Political Science 1101 Midterm 1 Review Due September 10 2013 6pm Political Science 1101 Midterm 1 Review You will be divided into groups of 3 or 4 I will assign a list of objectives to your group You should work together today in class and outside of class to develop a THOROUGH and ACCURATE study guide please use your textbooks articles and class notes to develop the guide You should type the study guide and post it to ELC by 6pm on Tuesday September 10 2013 Equal participation from each group member is expected and I encourage group members to email me an assessment of each other s effort I will use this in determining participation points for this assignment Group 1 1 Describe the differences and similarities of a republic vs a democratic republic Be sure to detail what group holds the power in each 2 Explain the principles of a democratic government 3 What is meant by absolute power corrupts absolutely What did the founders establish to prevent this 4 In Federalist 51 Madison writes that ambition should be made to counter ambition What does this mean Why does he believe that this is necessary How does it manifest in the structure of U S government 5 How do citizens withdraw consent to be governed Give an example of why they would do this 6 What are the primary political values established in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution Group 2 1 Explain the theoretical and historical factors that influenced the writers of the U S Constitution 2 Why was the concept of natural rights revolutionary 3 Describe the structure of the Articles of Confederation and explain why the confederation failed 4 Identify and explain the compromises made by the delegates to come to agreement on the U S constitution 5 Explain the rationale for and give examples of the separation of powers and the checks and balances in the U S constitution 6 What is Judicial Review How and why was it established Group 3 1 Define federalism and contrast the federal system of government with the unitary and confederal systems in explaining where governmental power lies 2 Identify two advantages and two disadvantages of the U S federal system 3 Locate the sources of federalism in the U S Constitution using the terms vertical control and horizontal control explain how the founders intended federalism and separation of powers to limit the expansion of national power 4 Explain the historical evolution of federalism as a result of the Marshall Court the Civil War the New Deal civil rights and federal grant making Group 4 1 Explain the origin of the Bill of Rights and discuss how these rights were applied to the states 2 Explain how the Bill of Rights protects freedom of religion while maintaining a separation between the state and religion 3 Define freedom of expression explain where it is found in the Bill of Rights and show why it is important in a democracy 4 Discuss the concept of privacy rights and give examples of how individual privacy is protected under the Constitution 5 Identify the rights of the accused and discuss the role of the Supreme Court in expanding those rights 1 Political Science 1101 Midterm 1 Review Due September 10 2013 6pm Group 5 1 Define civil rights and locate in the U S Constitution the obligation on government to guarantee all citizens equal protection of the law 2 Explain why discrimination against individuals and groups exists in the United States today 3 Assess the limits of the state and federal law in guaranteeing equality to all people 4 Explain why the U S Supreme Court plays such an important role relative to civil rights and identify at least two significant Supreme Court decisions that advanced civil rights in the United States 5 Identify and explain three significant events related to each of the campaigns for civil rights undertaken by African Americans women the Latino community persons with disabilities and the LGBTQ community Group 6 Essentially outline chapters 1 4 9 10 from the GA reader 1 Ch 1 Described the historical context in Georgia that has shaped Georgia politics 2 Ch 4 Compare and contrast the ten Georgia constitutions 3 Ch 9 Describe the historical context of voting rights in Georgia 4 Ch 10 What are the rules of districting in Georgia How have these rules affected voting 5 What are some of the primary differences between the Georgia constitution and the U S constitution Why are these differences important Are states important in the U S federal system Why or why not Group 7 1 Provide a detailed explanation of Federalist 51 Highlight what Madison argues about the nature of government and what he proposes to control this nature 2 Outline the contents of Articles I of the U S Constitution Detail the construction of the branches of government and indicate how members are elected 3 Define bicameral legislation and identify the leaders in congress 4 Define the goal of affirmative action and explain why this approach is controversial in the United States Discuss Regents of the University of California v Bakke and Fisher v University of Texas presenting BOTH SIDES of each argument Summarize the University of Georgia s affirmative action policies 5 Why should Americans sacrifice rights and freedoms for the sake of security Discuss the important and controversy of the following Korematsu v United States USA PATRIOT Act NSA Surveillance New York s Stop and Frisk policy 2