) and others do not. 8th amendment defines cruel and unusual DOES NOT mention death penalty.

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