Updates to Second Exam Study Sheet

Question 3: Drop all

Question 6: make sure to add in the concept of latent interest (presently its implicit.

Question 8 includes the folling: Explain how Madison's constitutional system of checks and balances and the separation of powers award special interests precedence over the common good.. Drop it. Do recall how we linked Madison to an idealized model of pluralism; the remainder of question 8 is useful for answering whether we actually achieve that idealized model of pluralism (where interests check each other).

Question 9: five roles of political party: have some sense of them, but do not expect a short answer on them; Do think about "opposition" role --how does that role show up in Hacker and Pierson?

Question 12 on three faces of the party: not so important. Do relate to Hacker and Pierson, however in the sense that their argument is that Party in Government is "off center" of the party in the electorate.

Questions 14 and 15 on political parties get at the decline of party and the rise of candidate centered politics -- due to the rise of technology and the need for money. Look to Hacker and Pierson for how parties have responded in turn (especially how the Republican party has more successfully responded: how?).

Question 20: make sure you note that several of the factors related to whether we vote are demographic -- relate back to question 5. Other factors: party competition!

Question 21 on media: there might be a coupel MC questions, of obvious / main things but expect no short answer questions on "roles of media."

Question 23 runs through the background of all this stuf. we will continue thinking about culture / structure next section of the course. If you see it now, great; if not, stick it out, and do not sweat it for this exam.