mid term exam Wednesday

MID TERM EXAM: GOVERNMENT

BIG IDEAS ABOUT GOVERNMENT 10 pts each

§Identify the Purposes of Govt.

§Identify 4 Major Political Ideas see p. 7 of text

§Identify and explain the 5 ideals of democracy.

§What are 2 functions of political parties?

§Identify the 5 expansions of the The Right to Vote. Why is the history of the Right to Vote important to you?

§What are the general percent of Democrats, Republicans, Independents?

§What are the mascots of each major political party?

Define SOCIAL ISSUES list a pro and con for each 5 pts

•Legalization of marijuana

•Amnesty for immigrants

•Wanna-be Proposition 1444 Tax on cigarettes

Define Political TERMS 5 pts

•suffrage

•electorate constitution,

•judicial review

•legislate

•executive

•federal

•Incumbent

•Conservative --liberal

•public opinion

•Primary

•Nomination

OTHER: 5 pts

•How often do we elect a president? Senator? Representative? Supreme Court Judge?

•democrat War powers resolution

Voters and Voting 5 pts

•How is party affiliation influenced by sex, race, education, or age? List 2 groups and usual party affiliation.

•What is a ‘gender gap’

•Name 5 Factors that influence voters. .

•Identify 3 ‘mediums’ citizens use get their information? Which is the most popular source for information today?

•Political efficacy

•sound bite

•mass media

List 5 types of advertising strategies used in campaigns.

Should there be limits on campaign spending?

What should we do about Negative Ads which distort the truth and mislead the public?

Should there be limits on Corporate contributions to political campaigns?