Chapter 3, Part III

Questions to Consider:

• Has federalism contributed positively to democracy?
• Consider: allocation of funds, unique policies based on region, opportunities for political participation, access to government, party leadership, etc.
• What are the disadvantages to federalism?
• Why might the federal government have become increasingly involved in , especially in terms of economic policy?  Does this override federalism?

Chapter 3 Part II

Terms to Outline:

• Dual federalism
• Cooperative Federalism
• Fiscal Federalism
• Categorical Grants
• Project Grants
• Formula Grants
• Block Grants
• Crossover sanctions
• Mandates -- underfunded and unfunded

Chapter 3, Part I

Terms to Outline:

• Federalism
• unitary governments
• confederation
• intergovernmental relations
• enumerated powers
• supremacy clause
• 10th Amendment
• 11th Amendment
• McCulloch v. Maryland
• "necessary and proper"
• Gibbons v. Odgen
• Brown v. Board
• Full faith and credit
• Extradition
• Privileges and Immunities

Chapter 2, Part VII

Questions to Consider:

• In what ways does the Constitution contrast the Declaration of Independence and place limits on individual liberties and a truly democratic government?
• To what extent is the Constitution a democratic document?
• Does the Bill of Rights balance out the limits to personal liberties that are proposed in other parts of the Constitution?
• Why would the Constitution say nothing about who can and cannot vote?
• Doesn't that in itself show that the original Constitution was undemocratic?
• How has the government become more democratic over time?
• What rights do we have now that we did not have when the Constitution was ratified?
• Does this imply that the Constitution both limits the tyranny of the majority as well as its own tyranny?
• Does the system of checks and balances make it difficult for government to act?
• Does it, indeed, reduce the scope of government in allowing one section of government from being too powerful?

Chapter 2, Part VI

Terms to Outline:

• amendment
• Equal Rights amendment
• Marbury v. Madison
• judicial review 

Chapter 2, Part V

Terms to Outline:

• Federalists
• Anti-Federalists
• Federalist Papers
• Bill of Rights

Chapter 2, Part IV

Terms to Outline:

• The Madisonian system
•  Separation of Powers
• checks and balances
• republic

Chapter 2, Part III

Terms to Outline:

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Connecticut Compromise
• Three-fifths compromise
• writ of habeas corpus

Chapter 2, Part II

Terms to Outline:

• Articles of Confederation
• Shays' Rebellion
• Annapolis Convention

Chapter 2, Part I

Terms to Outline:

• Seven Years War
• First Continental Congress
• Declaration of Independence
• natural rights
• consent of the goverened
• limited government

Chapter 1, Part IV

Terms to Outline:

• Gross domestic product

Chapter 1, Part III

Terms to Outline:

• Democracy
• Ideal democratic process:
• Equality in voting
• effective participation
• enlightened understanding
• citizen control of the agenda
• inclusion
• majority rule
• minority rights
• representation
• Pluralism
• elitism
• hyperpluralism
• policy gridlock
• laissez faire
• culture war

Chapter 1, Part II

Terms to outline:

• policymaking system
• linkage institutions
• policy agenda
• political issue
• policymaking institutions
• public policy
• policy impacts

Chapter 1, Part I

Terms to outline:

• Government
• Collective Goods
• Politics
• Political Participation
• Single-issue groups