American Government Final Exam Study Guide 2024-2025 PDF

American Government Final Examination Study Guide 2024-2025 The final exam will be cumulative, but will only include the most important parts of every lesson. Questions: 60/ 120 Points (Total) Multiple Choice True and False Academic Language: Traditional Economy, Com...

American Government Final Examination Study Guide 2024-2025 The final exam will be cumulative, but will only include the most important parts of every lesson. Questions: 60/ 120 Points (Total) Multiple Choice True and False Academic Language: Traditional Economy, Command Economy, Market Economy, Ideology, Liberalism, Conservatism, Centrism, Democratic-Socialism, Libertarianism, Environmentalism, Interest Groups, Two-Party System, PAC, Lobbying, Multi-Party System, Public Opinion, Political Socialization, Negative Campaigning, Primary Election, Plurality, Party Base, Power, Authority, City-State, Nation-State, Continental State, Global-State, Sovereignty, Social Contract, Divine Right of Kings, Corruption, Coercion, Tribute, Institution, Bureaucracy, Dictatorship, Totalitarian Dictatorship, Democracy, Oligarchy, Theocracy, Plutocracy, Technocracy, Republic, Monarchy, Autocracy, Constitutional Democracy, Constitutional Monarchy, Nazism, Communism, Fascism, Unitary, Federal, Confederate, Left Wing, Right Wing, Representative Government, Rule of Law, Limited Government, Individual Rights, Separation of Powers, Popular Sovereignty, Constitutionalism, Majority Rule, Due Process, Republican Government, Checks and Balances, Federalism, Independent Judiciary, Judicial Review, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Libel, Slander, Self-Incrimination, Double Jeopardy, Conservative, Liberal, Individualism, One Party System, Watchdog Function, Bonding Agent Priorities: (You must know these concepts in their totality. Memorizing definitions will not suffice.) The distinctions between liberalism and conservatism How states are formed under varying political and economic conditions Force theory, divine right theory, etc… How psychology is used to govern. Dictatorial vs. democratic societies The social contract The U.S. Constitution (Amendments 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 15, 19) Natural law and the rule of law. Checks and balances The geographic distribution of power (federal, unitary, and confederate) Expansions of the Electorate Types of Minor Parties Voting Requirements