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You have about 60-70 short review question for my final exam and I need someone who's gonna answer them all

Road to 1776 - Big Ideas

1 What events in ancient Judeo-Christian history laid the foundation for the principle of the separation of church and state in the United States of America?

2 What does the word "democracy" mean in Greek?

3 What is the difference between a "direct democracy" and an "indirect democracy"?

4 Why did the ancient Romans establish a Republic?

5 List and explain elements of the Roman Republic that demonstrate that the Romans mistrusted government power.

6 How did the Roman Republic become an empire, and how did the Roman Empire eventually collapse?

7 What does "sovereignty" mean?

8 What is the "Magna Carta" and how did it limit the power of government?

9 What is "Common Law" and how does it limit the power of government?

10 How do juries limit the power of government?

11 How did Monteqsuieu say government should be designed to prevent the rise of a dictatorship?

12 Explain the difference(s) between the following theories of government: "social contract theory" and "divine right of kings"

13 According to John Locke, what is the only legitimate purpose of government? And what should happen if a government fails at that purpose?

Road to 1776 - Stirrings of Liberty

1 What were two major reasons that English colonists settled in North America?

2 What were cultural differences between the northern and southern colonies?

3 Describe the difference between England's official policy towards the North American colonies before and after 1763.

4 Why did England's colonial policy change after 1763?

5 How did the Committees of Correspondence help unite the colonies?

6 According to Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet, why is it incorrect to say America is purely an "English nation"?

7 How did Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" pamphlet reflect early America's desire to stay out of international politics?

8 Do you think any of Thomas Paine's points in "Common Sense" were influenced by John Locke's principles?

Early American Government

1 Why do you think Benjamin Franklin responded to the question about the type of government the Constitution creates with the answer: "A republic, if you can keep it."

2 Who were the Federalists and the anti-Federalists in early American political history?

3 What were the "Federalist Papers?"

4 What were James Madison's concerns about politics, as evidenced in his "Federalist No. 10?"

5 Per the "Federalist No. 51," how did James Madison see the new federal government (as designed according to the Constitutional) as a way to prevent dictatorship?

6 What is the "Bill of Rights? Why was it added to the Constitution?

7 Based upon their preambles alone, what is a difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

8 Compare and contrast the Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion.

Ideologies, Economics, and Parties

2 What is subsidiarity? What are some examples of subsidiarity in practice?

3 What is the difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics?

4 What is "ideology" and how does it affect people's imagination?

5 What is a difference between a libertarian and a socialist in regards to government involvement in the economy?

6 What is a similarity between liberals and conservatives? What is a difference?

7 Is the federal government required to balance its budget?

8 Are states and local governments required to balance their budgets?

9 Why are small political parties often called "third parties?"

10 What are the two major political parties in the USA today?

11 Have the two major political parties in the USA today always existed?

12 Have the two major political parties in the USA today always shared their current viewpoints and agendas?

13 True or False - According to the Constitution, two political parties are required to exist in the USA at any one time.

14 How many electoral college votes are necessary to win the Presidency today?

Article I & Congress

1 Which branch of the federal government is supposed to make law?

2 What two chambers exist in Congress?

3 How often are Congressional Representatives elected?

4 How often are Senators elected?

5 Contrast the qualifications for Representatives and Senators.

6 How many Representatives are there in Congress?

7 How many Senators are there in Congress?

8 What is Gerrymandering?

9 Who is the President of the Senate?

10 What power does the Vice President of the United States of America Have in the Senate?

11 Describe the process of impeaching a President. How initiates it? Who conducts it? How many guilty votes are needed to convict?

12 Which chamber of Congress initiates tax bills?

13 What is a "veto?" Who can issue a veto?

14 Can a veto be overridden? If so, how?

15 Which branch of the federal government has the power to declare war?

16 What is a Writ of Habeas Corpus? Can it ever be suspended?

17 What is a Bill of Attainder? Is it allowed in the USA?

18 What does "ex post facto" mean? Is it allowed in the USA?

19 How does a bill become a law?

Article II & Presidency

1 Article II & Presidency

2 Contrast the role and power of the Office of the Presidency between the periods of the late 1700s-late 1800s vs. late 1800s-today.

3 How did President Woodrow Wilson's foreign policy differ from George Washington's?

4 Which president was the first to bring the federal government into local political affairs?

5 What does the number of Electors for the Electoral College equal in each state?

6 True or False - In most states, if a candidate gets at least 51% of the vote for President, that candidate wins all of the Electoral College votes for that state?

7 What are the qualifications to be President?

8 True or False - There is a clearly established line of succession for the Office of the President?

9 True or False - an "Express Power" is a power that the Constitution expressly grants the President.

10 True or False - a "Delegated Power" is a power that Congress grants the President.

11 True or False - a "Discretionary Power" is a power that neither the Constitution nor the Congress grant to the President, but which the President claims for himself.

12 What are Reprieves and Pardons: Express Powers, Delegated Powers, or Discretionary Powers?

13 Can the President be impeached?

14 What is an "Executive Order?"

15 Generally speaking, who comprises the "Cabinet"? (you do not need to know each individual name)

16 To what political party does the current President belong?