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AP Review 2008

1. Principles of Government

2. Origins of American Government

3. Constitution (Convention)

4. Federalism

5. Federalism in Practice

6. Establishing National Supremacy

7. Federalism Today

8. American Political Environment

9. Public Opinion

10. What are Political Parties?

11. Roles of Political Parties

12. Party Systems

13. What do Political Parties do?

14. Party Identification and Membership

15. Participation and Voting

16. Types of Elections

17. Campaign Finance

18. Interest Groups

19. Mass Media

20. Biases in the Media

21. Congress

22. Structure of Congress

23. Organization of Congress

24. Election to Congress

25. Leadership of Congress

26. Committee System

27. Congressional Staff and Support

28. Roles of Members of Congress

29. Powers of Congress

30. The Lawmaking Process

31. Legislative Tactics

32. Influences on Congress

33. Constitutional Origins of Presidency

34. The Road to the White House

35. The Vice Presidency

36-presidential-powers-

37-limitations-on-presidential-powers

38. presidential character

39. The Bureaucracy
40. Executive Office of the President

41. Executive Departments

42. The Federal Court System

43. Structure of the Judicial System

44. Judicial Selection

45. The Supreme Court at Work

46. Courts as Policymakers

47. Judicial Philosophy

48. Civil Liberties

49. Freedom of Religion

50. Freedom of Speech

51. Freedom of the Press

52. Freedom of Assembly and Petition

53. Property Rights

54. Rights of the Accused

55. Civil Rights

56. The Civil Rights Movement

57. Other Minorities

58. Affirmative Action

59. Policymaking Process

60. Domestic Policy

61. Economic Policy

62. Foreign and Defense Policy

Relationship Between Different Groups

63. How does Congress affect the Courts?

64. How does Congress affect the Presidency?

65. How does Congress respond to Public Opinion?

66. How is Congress influenced by Interest Groups?

67. How does the President affect Congress?

68. How does the President affect the Supreme Court?

69. How does the President respond to Public Opinion?

70. How does the Court affect Congress?

71. How does the Court affect the Presidency?

72. How does the Court respond to Public Opinion?

Other things to know…

73. What are the 5 most significant Free Speech cases from the S.C.?

74. What are the 5 most significant Freedom of Religion cases from the SC?

75. What are the War Powers of the different parts of government? How did the “War Powers Act” affect these powers?

76. What were the major policies of FDR’s Presidency?

77. The 3 major things you should know about:

    1. George Washington

    2. Thomas Jefferson

    3. Alexander Hamilton

    4. James Madison

78. The 3 major things you should know about:

    1. Andrew Jackson

    2. Abraham Lincoln

    3. John Marshall

    4. Teddy Roosevelt

79. The 3 major things you should know about:

    1. Woodrow Wilson

    2. FDR

    3. Harry Truman

    4. JFK

80. The 3 major things you should know about:

    1. Lyndon Johnson

    2. Richard Nixon

    3. Ronald Reagan

    4. Bill Clinton

    5. George W. Bush

81. Major Clauses of the Constitution (elastic clause, commerce clause, full faith & credit, supremacy, etc.)

82. Multiple Choice Strategies

83. FRQ Strategies