1. CONSTITUTION REVIEW 2013

2. Theories of Government  Force  Social Contract  Evolutionary  Divine Right

3. Four Characteristics of a State  Population  Territory  Government  Sovereignty

4. Purposes of Government  Preamble  Form a more perfect union  Establish justice  Insure domestic tranquility  Provide for the common defense  Promote the general welfare  Secure the blessings of liberty

5. Basic Concepts of Government  Ordered government  Limited government  Representative government

6. Distribution of Power  Federal  Confederate  Unitary

7. Types of Government  Oligarchy  Republic  Theocracy  Democracy  Monarchy  Totalitarian

8. Presidential v. Parliamentary  Presidential  Parliamentary

9. Philosophers  Locke  Hobbes  Montesquieu  Rousseau  Blackstone

10. Documents  Articles of Confederation  Declaration of Independence  Magna Carta  Mayflower Compact  The Federalist Papers  English Bill of Rights  US Constitution  Bill of Rights

11. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists  Federalists  Anti-Federalists  Compromise?

12. Compromises  Connecticut (Great) Compromise  New Jersey Plan  Virginia Plan  Three-Fifths Compromise

13. Six Principles of the US Constitution  Popular Sovereignty  Limited Government  Separation of Powers  Checks and Balances  Judicial Review  Federalism

14. Amendments of the Constitution  1 st expression  4 th search/seizure  5 th criminal trial  6 th criminal trial  10 th reserved powers  14 th equal protection  22 nd president terms  26 th 18 y.o. vote

15. Legislative Branch  Senate  Election  # per state  Powers  Impeachment  Leader  Requirements  Term length  House  Election  # per state  Powers  Impeachment  Leader  Requirements  Term length

16. Legislative Branch  Reserved Powers (Supremacy Clause)  Expressed Powers  Implied Powers  How does a bill become a law?

17. Interest Groups  What do they do?  Why are they good?  Why are they bad?

18. Executive Branch  President & Vice President  Requirements  Term Length  Powers  Roles  Succession  Process of Impeachment

19. Executive Branch  Electoral College  Cabinet  Bureaucracy

20. Judicial Branch  Due Process  5 th and 6 th Amendments  Supreme Court  Judges  How do they get their job?  How long do they get their job?  Main function of Judicial Branch

21. Landmark Cases  Miranda v. Arizona  McCulloch v. Maryland  Marbury v. Madison  Plessy v. Ferguson  Brown v. Board of Education