AP Comp Gov Exam Review Pt2

AP COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT: EXAM 2.1 CHECKDOWN - UK

DIRECTIONS: PLACE A CHECK MARK NEXT TO TOPICS AS YOU STUDY THEM.

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EXAM TOPIC

I CAN EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM, GREAT

BRITAIN AND ENGLAND

I CAN DEFINE RELATIVE GRADUALISM AND EXPLAIN HOW IT PLAYED A ROLE IN

THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

I CAN EXPLAIN THE WESTMINSTER SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND EXPLAIN HOW

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE IS CHOSEN

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ARE CHOSEN AND

EXPLAIN HOW THE FPTP (1ST PAST THE POST) ELECTORAL SYSTEM WORKS.

I CAN CONTRAST MAJORITY, MINORITY AND COALITION GOVERNMENTS AND

EXPLAIN HOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GOVERNMENT IMPACTS STABILITY

I CAN IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE KEY POWERS OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE

WESTMINSTER SYSTEM

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE CABINET IS CHOSEN AND HOW THE CABINET PLAYS A

ROLE IN POLICY FORMATION

I CAN CONTRAST THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND HOUSE OF LORDS

I CAN IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN TWO KEY CRITIQUES OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

I CAN IDENTIFY THREE IMPORTANT PM’S OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EXPLAIN

THEIR IMPACT ON UK POLITICAL CULTURE

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE POWER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS CHECKED IN THE

WESTMINSTER SYSTEM

I CAN IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE FIVE MAJOR THEMES OF BRITISH POLITICS

(RELATIVE GRADUALISM, PRIVATIZATION, INDIVIDUALISM, POLARIZATION, NEW

ISOLATIONISM)

I CAN DEFINE “QUESTION TIME” AND EXPLAIN HOW QUESTION TIME SERVES AN

IMPORTANT FUNCTION IN THE WESTMINSTER SYSTEM

I CAN IDENTIFY THE MAJOR AND MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM AND DESCRIBE THEIR POLITICAL PLATFORMS

I CAN DEFINE BREXIT AND EXPLAIN THE POLITICAL ARGUMENTS FOR AND

AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM LEAVING THE EUROPEAN UNION

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW REFORMS HAVE LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN

INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

I CAN CONTRAST THE REALISM AND LIBERALISM IN THE CONTEXT OF

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

I CAN EXPLAIN HOW REALISM AND LIBERALISM IMPACT THE DECISION-MAKING OF

INDIVIDUAL STATES AND CAN GIVE EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT THIS IMPACT

I CAN EXPLAIN THE SIX RULES FOR FRQ WRITING AND USE THEM TO CONSTRUCT

AN EXCELLENT FRQ