Study Guide for Exam I 

What you should have read/ done:

Dye and Zeigler chapters 1, 2, 3, 4

MicroCase 1, 2

review all electronic quizzes and webquestions

all things (links, readings, film, etc.) from web (especially Schuman)

Terms you should know:

All key concepts from 1, 2, 3, and 4 on Key Concepts webpage

Things to know/ questions to think about:

1.  What is the core idea in each of the three theories.

2.  What is the difference between a normative and an empirical theory?

3.  What is the difference between viewing politics as convenience or redemption?

4. Were the Founding Fathers elitists or pluralists? 

5.  What are the basic structural checks in the constitution?

6. What is the message which Schuman argues that the Founding Fathers wanted all Americans to hear about the "system" and about human nature?

7. How does our political culture reflect what (according to Schuman) the Founding Fathers wanted us to believe?

8. How does our “national character” reflect how (according to Schuman) the Founding Fathers wanted us to behave?

Format of the Exam

1.  50% Objective

2.  30% short answer

3.  20% short essay