Final Exam

  • Civil Liberties

  • Civil Rights

  • Bill of Rights

  • Legal Concepts
      - Ex Post Facto Laws
      - Ninth Amendment
      - Selective Incorporation
      - Re-visited Case Laws:
        - Barron v. Baltimore
        - Roe v. Wade
        - Gitlow v. New York
        - Tenth Amendment
        - Texas v. Johnson
        - Schenck v. US
      - Establishment Clause
      - Relevant Cases:
        - Reynolds v. United States
        - McDonald v. City of Chicago
        - Legal Definitions:
          - Obscenity
          - Fighting Words
          - Defamation
          - Symbolic Speech
          - Libel
          - Slander

  • Fourth Amendment

  • Relevant Cases:
      - California v. Ciraolo
      - Kyllo v. United States

  • Scrutiny Tests:
      - Strict Scrutiny
      - Rational Basis Test
      - Intermediate Scrutiny

  • Civil Rights Laws:
      - Civil Rights Act of 1964
      - Equal Pay Act of 1963
      - Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972

  • Affirmative Action Policies

  • Dual Court System

  • Legal Principles:
      - Supremacy Clause and State Courts
      - Burden of Proof

  • Jurisdiction Types:
      - Appellate Jurisdiction
      - Original Jurisdiction

  • Legal Standing

  • Public Interest Considerations

  • Case Reference:
      - DeFunis v. Odegaard

  • Court Structures:
      - Article I Legislative Court
      - Article II Judicial Court
      - US District Courts
      - US Court of International Trade
      - US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

  • Procedural Elements:
      - Writ of Certiorari
      - Rule of Four
      - Judicial Review Conceptualization

  • Historical Landmark Case:
      - Marbury v. Madison

  • Political Socialization

  • Core Concepts:
      - Pillar of American Liberty and Prosperity
      - Economic Types:
        - Capitalism
        - Socialism
        - Communism
        - Mercantilism

  • Resolving Political Disputes

  • Liberal Consensus

  • Political Polarization

  • Economic Populism

  • Historical Movement:
      - Progressive Movement

  • Agents of Socialization Impact

  • Goal of Political Socialization

  • Political Ideologies:
      - Classical Liberalism
      - Partisan Polarization
      - Voting Rights Act of 1965

  • Voter Access Issues

  • Voting Behavior Trends
      - Georgia’s Election Integrity Act of 2021

  • Fairness Doctrine

  • Role of the News Media

  • Progressive Social Movements

  • Style Bias in Media

  • Notable Commentators:
      - Spiro Agnew and the news media

  • Types of Political Participants:
      - Voting Specialists
      - Communalists
      - Campaigners
      - Parochial Participants

  • Political Efficacy Concepts

  • Political Participation Forms:
      - Duty-Based Citizenship
      - Engaged Citizenship
      - Direct Democracy
      - Voter Influence Mechanisms

  • Predictors of Voter Turnout

  • Role of Interest Groups

  • Political Parties Dynamics:
      - Single Member Districts
      - Collective Benefits
      - Free Rider Problem Analysis
      - Material Benefits Related to Political Incentives

  • Campaign Finance Laws:
      - Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
      - Key Figures:
        - Friedman and Main
        - E.E. Schattschneider

  • Political Influence Structures:
      - Iron Triangle Concept
      - Influential Figures:
        - Ralph Nader
      - Lobbying Strategies:
        - Astroturf Lobbying
        - Go Public Movement

  • Political Action Committees Overview

  • Major Political Parties
      - Whig Party
      - Democratic Party
      - Republican Party
      - Libertarian Party

  • Party Realignment Events

  • Historical Amendments:
      - Nineteenth Amendment
      - Fifteenth Amendment
      - Fourteenth Amendment

  • Notable Cases:
      - Smith v. Allwright

  • Political Party Structures:
      - Three-Part Structure of Political Parties
      - Federalists
      - Anti-Federalists
      - Democratic-Republicans
      - Caucus Election Dynamics

  • Election Process Influencers:
      - Twenty-Fourth Amendment
      - Literacy Tests and their Implications
      - Grandfather Clauses
      - Poll Taxes
      - Motor Voter Act of 1993
      - Help America Vote Act

  • Voter Identification and Factors
      - Party Identification Elements
      - Incumbency Impact
      - Mass Media Influence
      - Candidate Characteristics Influence
      - Voter Fatigue Phenomenon