A. Answer
these questions. You can use bullet
points for your answers.
1. List four sources that influence people’s
political ideology.
2. List four methods of political participation.
3. Explain four effects of the decline in political
parties.
4.
Explain four reasons why parties have been in decline.
5. Explain five advantages that incumbents have over
challengers.
6. List three reasons why minor parties have so much
trouble winning elections today.
7. List four differences between presidential and
Congressional campaigns.
8. Describe four effects of the 1974 reforms to
elections and campaigns.
9. List six ways that the media has contributed to
candidate-centered campaigns
10. List five methods that interest groups use to
influence policy makers.
11. List six ways that
election campaigns have changed as the result of changes in the media in the
past 5-10 years.
12. What were five
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and how did the Constitution
improve on these weaknesses?
13.
What were four criticisms that Antifederalists had of the Constitution?
14. Explain four advantages of federalism.
15. Explain four disadvantages of federalism.
B. Based on what you’ve learned from the election this
year, give examples of the following themes we’ve talked about this year.
1.
Weak parties –
candidates bucking their party
2.
Feeding frenzy
in the media
3.
Running to the
extremes in a primary and to the center in the general election
4.
Focus on the
horserace or candidate personally rather than issues
5.
Negative
advertising: effective or not?
6.
The importance
of GOTV efforts
7.
The influence of
interest groups
8.
The importance
of independent groups
9.
In importance of
new media (blogs, Internet, talk radio, etc.)