GOVT 2305 Final Exam Study Guide

The Final Exam is an online exam that can be taken at home. The exam covers material from the second half of the course. There will be 80 questions with questions from each chapter. The study guide below will generally guide students on topics that may be on the exam. This is not an exhaustive list but a general guide of major topics covered in each chapter. Students who have read the chapters and successfully completed all of the work in the course should be well prepared.

Study Guide
Elections-	primary election, open primaries, closed primary, caucus, front-loading, electoral college numbers, electoral college process, polling, political party involvement in elections, New Hampshire, incumbents
Interest Groups-	interest groups, factions, pluralist theory, lobby, free-rider problem, revolving door, PAC, grassroots lobbying, lobbyists, types of interest groups, disapproval of interest groups, types of lobbyist activities
Legislative Branch-	reapportionment, Great Compromise, election cycle for senators, election cycle for representatives, redistricting, impeachment process, incumbent, gerrymandering, Article 1 Section 8, powers of Senate, powers of House of Representatives, Necessary and Proper Clause, standing committees, conference committee, oversight, filibuster, Vice President in the Senate
Executive Branch-	requirements to be president, powers of President, presidential appointments, overturning a presidential veto, executive orders, delegation of powers, cabinet departments, "going public", divided government, gridlock, presidential vetoes
Judicial Branch-	Marbury v. Madison, judicial review, criminal case, appeal, stare decisis, kinds of cases the Supreme Court hears, solicitor general, precedent, jurisdiction, amicus curiae brief, majority opinion, common law, judicial restraint, senatorial courtesy, concurrence, opinion