Study Guide for Exam III
Necessary readings and analysis assignments:
MicroCase
11-14
Key terms:
Go to Key Concepts Link
you are responsible for all concepts associated with
Chapters 9-12
The format will be:
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True-False |
20% |
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Multiple Choice |
30% |
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Short Answers |
25% |
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Essay |
25% |
1. Identify the types of interest groups, the
resources of interest groups and the conditions that increase interest group
strength. Why are government interest
groups at an advantage and how does this support the “cozy or iron triangle”
notion developed by Theodore Lowi?
2. Identify the four key factors influencing
how Congress operates. Explain how “the
unwritten rules of the game in Congress” can be seen as supporting a pluralist
explanation of Congress.
3. Demonstrate how changes in the approach to
studying the presidency reflect changes in the development of the discipline of
political science.
4. Identify and describe the basic concepts in
Barber’s approach to understanding presidential behavior through the concept of
“character”. What is the typology the Barber develops (it’s components and cell
categories). Which character type is
most likely to do harm to “the pendulum of power”? Explain.
5. What are the basic components of the concept
of “bureaucracy”? What subverts the
goal of “efficiency”? How does a career
civil service fit in with Lowi’s idea of “the cozy or iron triangle”?