CRES A review sheet

Government

CRES A Review Guide

·         Identify and describe founding documents including the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution and Bill of Rights.

o   Declaration of Independence:

o   Articles Of Confederation

o   Constitution

o   Bill of Rights:

·         Compare the advantages and disadvantages of political systems including:

Political System	Advantages	Disadvantages
unitary
confederate
federal

Compare the characteristics and advantages/disadvantages of democratic (limited) governments vs. authoritarian (unlimited) governments.

Political System	Advantages	Disadvantages
Constitutional Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarch
Oligarchy
Autocracy

Brennan, Govt.

·         Identify and provide real world examples of the principals of the US Constitution.

Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Federalism
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers

·         Evaluate the arguments for and against the ratification of the US Constitution and explain the resolution of the ratification debates.

Federalists	Argument:	Resolution
Anti-Federalists	Argument:

·         Discuss the limitations on government power that were contained within the original document including and how each served to limit the power of the national government.

Limit of Power:	What does it prevent?
Writ of Habeas Corpus
no religious tests for office
no bills of attainder
strict definition of treason
no ex post facto laws

·         Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Articles of Confederation
Strengths	Weaknesses

·         Evaluate the impact of Supreme Court decisions on the powers of the national government

Court Case	Impact on National Government
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison

·         Analyze the principle of Judicial Review and its impact on the power of the Supreme Court.

Judicial Review Definition	Impact on Supreme Court	Court Case

·         Diagram the structure of the national and state court system.

 

                                          National Court System                                                                                         State Court System

·         Compare original and appellate jurisdiction and identify courts for either or both.

Jurisdiction and Definition	Courts (state and national)
Original Jurisdiction:   Appellate Jurisdiction

·         Identify and describe the powers of the Executive branch of government both federal and state.

Office	Powers
State Executive:
Federal Executive:

·         Evaluate the roles of the president as they relate to the powers of the Executive outlined in the Constitution.

Role “Hat” of the President	Powers

·         Trace the evolution of national Executive power over time including the use of Executive Orders, Amendments to the Constitution and national legislation.

Power	How has it evolved (changed) over time?
Executive Orders
Constitutional Amendments
Powers of National Legislative Branch