Harriett Gracely , Education Director hgracely@flvs 407.513.0000

1. Model UNFLVSand You!! Midterm Review!! Ms. Spangler Mr. Benedict AP US Government and Politics Harriett Gracely, Education Director hgracely@flvs.net 407.513.0000

2. Midterm Review Midterm Review!

3. What to Expect • The midterm consists of 50 multiple choice questions • Time limit of 50 minutes • AP style Multiple Choice Questions

4. AP Multiple Choice • Four types of questions • Multiple choice with 5 choices (A-E) • Questions with the word “Except” • Roman Numeral Questions • Questions with chart, graph or illustration

5. Multiple choice with 5 choices (A-E)

6. Question with the word “Except”

7. Roman Numeral Question

8. Question with chart, graph or illustration.

9. Multiple Choice Strategies • There is no Guessing Penalty • Read question carefully • Eliminate answers right away • Read all answers • Use scratch paper for Midterm • Mark and Skip tough questions

10. Resources to use for study http://mrbapusgov.weebly.com/midterm-review.html • Textbook outlines and review chapter notes • Module Reviews • Terms and concepts • Midterm Study Guide • Recorded Review Sessions • Past quizzes

11. Top missed concepts on the exams • What can states do? • Can they tax citizens of another state? • What is the pluralist view? • Political resources are scattered among many interest groups, so not one dominates. However, they are not equally distributed. • What economic policy did Alexis de Tocqueville support? • Free Market, capitalism

12. Effects of changes in media • Broadcasting has become more segmented. • Talk shows and town meetings have increased politicians access • Allows politicians to connect without interest groups or party press. • rise of the sensationalist press increased voter apathy. • spread of magazines of opinion resulted in a rise in interest groups. • Newspapers-partisan publications to more populist publications.

13. Interest Groups • PACs: why, effects, influence, types, most common. • Unions- influence has decreased due to revenue difficulties. • PIRGs- Public Interest Research Groups • Public Perception • More specialized • Banned lobbying practices • Most important interest group tactic • Which types of groups support which party • Why do we have a large number of non profit?

14. Terms • split-ticket voting • plurality • Superdelegates • Progressives • Realignment and examples • Political elites • pluralist view • runoff election • Grants-in-aid • political cue • Voting Rights Amendments • Prospective and retrospective voting

15. Other concepts to Review • Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers • Political Parties- History • Nomination Process • Changes in Voting Rights • Elections/Campaigns

16. Midterm

17. ALAN 0000 Common Phrase MARSHA 0000 G A M E S H O W Q U I Z GWEN 0000

18. ALAN 0000 Believed government’s legitimacy is determined by the public’s consent. MARSHA 0000 _ O _ _ _ O _ _ _ GWEN 0000

19. ALAN 0000 impeachment power. MARSHA 0000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GWEN 0000

20. ALAN 0000 shared by both Congress and the president MARSHA 0000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GWEN 0000

21. ALAN 0000 Directly elect senators MARSHA 0000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GWEN 0000

22. ALAN 0000 State and federal government MARSHA 0000 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GWEN 0000

23. ALAN 0000 Targeting a specific group with information MARSHA 0000 _ _ _ _ _ R R _ _ _ _ _ _ GWEN 0000

24. John Locke House of Representative Treaty Negotiations Seventeenth Amendment Concurrent powers Narrowcasting John Locke House of Representative Treaty Negotiations Seventeenth Amendment Concurrent powers Narrowcasting