Exam Format Exam Date: Thursday June 27th, 2015

 (Review is at the end)  60 minutes  50 marks  Part 1a Multiple Choice 10 Questions /10  Part 1b Fill in the Blank 5 Questions /5  Part 1c Matching 5 Questions /5  Part 2 Short Answer 5 Questions /15  Part 3 Long Answer 1 Question /15  Chapters 2-7. Not a lot that’s testable in Chapter 1, so don’t worry about it

 Collection of questions from across chapters  Should not take longer than 10 minutes  Questions will offer between 4 and 6 potential answers ◦ Hint 1: Statistically speaking, your first answer is usually the correct one. ◦ Hint 2: You can’t get a question correct if you do not provide an answer – answer all MC, whether you know the answer or not.

 You will be provided with a sentence that includes a missing word.  You will be provided a collection of words, one of which will be correct.  Fill in the blank space with the correct word.  Should not take longer than 5 minutes ◦ Hint 1: You cannot get the question correct if you do not provide an answer. Provide and answer for each question

 You will be provided with a series of terms  You will be asked to connect those terms with definitions provided  Hint:…I’m not going to give you a hint, I expect this to be pretty easy.

 Allot 3 minutes per question, 15 minutes total  Answer the question asked!  You have a choice – 7 questions provided, answer 5  Answer should be about a paragraph long (three sentences is probably reasonable, longer is okay, but keep track of your time)  Single word answers not acceptable  Point form not allowed

 Allot (approx) 20 minutes for this section  Answer the question asked! (15 marks)  You have a choice of 3 questions, answer 1  Answer should have multiple paragraphs, with introduction and conclusion  Point form is not allowed.  How long? However long you need to answer the question!  10 non-allotted minutes. Use your time wisely.

 Language dictionaries are okay, but BRING YOUR OWN – you will NOT be permitted to borrow a neighbours’  Absolutely NO talking ◦ Zero Tolerance Policy in Effect (will result in a 0)  No electronic devices (phones/calculators/electronic dictionaries)  Standard definition of cheating applies: if you are caught in the act of academic misconduct, you will be assigned a zero on this midterm… seriously.

 What is government, what do they do?  What is legitimacy? Sovereignty? ◦ How are they different in different political systems (ie authoritarian, totalitarian and democratic regimes – some of this might be in chapter 4)  What are the components of a state?  What is an institution?  Failed States, how do they happen?  What’s a nation? How is it different from a state? ◦ What’s a myth and a s

 Why is political philosophy important?  What are the differences between Liberalism vs Conservatism vs Socialism?  Does it matter if humans are good? Equal? Why?  Is government good or bad? ◦ Is a lack of government (anarchy) good or bad?  What’s the difference between liberty from and liberty to?  Tyranny of the majority – is there too much democracy?  Nationalism, what is it? Where does it come from?  Is it positive or negative?  Why do governments pursue it?  Why do important ideologies like environmentalism and feminism not fit on the “left/right” scale?

 What is the best role for government? ◦ Involvement or not?  What is a laissez-faire economy?  What are the objectives of a political system?  What are constitutions? Are they all the same?  How do constitutions come into being?  What’s the difference between usage and convention?  What are the functions of constitutions?  What is a liberal democracy?

 What are the branches of government?  Which one do we interact with most often?  Why is the bureaucracy important?  What are the qualities of an effective bureaucracy?  What’s the difference between head of state and head of government?  Why is representation a complicated concept?  What’s the difference between a bicameral and unicameral legislature? Examples?  What is judicial review? What is judicial activism? ◦ Are these two concepts problematic?  What’s the difference between the common law and civil code?  What are the differences and similarities of the parliamentary and presidential systems?

 What is the difference between Confederal, Federal and Unitary Governments?  Does federalism always work the same way? Are central governments always the strongest level of government?  What’s the division of powers?  What’s the difference between reserve and concurrent power?  What’s the difference between a conditional and non-conditional loan?

 What are the strengths and weaknesses of different electoral systems?  What is gerrymandering?  What’s voter apathy? How do we fix it?  What are the roles and types of political parties in liberal democracies?  What are elections? What’s the role of the party in an election?  Is money the same as speech? What are the implications of the answer to this question?  What are the benefits and drawbacks of the different tools of direct democracy?