Thursday, December 14, 2017

AP GOVERNMENT UNIT 1 EXAM STUDY GUIDE

Hi!

Tomorrow's exam is a 50 multiple choice question assessment. Questions 1-27 are on Chapter 1. Questions 28-50 are on Chapter 2.

Topics to review:


  • globalization, what is it? What is globalization a threat to
  • What is the purpose of government? 
  • Thomas Hobbes ideology of government
  • John Locke's views on government and its purpose
  • Be familiar with the concept of communism
  • Examples of nations that have deep ties to communism but are currently moving in the direction of capitalism
  • What are public goods? 
  • The modern objective of governments 
  • American government culture, what are we more inclined to believe? 
  • Know the difference between political equality and equality of opportunity
  • Government's "original dilemma"
  • Western Europe's experience with democratic socialism
  • Know the difference between libertarianism and liberalism
  • Know the difference between conservatives and liberals in America
  • Procedural democracy
  • Participatory democracy
  • E-government
  • Substantive democracy
  • Responsiveness
  • Referendum
  • Initiative
  • Weaknesses of the majoritarian democratic model
  • Interest Groups
  • Majoritarian vs. Pluralist models of democracy
  • Elite theory
  • Democratization

WOW! I doesn't feel like it, but we learned a lot of valuable information in the last two weeks. Don't kill yourselves cramming. Just read your IDs before going to bed and please DO NOT come to class with an empty stomach. GET REST. 

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