Practice Final 2018

he following will give you an idea of the format of the final exam. As you prepare, also take a look at the air midterm http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2018/11/air-midterm-fall-2018.html 

I. Briefly identify 12 of 14 items (4 points each). Explain each item's meaning and significance.

• Democratic memos
• Article II
• Homogamy
• The jury “as a political institution”
• Majority faction
• The 10th Amendment
• Isolates
• The Creationism Act
• Transactional politics
• The Seneca Falls Declaration
• Timothy Matlack
• The Fiske Report
• Random sampling
• The Message Box

II. Short essays. Answer three of four. Each answer should take about half a page. (6 points each).

• Explain the origin and meaning of the following passage: " In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions." 
• Explain the differences among PIE, PO, PIG and POG.
• Explain the origin and meaning of this passage: "Whenever possible, go outside the experience of the enemy."
• Franken has a short chapter titled "I Screw Up."  How did he screw up?  (No, it does not involve recent revelations.)

III. Answer two of three essay questions (17 points each). Each answer should take about 2-3 large bluebook pages or 3-4 small bluebook pages.

• How would Tocqueville explain why a case such as Edwards v. Aguillard came to the Supreme Court?
• What are the "founding virtues" that Murray describes?  How do trends in these virtues explain changes in happiness?  Do you see any weaknesses in Murray's analysis?
• Government shutdowns are a timely topic indeed.  See this article:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/02/the-shutdown-is-the-constitutions-fault/  Explain whether you agree or disagree, with reference to The Federalist and other class materials.

Bonus Questions (one point each). Very briefly identify the following:

• Shelia Jackson Lee
• Barbara Lee
• Mike Lee
• Bill Lee
• Clark Lee