AP GOVERNMENT REVIEW
INTRODUCTION TO GOVERNMENT
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Government in America(Pearson) Chapter 1 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 1 Topics: Government, public policy, democratic republic, politics, political participation, voter apathy, single-issue groups, policymaking system, linkage institutions, policy agenda, political issue, policymaking institutions, policy impacts, democracy, representative democracy, majority rule, minority rights, participatory democracy, pluralist democracy, hyper pluralism, elite democracy, American political culture, rule of law, challenges to democracy, etc. Review video link: https://youtu.be/YZAPuM6r4_4 |
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The Constitution
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Government in America(Pearson) Chapter 2 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 2 Topics: Constitution, limited government, French & Indians War, direct representation, John Locke, natural rights, Enlightenment, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, republic, Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, popular sovereignty, Articles of Confederation. separation of powers, Shay's Rebellion, Annapolis Convention, Constitution Convention, factions, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise, 3/5 Compromise, writ of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, ex post facto law, direct democracy vs. representative democracy, federalism, ratification debate, Anti-Federalist, Brutus #1, Federalist, Federalist Papers, Federalist No. 10, Bill of Rights, judicial review, Marbury v. Madison, etc. Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/TMrhV8OkGdA
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
FEDERALISM
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Government in America(Pearson) Chapter 3 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 3 Topics: Federalism, unitary system, confederation, intergovernmental relation, expressed powers, implied powers, concurrent powers, reserved powers, 10th amendment, enumerated powers, supremacy clause, Brown v. Board of Education, elastic clause, national bank, McCulloch v. Maryland, Commerce clause, Gibbons v. Ogden, U.S. v. Lopez, loose vs. strict interpretation, full faith and credit clause, Defense of Marriage Act, extradition, privileges and immunities clause, dual federalism, cooperative federalism, devolution, fiscal federalism, categorical grants, crossover sanctions, crosscutting requirements, project grants, formula grant, block grants, mandates, unfunded mandates Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/t1hIzfQOIKk
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CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PUBLIC POLICY
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 4 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 5 Topics: Civil liberties, Bill of Rights, incorporation, Barron v. Baltimore, Gitlow v. New York, 1st Amendment, Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Engel v. Vitale, Equal Access Act, evolution vs. creationism, Lemon v. Kurtzman, Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, Wisconsin v. Yoder, prior restraint, NY Times Co. v. United States, Schenck v. U.S., Smith Act, Brandenburg v. Ohio, Roth v. United States, Miller v. California, libel, slander, NY Times v. Sullican, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District, Texas v. Johnson, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Citizens United, freedom of assembly, NAACP v. Alabama, 2nd Amendment, McDonald v. Chicago, 4th amendment, probably cause, exclusionary rule, Mapp v. Ohio, 5th amendment, Miranda v. Arizona, 6th Amendment, Gideon v. Wainwright, habeas corpus, Patriot Act, War on Terror, Guantanamo Naval Base, 8th amendment, Gregg v. Georgia, right to privacy, Griswold v. Connecticut, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/njh1i93uQV8 |
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CIVIL RIGHTS & PUBLIC POLICY
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 5
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 6
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Civil liberties vs. civil rights, 14th amendment, equal protection clause, standards of review, Dred Scott v. Sandford, 13th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Jim Crow laws, de jure segregation, de facto segregation, Civil Rights Cases (1883), Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965, 24th Amendment, Dawes Act of 1887, Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, Hernandez v. Texas, DACA, Chinese Exclusion Act, Korematsu v. U.S., Seneca Falls Declaration, 19th Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, Betty Friedan, NOW, Equal Pay Act, Title IX, Americans with Disabilities Act, Stonewall Riots, Bowers v. Hardwick, Lawrence v. Texas, Obergefell v. Hodges, affirmative action, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/gYk9hHtjsmQ
Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 5
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 6
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Civil liberties vs. civil rights, 14th amendment, equal protection clause, standards of review, Dred Scott v. Sandford, 13th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Jim Crow laws, de jure segregation, de facto segregation, Civil Rights Cases (1883), Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act 1965, 24th Amendment, Dawes Act of 1887, Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, Hernandez v. Texas, DACA, Chinese Exclusion Act, Korematsu v. U.S., Seneca Falls Declaration, 19th Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, Betty Friedan, NOW, Equal Pay Act, Title IX, Americans with Disabilities Act, Stonewall Riots, Bowers v. Hardwick, Lawrence v. Texas, Obergefell v. Hodges, affirmative action, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/gYk9hHtjsmQ
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PUBLIC OPINION & POLITICAL ACTION
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 6 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapter 4, 7-8 Topics: Census, assimilation, melting pot, “minority majority”, Chinese Exclusion Act, National Origins Act, Immigration and Nationality Act, reapportionment, regional shift, baby boomers, Social Security, political socialization, public opinion, polls, gallup polls, random sampling, exit polls. American core values, political ideology, conservatives, liberals, libertarians, political participation, conventional participation, unconventional participation, civil disobedience, Letter from a Birmingham Jail Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/kp73Vkk69jQ
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MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 7
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 12 Topics covered Mass media, 1st amendment, political socialization, linkage institution, fireside chats, election of 1960, credibility gap, investigative journalism, cable news, 24 hour news cycle, print media, broadcasting, narrowcasting, regulation, FCC, fair treatment rule, sound bites, bias, ideologically oriented programing, fake news, trial balloons, talking heads, adversarial press, watchdog function, 4th estate, media event, policy agenda Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/KS_iBaSB9A8 |
POLITICAL PARTIES
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 8
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 9 Topics covered political party, linkage institution, primary election, party platform, party identification, independent voters, straight ticket voting, ticket splitting, open primary, closed primary, national party convention, coalition, realignment, Federalist, Democratic-Republicans, Democrats, Whigs, Republicans, Democrats, Election of 1932, New Deal coalition, Election of 1968, divided party government, political dealignment, 3rd parties, winner take all vs. proportional representation, responsible party model, "Blue Dog Democrats" Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/MHwVlFxXMcs |
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NOMINATIONS, CAMPAIGNS, & VOTING BEHAVIOR
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Nominations, Campaigns, & Voting Behavior
Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 9 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 10 Topics covered: Nominations, primary election, general election, candidate centered campaigns, National Party Convention, delegates, superdelegates, invisible primary, caucuses, primary vs. caucus system, political campaigns, campaign organization, Federal Election Campaign Act, soft money contributions, McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Act, 527 groups, 501c groups, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Super PACs, incumbent advantage, expansion of suffrage, voter registration, voter ID laws, rational choice voting, retrospective voting, prospective voting, party-line voting, electoral college, winner take all, battleground states Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/tkrwfCS4lO4 |
INTEREST GROUPS
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 10
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 11 Topics covered: Interest group, linkage institution, policy specialist, pluralist, elitism, hyperpluralism, iron triangle, reasons for interest group success, lobbyist, electioneering, PACs, litigation, amicus curiae, class action lawsuit, types of interest groups, closed shop Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/VoR5TdZDvYk |
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CONGRESS
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Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 11
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 13 Topics covered: Congress, Senate, House of Representatives, incumbents casework, pork barrel projects, redistricting, gerrymandering, open seat, bicameral, Connecticut Compromise, enumerated powers, implied powers, House Rules Committee, filibuster, cloture, majority leader, minority leader, whip, Speaker of the House, Congressional Committees, standing committee, joint committee, conference committee, select committee, Discharge petition, committee chair, seniority system, Congressional caucus, trustee model of representation, instructed delegates model of representation, politico model, political polarization, representative democracy, logrolling affect Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/PJBwyL-gOVI |
THE PRESIDENCY
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The Presidency Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 12 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 14 Topics covered: The Presidency, executive branch, Federalist #70, electoral college, Vice President, 22nd Amendment, impeachment, Article II, enumerated powers, Madisonian system, Executive Order, increase in Presidential power, Cabinet, Executive Officer, White House Staff, First Lady, State of the Union, veto power, pocket veto, line-item veto, electoral mandate, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, War Powers Resolution, Crisis Manager, “bully pulpit”, signing statements, Press Secretary, divided government, judicial nominations Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/VPLC7y2RES0 |
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IMPEACHMENT EXPLAINED
THE FEDERAL BUDGET
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The Budget: Politics of Taxing and Spending Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 13 American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 18 Topics covered: Federal budget, revenue, expenditures, deficit, 16th amendment, income tax, progressive tax vs. flat tax, social insurance taxes, debt ceiling, national debt, tax cuts, tax expenditures, entitlement spending, discretionary spending, “uncontrollable” federal spending, mandatory spending, pork barrel legislation, logrolling affect, budget process, Office of Management and Budget, budget committees, budget resolution, budget reconciliation, authorization bills, appropriation bills, government shutdown, continuing resolutions Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/uN7PNJZ_lKE |
THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY
Government in America (Pearson) Chapter 14
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 15
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Bureaucracy, agencies, commissions, departments, government corporations, “red tape”, patronage, merit, Civil Service System, Pendleton Act, Hatch Act, political appointees, Independent Regulatory Commissions, Independent Executive Agencies, discretionary authority, decentralize, devolution, Interstate Commerce Commission, deregulation, bureaucratic discretion, Bureaucratic control, oversight committee hearings, “power of the purse”, Iron Triangle Issue Networks
Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/aEATf0t3m0A
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 15
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Bureaucracy, agencies, commissions, departments, government corporations, “red tape”, patronage, merit, Civil Service System, Pendleton Act, Hatch Act, political appointees, Independent Regulatory Commissions, Independent Executive Agencies, discretionary authority, decentralize, devolution, Interstate Commerce Commission, deregulation, bureaucratic discretion, Bureaucratic control, oversight committee hearings, “power of the purse”, Iron Triangle Issue Networks
Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/aEATf0t3m0A
THE FEDERAL COURTS
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Review Video LinkGovernment in America (Pearson) Chapter 15
American Government: Institutions & Policies (Wilson) Chapters 16 Topics covered: Judicial review, Article III, Federalist #78, Marbury v. Madison, criminal vs. civil case, amicus curiae, district courts, court of original jurisdiction, court of appeals, Supreme Court, judicial appointments, Senate Judiciary Committee, majority opinion, minority opinion, concurring opinion, precedent, stare decisis, Warren Court, Burger Court, Court Packing, originalism, living constitution, judicial restraint, judicial activism, etc.. Review Video Link: https://youtu.be/kDgYbyUGpb8 |
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