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Review Sheet for AP Government final – 2nd semester

“Jihad v McWorld”

            The beliefs of each camp, their vision of an ideal world

"Clash of Civilizations"

            The nature of upcoming conflicts, likely conflicts the US will face,          strategy the US should pursue

"End of History"

            What is "the end of history"? What two desires drive history? How are those desires best satisfied?

“The Wisdom of the Crowd”

Problems of Cognition, Coordination, and Cooperation; why the crowd functions so well; how crowds can fail

“Bowling Alone”

            Causes of and impacts of the decline of social capital  

            forms of social capital

            impacts on social capital formation in increasingly diverse neighborhoods

“Culture and Carnage”

            Why the West came to dominate the globe

“Guns, Germs, and Steel”

            Why the West came to dominate the globe

“Odd Girl Out”

            Relational aggression, tactics of, reasons for  

"Mystery of Capital"

            What is the cause of poverty? Why is poverty so persistent? What can   be done?

"Justice"

            Bentham, Rawls, Kant, Friedman and Hayek

Congress

Organization, powers of, oversight, party votes and role of party, differences between House and Senate, Senate confirmation powers

Presidency

Changes in the, strengths and weaknesses of the Cabinet, rallying effect, constitutional powers, delegated powers

Media

            Sources of bias, government regulation of the media

Interest groups

Pluralism, reasons for growth of interest groups, “new politics” movement, iron triangles, the “revolving door"