1st Edition
PS 101: Intro to US Gov & Pol
School: University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign (UIUC )
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Pages: 24An overview of The Presidency, The Bureaucracy, The Judiciary, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights for the multiple choice portion of the exam. Also, review of previous chapters for the essay portion of the final. -
Pages: 9An overview of the foundations of civil rights, and the history of the Civil Rights Movement and important legislation. -
Pages: 5An overview of the rights citizens have such as freedom of religion, expression, privacy, and press, in addition to those liberties that are less protected. Also, included are court cases on procedures. -
Pages: 8An overview of the court system--how judges are selected, the court's procedures, policymaking, public opinion, and how politics plays a role. -
Pages: 8An overview of the U.S. Court System, the Federal Court System, the Supreme Court, types of court cases, and what the criteria is for hearing cases. -
Pages: 9An overview of bureaucracies-- why they are needed, how they are organized, and what they do/ their policymaking. -
Pages: 5An overview of the President's powers, leadership, and successive order. -
Pages: 16Key terms, questions, and assigned readings about political parties, campaigns and elections, voting behavior and participation, interest groups, and Congress. -
Pages: 2An overview of the members, leadership, and various types of representation of the 114th Congress of the United States. -
Pages: 6An overview of Congress' powers, committees, and rules, in addition to the norms of lawmaking. -
Pages: 7An overview of Congress representation, including theories, implications, debates, and elections. -
Pages: 6An overview of the rules, strategies, and effects of lobbying, and how interest groups can influence lobbying. -
Pages: 5An overview of the different types of interest groups and their roles, members, and resources. Also, theories about group formation and their implications. -
Pages: 7An overview of who votes in elections and why. Variation, voting cues, classifications, and what a "normal" election consists of is outlined. -
Pages: 2An overview of how campaigns use microtargeting to persuade and mobilize voters. -
Pages: 5An overview of political candidate's strategies, priorities, and methods of advertising in order to win a campaign. -
Pages: 6An overview of campaigning in the U.S., including primaries, caucuses, and elections. Also, a look at how the electoral college works and chooses the winner of an election. -
Pages: 7An overview of the history of political parties and the origins of the modern party. Also, the various ways of thinking about parties and their systems. -
Pages: 11Questions and review material covering the foundations of government, democracy, the constitution, political socialization and political attitudes, public opinion, and the media. -
Pages: 9An overview of the various types of media that citizens are exposed to, and the possible direct and indirect effects of that exposure. -
Pages: 5An overview of how the media obtains and communicates news to the public. Also, the history and regulations of media in the U.S. -
Pages: 10An overview of citizens' opinions and the various distributions of those opinions. Also, information about polarization in America. -
Pages: 5An overview of how polls and surveys evaluate public opinion, including what a good survey consists of, and things to avoid.