In class we reviewed some of the items I posted over the course of the semester and indicated which might be the subject of questions on the final. Here's what you should review so far. Think about how the subject matter overlaps with the items we covered in the lecture material.
This has been updated and is now complete. I'll have the final review terms available early next week.
For 2305:
- sanctuary cities
- medical marijuana
- safe spaces / marketplace of ideas
- pre-emption
- criticisms of democracy
- education as a fundamental right
- fiscal year / appropriations / continuing resolution / government shutdown
- 2015 budget
- religious liberty v equal protection
- terry stops
- gaslamp
- ballot selfies
- veto override
- Kaepernick
- party demographics
- the court case about transgender students
- incumbency and the 2016 election
- the 23rd US House District
- competitive US House seats in Texas
- differences between Trump and Clinton supporters
- the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
- party polarization and trust in government
- ticket splitting
- lame duck Congress
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For 2306:
- MUDs
- Sanctuary cities
- Marijuana
- Ballot Initiatives
- State Elections
- pre-emption|
- the fundamental right of education
- transgender - schools
- recapture vote in HISD
- terry stops
- gaslamp
- agenda 85th session
- astrodome
- criminalization
- us / texas conflict
- pushback against same sex marriage
- HGAC - transportation
- allowable searches
- voter registration numbers in Texas
- state wide and county election results
- the Texas Ethics Commission
- local debt
- pre-filing
- constitutional right to farm and ranch
- early voting
- special session on education funding
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Showing posts with label final exam 2305. Show all posts
Monday, November 21, 2016
Friday, May 1, 2015
Review material for the 2305 final
Think broadly about the following specific items. I might add a few things over the next week - so don't limit yourself to these items - but this list should help you perform at least adequately if you fully understand the concepts and terms below:
Current events – 10 to 15 questions pulled from the blog
The subject matter of each of the articles of the Constitution – especially the first 3
The delegated, reserved, implied, and denied powers
The police powers
The denied powers
The elastic clauses and their consequences
The purpose and content of the Bill of Rights
The basic principles within the Constitution
The impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
The equal protection clause
The privilege and immunities clause
The history of the equal protection clause, including Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education
The expressed and inherent powers of the president
The commander in chief powers
Judicial review
Gerrymandering
The mechanisms which separate - and maintain the separation - of powers
The origin and purposes of political parties
The party eras
The winner take all system and its consequences
The factions within the major parties
The marketplace of ideas
The role of free speech in a free society
The rationale behind public education
The self-evident truths
The substantive liberties
The procedural liberties
Agency capture
The definition of democracy
The checks and balances
Ideology
What are the respective bases of liberalism and conservatism?
Strict scrutiny, intermediate review, rational basis review
The argument contained in the Declaration of Independence
Key phrases in the Federalist Papers
Voter turnout – rates
The debate over interpreting the Constitution
Judicial Review
What is public policy?
The nature of religious liberty
The basic purpose and goals of social welfare, foreign, and economic policy
The nature of apportionment and the drawing of districts
The pros and cons of political parties
The role of state and local governments
The basic design of elections and appointments to national office
The development of judicial review
Rulemaking
Lobbying
Iron Triangles
The revolving door
Constitutional governments
Winner take all elections
The two party system
Debates over interpreting key phrases in the Constitution
The debate over the powers of the president
Unified and divided government
The basic principles in the Magna Carta
The basic principles in the British Bill of Rights
Baker v Carr
The unitary executive
Current events – 10 to 15 questions pulled from the blog
The subject matter of each of the articles of the Constitution – especially the first 3
The delegated, reserved, implied, and denied powers
The police powers
The denied powers
The elastic clauses and their consequences
The purpose and content of the Bill of Rights
The basic principles within the Constitution
The impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
The equal protection clause
The privilege and immunities clause
The history of the equal protection clause, including Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education
The expressed and inherent powers of the president
The commander in chief powers
Judicial review
Gerrymandering
The mechanisms which separate - and maintain the separation - of powers
The origin and purposes of political parties
The party eras
The winner take all system and its consequences
The factions within the major parties
The marketplace of ideas
The role of free speech in a free society
The rationale behind public education
The self-evident truths
The substantive liberties
The procedural liberties
Agency capture
The definition of democracy
The checks and balances
Ideology
What are the respective bases of liberalism and conservatism?
Strict scrutiny, intermediate review, rational basis review
The argument contained in the Declaration of Independence
Key phrases in the Federalist Papers
Voter turnout – rates
The debate over interpreting the Constitution
Judicial Review
What is public policy?
The nature of religious liberty
The basic purpose and goals of social welfare, foreign, and economic policy
The nature of apportionment and the drawing of districts
The pros and cons of political parties
The role of state and local governments
The basic design of elections and appointments to national office
The development of judicial review
Rulemaking
Lobbying
Iron Triangles
The revolving door
Constitutional governments
Winner take all elections
The two party system
Debates over interpreting key phrases in the Constitution
The debate over the powers of the president
Unified and divided government
The basic principles in the Magna Carta
The basic principles in the British Bill of Rights
Baker v Carr
The unitary executive
Friday, December 12, 2014
A few things for the 2305 final
Don't limit yourself to just these topics, but these deserve special attention:
the articles of the Constitution
what are the delegated, implied, reserved and denied powers?
the Bill of Rights
Substantive and procedural liberties
civil liberties
civil rights
the equal protection clause
the powers of the president
differences between the House and the Senate
judicial review
apportionment
political parties
the two party system
party coalitions
Oliver Wendell Holmes
freedom of speech
republics
direct democracies
iron triangles
the due process of the law
agency capture
components of democracy
separated powers
checks and balances
strict scrutiny
intermediate review
autocracy
the grievances in the Declaration of Independence
Federalist 10, 45, 51, 78
voter turnout
constitutional interpretation
the public policy process
parties in Congress
purpose of foreign policy
wall of separation
purpose of social welfare policy
minority rights
suffrage
state sovereign immunity
sub-governments
the Missouri Compromise
federalism
national v. state v. local government
elections to national office
the role of states in elections
executive departments
suspect classifications
rational basis review
the right to petition
nominating conventions
liberalism
conservatism
tyranny
free exercise of religion
the establishment clause
the freedom of speech
searches and seizures
grand juries
winner take all elections
constitutions
the judiciary
service during good behavior
John Locke
the consent of the governed
the Supreme Court
procedure in the courts
how bills become law
military power
unified and divided government
committees in Congress
the Security Clause
the right to privacy
Baker v Carr
Brown v Board of Education
Marbury v Madison
inherent powers
the New Deal
party eras
critical elections
the origins of political parties
the free rider problem
the rights of criminal defendants
the presidency
There's no guarantee, but if you have a firm grasp of these concepts you just might be able to pass this class.
the articles of the Constitution
what are the delegated, implied, reserved and denied powers?
the Bill of Rights
Substantive and procedural liberties
civil liberties
civil rights
the equal protection clause
the powers of the president
differences between the House and the Senate
judicial review
apportionment
political parties
the two party system
party coalitions
Oliver Wendell Holmes
freedom of speech
republics
direct democracies
iron triangles
the due process of the law
agency capture
components of democracy
separated powers
checks and balances
strict scrutiny
intermediate review
autocracy
the grievances in the Declaration of Independence
Federalist 10, 45, 51, 78
voter turnout
constitutional interpretation
the public policy process
parties in Congress
purpose of foreign policy
wall of separation
purpose of social welfare policy
minority rights
suffrage
state sovereign immunity
sub-governments
the Missouri Compromise
federalism
national v. state v. local government
elections to national office
the role of states in elections
executive departments
suspect classifications
rational basis review
the right to petition
nominating conventions
liberalism
conservatism
tyranny
free exercise of religion
the establishment clause
the freedom of speech
searches and seizures
grand juries
winner take all elections
constitutions
the judiciary
service during good behavior
John Locke
the consent of the governed
the Supreme Court
procedure in the courts
how bills become law
military power
unified and divided government
committees in Congress
the Security Clause
the right to privacy
Baker v Carr
Brown v Board of Education
Marbury v Madison
inherent powers
the New Deal
party eras
critical elections
the origins of political parties
the free rider problem
the rights of criminal defendants
the presidency
There's no guarantee, but if you have a firm grasp of these concepts you just might be able to pass this class.
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