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AP Gov ~ Unit 2 Review Questions Chapters 13, 12, 7 ,11 Chapter 13: Congress 1. Knowing the process of how a bill becomes a law: a. Identify three hurdles a bill must surmount if it is to become a law. b. Is the legislative process too inefficient? Why or why not? 2. Explain the filibuster and identify its purpose. a. Who has used the device? b. How and why has its application and impact changed over the years? 3. What is the role of committees in Congress? List and explain three kinds of Congressional committees. Chapter 12: The Media 1. Summarize what we know about trends in newspaper circulation, ownership, and readership since the early 1900’s. Draw connections to the cycles of regulation and deregulation of the media in the last 100 years. 2. Identify and explain the three roles played by the national press & their importance. 3. How has consumption of the news and information changed in America in the last fifty years? Identify and explain three major shifts in the way Americans get information. Chapter 7: Public Opinion 1. Identify five of the seven the major factors which influence political socialization and explain the specific differences that emerge in opinions as a result of these factors. 2. What are the three cross-cutting cleavages that are evident in public opinion in the United States? 3. What is public opinion? a. Why must a public opinion poll be a random sample? b. Why is the sampling error margin so important to accurate prediction? c. How can the way a question is worded influence how one responds? Chapter 11: Interest Groups 1. What three kinds of incentives get people to join interest groups? Explain and give an example of each. 2. Explain the “revolving door” problem. How did the Ethics in Government Act attempt to address the problem? Why are some agencies more vulnerable to the complications associated with this problem than others? 3. What are five the major activities engaged in by interest groups to influence policy? Describe and evaluate each. AP Gov ~ Unit 2 Review Questions Chapters 13, 12, 7 ,11 Chapter 13: Congress 1. Knowing the process of how a bill becomes a law: a. Identify three hurdles a bill must surmount if it is to become a law. b. Is the legislative process too inefficient? Why or why not? 2. Explain the filibuster and identify its purpose.
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AP Gov ~ Unit 2 Review QuestionsChapters 13, 12, 7 ,11
Chapter 13: Congress
1. Knowing the process of how a bill becomes a law:
a. Identify three hurdles a bill must surmount if it is to become a law.
b. Is the legislative process too inefficient? Why or why not?2. Explain the filibuster and identify its purpose. a. Who has used the device?
b. How and why has its application and impact changed over the years?3. What is the role of committees in Congress? List and explain three kinds of Congressional committees.
Chapter 12: The Media
1. Summarize what we know about trends in newspaper circulation, ownership, and readership since the early 1900s. Draw connections to the cycles of regulation and deregulation of the media in the last 100 years.2. Identify and explain the three roles played by the national press & their importance.3. How has consumption of the news and information changed in America in the last fifty years? Identify and explain three major shifts in the way Americans get information.Chapter 7: Public Opinion
1. Identify five of the seven the major factors which influence political socialization and explain the specific differences that emerge in opinions as a result of these factors.
2. What are the three cross-cutting cleavages that are evident in public opinion in the United States?3. What is public opinion?
a. Why must a public opinion poll be a random sample?
b. Why is the sampling error margin so important to accurate prediction?
c. How can the way a question is worded influence how one responds?
Chapter 11: Interest Groups
1. What three kinds of incentives get people to join interest groups? Explain and give an example of each.
2. Explain the revolving door problem. How did the Ethics in Government Act attempt to address the problem? Why are some agencies more vulnerable to the complications associated with this problem than others?3. What are five the major activities engaged in by interest groups to influence policy? Describe and evaluate each.
AP Gov ~ Unit 2 Review QuestionsChapters 13, 12, 7 ,11
Chapter 13: Congress
1. Knowing the process of how a bill becomes a law:
a. Identify three hurdles a bill must surmount if it is to become a law.
b. Is the legislative process too inefficient? Why or why not?2. Explain the filibuster and identify its purpose. c. Who has used the device?
d. How and why has its application and impact changed over the years?3. What is the role of committees in Congress? List and explain three kinds of Congressional committees.
Chapter 12: The Media
1. Summarize what we know about trends in newspaper circulation, ownership, and readership since the early 1900s. Draw connections to the cycles of regulation and deregulation of the media in the last 100 years
2. Identify and explain the three roles played by the national press & their importance.3. How has consumption of the news and information changed in America in the last fifty years? Identify and explain three major shifts in the way Americans get information.Chapter 7: Public Opinion
1. Identify five of the seven the major factors which influence political socialization and explain the specific differences that emerge in opinions as a result of these factors.2. What are the three cross-cutting cleavages that are evident in public opinion in the United States?3. What is public opinion?a. Why must a public opinion poll be a random sample?b. Why is the sampling error margin so important to accurate prediction?c. How can the way a question is worded influence how one responds?
Chapter 11: Interest Groups
1. What three kinds of incentives get people to join interest groups? Explain and give an example of each.
2. Explain the revolving door problem. How did the Ethics in Government Act attempt to address the problem? Why are some agencies more vulnerable to the complications associated with this problem than others?3. What are five the major activities engaged in by interest groups to influence policy? Describe and evaluate each.
