POLS P101 – J.Keele
Midterm Review
Summer 2014
The following is a list of terms with which you should be familiar. All of them have been defined either in the
highlighted section of your texts or in class or both. If you know these terms, their meanings, and how they
relate to one another, you will do exceptionally well on the exam. Remember that all the reading is required,
some of these concepts are only in the book and some were only in class. You are responsible either way.
Intro Lectures & Text:
Politics
Power
Authority/Legitimacy
Force
Rewards
Rational legal authority
Traditional authority
Charismatic Authority
Government
Capitalism
Ideology
Collective goods
Positive state
Minimalist state
Constitutionalism
Democracy/Constitution
Chapters 1
Democracy
Direct democracy
Republic/ Republicanism
Representative Democracy
Capitalism
Civil society
Articles of Confederation
Shay’s Rebellion
Annapolis Convention
Northwest Ordinance
Constitutional Convention
James Madison
Majority Rule
Minority Rights
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Connecticut Compromise/
Great Compromise
Three-fifths compromise
Federalists
The Federalist Papers
Antifederalists
Faction
Amendment Process
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Bill of Rights
Necessary and Proper clause
Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison
Original Jurisdiction
Appellate jurisdiction
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions
Federalism/ Chapter 2:
Federalism
Federal system
Unitary system
Confederation/confederal system
Express powers
Implied powers
Delegated powers
Reserved powers
Tenth Amendment
Home rule
Mayor-council
Dual federalism
Marble cake federalism
Necessary and proper clause/
Interstate Commerce clause
Intrastate Commerce clause
Federal mandate
Full faith and credit clause
Interstate compact
Electoral College
Supremacy clause
Brown v. Board of Education
Gibbons V Ogden
McCulloch V Maryland
Wickard v. Filburn
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US
Sixteenth Amendment
Federal Mandates
New Federalism
Block Grants
Categorical Grants
Civil Rights Chapter 3
First Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
due process clause
equal protection clause
incorporation
clear and present danger
Incitement test
prior restraint
libel
symbolic speech
California Public
Records Act
Freedom of Information
Act
poll tax
literacy test
Commerce clause
ex post facto law
bill of attainder
Fourth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Ninth Amendment
Roe v. Wade
Equality of opportunity
Equality of condition
Equality of result
Cruel and Unusual
Punishment
Warrant
Probable cause
Lemon Test
Establishment Clause
Free Exercise Clause
Wall of separation
Oregon Employment Div.
V. Smith
Double jeopardy
White primary
Legal guilt
Presumption of innocence
Miranda Rights
Probable cause
Warrant
Exclusionary rule
Good-faith exception
Ex post facto law
“Separate-but-equal”
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown V. Board of
Education
Civil rights act of 1964
Affirmative action
Suspect classification
Strict scrutiny
Quasi-suspect classification
Heightened scrutiny
Reverse discrimination
Shelly v. Kraemer 1948
Voting rights act of 1965
Political Ideology: Ch 4
Liberalism
Contract theory
Classical liberalism
Progressivism
Industrial policy
Americans for Democratic
Action
Neoliberalism
Conservatism
Laissez-faire economics
Social Darwinism
Neoconservatism
Democratic socialism
Libertarianism
Public Opinion: Chapter 5
Public opinion
Equality
Freedom
Consent of the governed
Capitalism and free market
Political culture
Political ideology
Political socialization
Agents of socialization or/
Institutions of socialization
Political efficacy
Sense of duty
Party identification
Civil disobedience
Passive resistance
Rational actor model
Cross-cutting cleavages
Mutually reinforcing
cleavage
Media: Chapter 6
Gatekeeper
Scorekeeper
Watchdog
Media Profit motive
Freedom of the press
Slanted stories
Media bias
Selection bias
Perception bias
Horse race
Journalists
Mass media
Fifth branch
FCC
Equal time rule
Fairness doctrine
Shield laws
Issue making
Media as talent scout
Priming
News release
Press conference
News briefing
Visual
Photo opportunity
Agenda setting
Framing (media)
Nielsen ratings
POLS P101 – J.Keele
Midterm Review
Summer 2014
The following questions are a brief sample of the type of questions that will appear on the exam. You will see 30-40 multiple questions
like these:
1.
The system where citizens themselves come together to discuss and pass laws:
A. a republic.
B. freedom.
C. direct democracy.
D. representative democracy.
You can also expect to see 5 short essay questions of the type below (you probably will NOT see these exact questions). You will pick
3 of the 5 questions to answer, and you will leave the other two blank. The short essay questions should be answered in paragraph
format with complete sentences. One paragraph should be sufficient.
1.
Why did The Founders refer to the new American nation as a Republic instead of as a Democracy?
2.
Gibbons V Ogden was decided on the basis of two key clauses in the Constitution. Identify and briefly define them.
3.
Briefly describe three key ways in which the US in the last 215 years has moved closer to being a true democracy as we’ve
discussed the definition of democracy in class.
4.
Is there a relationship between Capitalism and Democracy? If not, why. If there is, briefly discuss it.
5.
Using Weber’s three types of Authority (NOT power), which type of authority best describes a family with a father and a
mother who play the role of leaders within that family? What are the most important characteristics of that type of authority?
6.
Can the City of Porterville keep their recreation department budget secret from the community? Why or why not? Be
specific in citing the relevant court case or law that justifies your answer.
Notes:
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You will need a green Scantron®, #882.
You will need a pencil
You MAY choose to bring one 4”X6” note card with anything hand-written that you can fit on both sides.
 You may NOT bring in a sheet of paper or a card larger than ONE 4”X6” note card.
 It must be on a single, standard note card – no folded paper, no glued on or stuck on paper, and no
using 2 cards glued or taped together. Notes must be hand written, no photocopies or printer
generated cards.
 If your card does not meet the limits then you simply cannot use it.
You do NOT need a blue book.
Please write your short answers in either pencil or in blue or black ink. Please DO NOT USE red, green, purple, pink
or other odd colors of ink.