1. AP GoPo Review #3

2. Exam Breakdown I. 60 MC (45 min): 50% of score
II. 4 FRQ essays (100 min): 50% of score
- each essay worth 12.5%
I. Constitutional Underpinnings/Federalism (5-15%)
II. Political Beliefs/Behaviors (10-20%)
III. Political Parties, SIG, Mass Media = 10-20%
IV. Institutions (35-45%)
V. Public Policy (5-15%)
VI. Civil Rights/Liberties (5-15%)

3. Politics & Public Policymaking
Unit 5
Politics & Public Policymaking

4. A. Agenda-Setting Issues brought to political agenda by: Citizens
Interest groups
The Media
Gov’t entities

5. B. Domestic Policy Crime Prevention: FBI, DEA, & ATF
Education: States run Educ., but creation of Federal Dept. of Ed. (1979) has used grants/vouchers as influence
Energy: regulates oil, gas, alternative/renewable, & nuclear waste
Health Care: Medicare (elderly), Medicaid (poor), CDC, VA, FDA
Social Welfare: Social Security, Housing, Unemployment

6. C. Economic Policy Raising Revenue: income tax, estate tax, customs
Government Spending:
Discretionary Spending
Defense, Educ, Student Loans, Scientific Research, Environmental Clean-up, Law Enforcement, Disaster Aid, Foreign Aid
Nondiscretionary Spending
Interest on national debt, social welfare programs

7. Federal Budget: Proposed each year (“fiscal year” starts Oct. 1)
Proposals:
Each Fed agency must submit budget request to Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Pres submits budget proposal to Congress based on OMB
Congress proposes its own budget
Budget must be passed by Congress & signed by Pres by Sept. 15 or gov’t shutdowns

11. Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
Unit 6
Civil Liberties & Civil Rights

12. A. Civil Liberties Bill of Rights 1st Amend. freedoms
NO unreasonable search & seizure
NO self-incrimination/double jeopardy
Constitutional rights:
Writ of habeas corpus: informed of charges in court
NO bills of attainder: cannot be punished w/out a trial
NO ex post facto laws: acts committed before a law
Trial by jury
14th Amendment
Expanded Bill of Rights to states & local govts
Incorporation
Courts
Judicial review

13. B. Freedom of Religion Establishment Clause: SCOTUS cases:
Congress CANNOT:
Establish national religion
Tax citizens for a religion
SCOTUS cases:
Engle v. Vitale
Abington Township v. Schempp
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Minersville v. Gobitus
West Virginia v. Barnette
Wallace v. Jaffree

14. Free-Exercise Clause:
Guarantees the right to practice any religion or no religion at all
SCOTUS cases:
Reynolds v. United States
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Oregon v. Smith
Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah

15. C. Freedom of Speech Pure Speech: most common form (verbal speech)
Symbolic Speech: using actions or symbols
Speech Plus: verbal & symbolic
SCOTUS cases:
Abrams v. United States
Schenck v. United States
Gitlow v. New York
Tinker v. Des Moines
Texas v. Johnson
Reno v. ACLU

16. d. Freedom of the Press SCOTUS cases: Near v. Minnesota
New York Times v. Sullivan
New York Times v. United States
Hustler v. Falwell
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

17. e. Freedom of Assembly
Gov’t allowed to set limits on assembly to protect the rights/safety of others
Dejonge v. Oregon

18. F. Property Rights
Due process clause of 5th & 14th Amend provide for protection of:
life, liberty, or property, w/out due process of the law”
Substantive due process:
Determines whether the law is fair or if it violates constitution
Procedural due process:
How the law is carried out

19. G. Right to Privacy
Constitution makes NO mention of a “right to privacy,” however SCOTUS has interpreted several “privacy” rights:
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade

20. H. Fourth Amendment Search & Seizure SCOTUS cases: Wolf v. Colorado
Mapp v. Ohio
TLO v. New Jersey
Weeks v. United States
Katz v. United States

21. I. Fifth Amendment
Self-Incrimination
SCOTUS case:
Miranda v. Arizona

22. J. Sixth Amendment Right to an Attorney SCOTUS cases:
Powell v. Alabama
Gideon v. Wainwright

23. K. Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishments SCOTUS cases:
Furman v. Georgia
Gregg v. Georgia

24. L. Civil Rights
designed to prevent discrimination & provide equality before the law
Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amen
13th: abolished slavery
14th: defined citizenship, due process, equal protection
15th: ALL males 21 older could vote
24th: outlawed poll tax

25. Civil Rights Movement
Plessy v. Ferguson: separate but equal constitutional
Brown v. Board of Education: overturned Plessy
Executive Order 8802: FDR banned racial discrimination in Fed gov’t
Executive Order 9981: Truman ordered desegregation of military
Civil Rights Act of 1964: prohibited discrimination in employment & public places
Voting Rights Act of 1965: outlawed tests for voter reg

26. L. Women’s RIGHTS 19th Amen
Equal Pay Act of 1963: illegal to base pay on gender, race, religion, or national origin
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972: prohibited gender discrimination in hiring, firing, pay

27. M. Disabilities
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
ADA of 1990

28. N. Affirmative Action University of California v. Bakke (1978):
court ruled affirmative action constitutional BUT Bakke had been denied equal protection because race was sole criteria for admissions
Gratz v. Bollinger (2003):
“race” point system used by Univ. of Michigan for admissions unconstitutional