Chapter 1 Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy
- Who belongs to the "millennial generation? How are they different?
- What are the 3 natural rights?
- What is "politics"?
- Where did democracy have it's beginnings?
- Is politics voluntary or mandatory?
- What's a "representative" democracy?
- What's "direct" democracy?
- Majority rule and protections for _______rights.
- Ruling elite vs. pluralism: what do they mean?
- Is it important to have citizen participation in a democracy?
- What are referendums, initiative petitions and recalls?
- What are basic elements of a liberal democracy?
- Know the 3 essential aspects of liberal democracies
- Is American society growing in diversity? Why is this happening?
- What are challenges for governing a society with an aging population?
- Do large economic divisions still exist in our society?
- Are some states using voting by mail to increase participation in the political process?
- Role of the Internet in politics and community organizing
- Are there responsibilities that go along with our freedoms?
- First permanent British colony was in _________?
- What caused American rebellion against Britain?
- Early political participation was limited to whom?
- Articles of Confederation: weaknesses: name a couple
- What were Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion about?
- Elements of the "Great Compromise" at the Continental Congress
- "3/5" Compromise: what was this about?
- Separation of powers and "checks and balances"
- What's federalism?
- What did first 3 Articles of Constitution deal with?
- What's the "supremacy clause"?
- The Bill of Rights: who wanted them?
- What were the "Federalist Papers?
- 2 methods for changing the Constitution? Who makes final decision? Congress or the States?
- Importance of Marbury vs. Madison case
- Expansion of the franchise occurred through amendments to the Constitution: who benefited?
- Unitary and confederal forms of government vs. federalist
- Enumerated powers, concurrent and prohibited powers
- Pluses and minuses of federalism
- Is federalism static or dynamic over time?
- What was significance of the philosophy of nullification?
- McCullough v Maryland and Gibbons v Ogden cases' significance
- Dual federalism aspects: Dred Scott decision significance
- Shifting trend towards strengthening federal role in 1900's
- The New Deal and growth of national power
- Cooperative federalism: federal/state partnerships up to 1960; marble-cake federalism
- Creative federalism in 60s and 70s: Brown v Board of Education decisions; targeting funds to local governments to eradicate poverty; revenue sharing
- New Federalism and devolution of power: Regan and beyond; will we return to a patchwork of rights?
- Grants-in-Aid and, block grants, categorical grants, program and formula grants
- Mandates and unfunded mandates: what are they about?
- Forms of cooperation and competition: full faith and credit provisions, compacts and business competition
- Innovation by the States: who dominates?
- Opportunities for participation enhanced with federalism
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties: Expanding Citizens' Rights
- Freedom of Religion: Free Exercise and Establishment Clause
- Early provision of rights prior to Constitution
- Arguments against having a Bill of Rights
- What's the "Lemon Test"?
- Accomodationists: who were they?
- Religion in schools: prayer and "intelligent design"
- Aid to religious schools: Cleveland voucher case key
- Freedom of Speech issues: political speech (clear and present danger test and bad tendency test, campaign speech (is money "speech"?)
- Symbolic and commercial speech (what is commercial speech?)
- Obscenity issues: the Miller test; who controls what's obscene? States or Federal government?
- Defamation (slander and libel, the Sullivan rule) ; and hate speech (prejudicial and hostile)
- Freedom of the press: prior restraint (censorship); government role with controlling the media: radio, TV, print
- Freedom of Assembly and Association: civil rights era emphasis
- Right to Keep and Bear Arms: citizens vs. the militia: DC v Heller case (discussed in class)
- Rights of Accused in 14th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizures w/ probable cause; warrantless searches: what are they?
- Self incrimination and the Miranda Rights; Right to counsel and a trial-by-jury
- Capital punishment & cruel and unusual punishment clause; is death by injection constitutionally prohibited?
- Right to privacy: implied right dealing with birth and death issues
- Civic engagement in civil liberties cases: many opportunities: ACLU, Jehovah's Witnesses; test cases, amicus curiae and "friend of the court" briefs; protection of advocacy
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