Scoring the FRQs

Use these rubrics to score the FRQs

Link to Googledoc Rubric

Link to samples and scoring summary for question #1

Link to samples and scoring summary for question #2

US FRQs

US Comp FRQs

1.  Interest groups seek to influence political processes in ways that benefit their members. In doing so, however, they may not act in the overall public interest.

(a) Describe two techniques interest groups use to influence elections.
(b) Explain how interest groups use each of the following to influence government decision making.

• Issue networks (also known as iron triangles)
• Amicus curiae briefs

(c) Explain how each of the following serves to limit interest group influence.

• The media

• Pluralism

2.  The framers of the Constitution created a political system based on limited government. The original Constitution and the Bill of Rights were intended to restrict the powers of the national government. Later constitutional developments also limited the powers of state governments.
(a) Explain how each of the following limits the powers of the national executive.
             Federalism
            Checks and balances

(b) Explain how each of the following two provisions in the Bill of Rights limits the powers of the national government.

·       Establishment clause

·       Guarantee of a public trial

(c) Choose one of the following and explain how it limits the power of state governments.

·       Citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

·       Selective incorporation

Complete these (2) FRQs for Wednesday's class.  You must be ready to share and discuss your findings in small groups and willing to accept advice as well as give it.

US TEST Review

1. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

2. Purpose of the Bill of Rights

3. Virginia, New Jersey, and Connecticut plans

4. Federalism (defined) – Powers designated to National government vs the states

5. Effects of the Civil War on sovereignty (states rights were limited)

6. Divided government (what scenario is most efficient/ inefficient?)

7. Presidential systems and separation of powers – differ from unitary fusion

8. Economic principles – laissez faire – liberalism

9. State economic powers – national

10. subsidies –government intervention in the economy

11. Checks and balances – limits on executive power to enter treaties (senate role)

12. Gini index in the US – distribution of wealth

13. Role of US in the Global economy

14. Process of amending the constitution

15. Increases in Presidential powers

16. The cabinet (appointed, approved, heads of departments, beaurcrats)

17. Iron triangles – pluralism vs corporatism

18. Post 911 policies (military, intelligence, court vs executive)

19. Marbury v. Madison

20. Political party support base

21. 2 party system – FPTP system, heterogeneous populace, regional differences

22. States are responsible for elections, federalism

23. civic involvement – stronger than other democracies but declining, less of a

       focus, demographics (older persons more involved)

24. Social policies (distributive vs redistributive)

25. Fiscal vs Monetary policy

Gapminder / Food Security Index

Is there a link between Democracy and development?

Rank the (6) core countries from least to most democratic
Rank the (6) core countries from least to most economically developed

Go the following website: Gapminder

For each chart, record the results and describe the correlation between variables

1.  Plot democracy (extension of society tab) on vertical axis
     Time on Horizontal axis (the scale is 1 (undemocratic) -10 (democratic)

2.  Plot GDP per capita ( GDP divided by population) on vertical axis (income tab)
     Time on horizontal axis

3.  Keep the vertical GDP per capita axis and change the horizontal axis to Democracy score

4.  Lastly change the horizontal axis to HDI (Human Development Index)

Answer the following question and provide a basis fro your decision

True or False: All democracies are highly developed economically

Link: Food Security Index

Vocab Test On Thursday Nov. 20 YEEESSSSS!

1. Authoritarian
2. Bicameral
3. Causation
4. Charismatic legitimacy
5. Civil Liberties
6. Civil Rights
7. Civil Society
8. Cleavages
9. Coinciding (cleavages)
10. Crosscutting (cleavages)
11. Code Law
12. Command Economy
13. Common Law
14. Cooptation
15. Corporatism
16. Correlation
17. Country
18. Conservatism
19. Democratization
20. Dependency Theory
21. Developed countries
22. Developing countries
23. Devolution
24. Federalism
25. First-past-the-post, SMD
26. GDP
27. Gini Index
28. Globalization
29. Government
30. Grassroots Movement
31. HDI
32. Illiberal democracy
33. Institutions
34. Judicial Review
35. Legitimacy
36. Liberal (as an ideology)
37. Liberal democracy
38. Libertarian
39. Market Economy
40. Marxism/Communism
41. Nation
42. Nationalism
43. Neoliberal economics
44. Per capita GDP
45. Political culture
46. Political economy
47. Political Ideology
48. Political Recruitment
49. Political Socialization
50. Politics
51. Post Materialist
52. Proportional representation
53. Radical
54. Rational-legal legitimacy
55. Reactionaries
56. Referendum
57. Regime
58. Rentier State
59. Revolution
60. Socialist
61. Sovereignty
62. State
63. Structural Adjustment Program
64. Theocracy
65. Traditional legitimacy
66. Transparency
67. Under-developed countries
68. Unitary

Link to Quizlet 68 terms

Monday 11/10

Finish taking notes on chapter 4 section 4.  You need to read section 5 but I'm not requiring notes.  The vocabulary packets are on your desks for your viewing pleasure :)

Get as many vocabulary terms written as you can.  Begin studying these terms as we have a test coming up middle of next week.

Read Chapter 3 section 4 (pages 121-126)

Read and take notes on pages 121-126.

Do the following:

Why are members of the House of Representatives more likely than members of the Senate polarized to greater extremes of their party? (think about constituencies)

Watch the following (award winning video!) How a Bill Becomes a Law
Write out a timeline of events for how a bill becomes a law

How did Oregon's measure 90 highlight 'Murica's commitment to federalism?  That is to say, who is responsible for deciding how elections are held?

Week of November 3-7

We fell behind on vocabulary terms last month… so… we dedicating this week to catching up.  Please bring your vocabulary packets and a smile to every class :)