<p>i'm aiming for a 4.
i'm hoping the multiple choice will be about the same difficulty as the practice tests i've been taking. i've been getting 50-55 which is sweet.
i suck at free response but hoping to bs my way through some of them.
i could always fall back on a 3, but i think it would be nicer to show my ideal colleges a 4 on my transcript.
woot!</p>
<p>how much do we REALLY need to know about pieces of legislation that are passed (NAFTA, Welfare Reform Act, Clean Air Act, etc.)?</p>
<p>hopefully not too much...</p>
<p>Do we really need to memorize the constitution...I mean like should we read over it before the test tomorrow?</p>
<p>i don't think so.</p>
<p>the likeliness of questions on the constitution is only 5-10%
i wouldn't worry about it..but just know the reasons why they created the AOC etc</p>
<p>What is a conservative Democrat or a liberal Republican??</p>
<p>Can someone list the important Federalist papers and what they were about? The only one I remember is #10 has to do with factions</p>
<p>what is "frontloading"?</p>
<p>i've seen the term on several practice tests, including the sparknotes diagnostic.</p>
<p>I think it is when states try to be the first to hold primaries, thus influencing following states to choose certain candidates.</p>
<p>What is senatorial courtesy?</p>
<p>Senatorial courtesy is when the president defers the appointment of federal judges to the senators from the state in which the judge will serve in, so the president won't pick a judge that the senator is against</p>
<p>what is casework and what is fed paper #52 all about</p>
<p>what is the Supreme Court case that allows (or mandates) that states can change districts in order to insure minority representatives</p>
<p>(yes contrary to Shaw v. Reno)</p>
<p>a question from the real exam:
One advantage incumbent members of Congress have over challengers in election campaigns is the use of
(A) unlimited campaign funds
(B) national party employees as campaign workers
(C) the franking privilege
(D) unlimited contributions from "fat cat" supporters
(E) government-financed air time for commercials</p>
<p>My guess: C</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>I think its C also, but the most important factors (not listed) are PACs and "safe districts"</p>
<p>The only other supreme court case i can find about racial gerrymandering is Easley v Cromartie (2001), which ruled that race may be a factor in redistricting but not the dominant and controlling one.</p>
<p>Where did that question come from? It sounds soo familiar. And yes I believe it's C.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what case outlawed the district changes, but I do know the practice is called racial gerrymandering. The answer to that question is C, franking privileges.</p>
<p>In the case McCulloch vs. Maryland, the Supreme Court
(a) gave a broad interpretation to the First Amendment right of freedon of speech
(b) claimed the power of judicial review
(c) struck down a law of congress fr the first time
(d) gave a broad interpretation to the "necessary and proper clause"
(e) denied that the president has the right of executive privilege</p>
<p>I think it's b</p>
<p>do you guys think we have to know all the different types of voting? i always get the "yea" and "nay" stuff mixed up.</p>
<p>STLFan2003, you might be thinking of wesberry v sanders or baker v carr, same thing, that established "one man, one vote" so states couldn't lump together minorites in a single district to lessen their impact.</p>