AP Government Exam

Key Terms

Marbury v. Madison (1803)-

Plurality System-

Shay’s Rebellion-

Federalist Papers- #10, #51, #70, #78, #39

Articles of Confederation-

Great Compromise-

Federalism-

Separation of Powers/Checks and Balances-

Amendment process-

5th and 14th Amendments’ Due Process-

Grants-in-aid

Bicameral Legislature

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Public Opinion

Saliency Polls

Push polling

Political Ideology

Political Socialization

“New”Media

Gatekeeper role of Media

Scorekeeper role of Media

Third parties

Functions of parties

Party Coalitions (New Deal Coalition)

Party Realignment/Dealignment

Interest Group Tactics

Lobbyists and Regulations

PAC’s

Caucus

Primaries

Divided Government/Aligned Government

Incumbency

Shay’s-Meehan (aka McCain Feingold) Bill

Federal Election Campaign Acts of 1971-1974

New Hampshire Primary/Iowa Caucus

Census

Committees (Roles and Specific Names)

Elastic Clause

Imperial Presidency

Impeachment

Judicial Activism vs. Restraint

District vs. Circuit Courts

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Civil Service System (Pendleton Act of 1881)

Hatch Act (1939)

“Iron Triangles” (Bureaucratic and Subsidy Types)

Keynesian Economics

Foreign vs. Domestic Policy

Social Security

Entitlements

Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights

Gitlow v. New York (1925)

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Pentagon Papers (U.S. v. NY Times)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Title IX

Exclusionary Rule (Mapp v. Ohio)

Affirmative Action

Litigation

Influence Peddling

Logrolling