<p>I’m gonna study campaign finance a little bit because its my weak area. Does anyone know anything significant that could pop up about presidential approval ratings.
Also for campaign finance is this sufficient.
Buckley v. Valeo
Soft and Hard Money
527 Groups
Independent Expenditures
PACs and their limits
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
FEC
Citizens United v. FEC</p>
<p>Since the Institutions of Government are very fair game (40%).
I predict (not in certain order)
- Congress
- President
- Campaign Finance
- IDK Civil Liberties, Bureaucracy, Policy Could show up, hmmm, Court Case (if we are lucky, those are easy), Constitutional Underpinnings, etc.</p>
<p>would it be helpful for me to watch the old c-span gov cram vids or are they outdated?</p>
<p>i highly recommend to read the crash course ( you can buy it on the kindle app). Maybe 1/3 the length of any other review book but it has more useful information than anything else.</p>
<p>agree, just got crash course!! Hip hip hooray! and I found it more useful than PR even it’s just few days before the test.
I’m having problem with the institution in government right now.
I don’t live in US, so all the names of department and committees are unfamiliar.
AND there are too many of them!!
I’m panicking right now, Is there any tip on memorizing those institutions?
or at least, what are the important ones I have to know?</p>
<p>I just power read through the whole crash course book again…it took me about 6 hours but it is soo much more helpful than Barron’s. I’ll refer to barrons or the text book just to review some examples to use in frq’s</p>
<p>@Onsemiru the key terms section at the beginning of crash course is really helpful for all the vocab. for congressional committees I think select, conference, standing, and joint are the biggest ones to remember</p>
<p>I agree, @bigbossman1 knowing the 1st and 14th amendments fully is extremely crucial. Especially for the essays if they show up.
Know the clauses within the 2 amendments.
i.e. Free Exercise, Establishment, Due Process, etc. </p>
<p>Guys, look what I found on the other thread!
2008 Released Exam!
<a href=“AP Review - All Things AP”>http://apsurvivall.■■■■■■■■■■/ap-review8.html</a>
Scroll down, and there are the exams! </p>
<p>@alphabot thanks for posting that! :D, reading the crash course is basically like reading an answer sheet for the test. just read it. if you don’t believe me look at this post <a href=“How to cheat on AP GOV (you want to read this) - AP History & Social Sciences - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/history-social-sciences/1363549-how-to-cheat-on-ap-gov-you-want-to-read-this.html</a></p>
<p>also, make sure to memorize the vocabulary which is crucial for the test. </p>
<p>would someone like to explain Campaign Finance Reform (From the FECA, to McCain-Feingold, Citizens United, PACs/ 527, Soft Money,etc etc)??? Thanks!!</p>
<p>Anyone want to explain this question from Barron’s?</p>
<p>Relationships among which of the following exist in political parties:
A. Party and electorate
B. party & individual
C. Party & govt
D. Party & candidate
E. Party & courts</p>
<p>The answer says e bc “the relationship between the party and the courts goes beyond the organizational characteristics of pol parties”… I’m so confused about the wording of the question?</p>
<p>@College123college The Bipartisan Reform Act banned soft money (McCain - Feingold). A PAC is formed by an Interest Group to raise money for CAndidates. There are limits on how much they can donate. A 527 Group is a tax-exempt organization that can literally support candidates infinitely because they do not actually work with the candidates. Campaign contributions are still loopholes in various ways as well.</p>
<p>So, I’ve finished all of Crash Course and I just need to take my 2 PR tests - will I get a 4?</p>
<p>@emshadez how long did it take for crash course? I have 3 more chapters of barons. Im leaving school right after my AP govt hour to go study. Will i be able to finish it lets say 8am-8pm? Also i still need to take 3 PR test. </p>
<p>@BarryYung42 since you have it this semester you’ll be able to finish it but you won’t get too In Detail most likely unless you’re that smart and can recall things easily. There are many problem-solution and reasoning applications. For example, it may list how a Filibuster has changed how floor debate works in Congress and then list bulleted reasons which are hard to remember. I made acronyms for stuff like that and it’s not that bad. </p>
<p>@emshadez I mean im not using the crash course as my main studying tool. I have barons book right now and im actually almost done highlighting and reading everything (20 some hours spent this weekend). I just heard that the crash course helps alot. </p>
<p>In the barrons book it asks
Relationships among which of the following exist in political parties?
A) The party and electorate (little to no relationship to my understanding)
B) The party and the individual (same as the electorate but even less so)
C) The party and the government
D) The party and the candidate
e) The party and the courts </p>
<p>It says E, the party and the courts, is the correct answer but can i get an explanation? The book doesnt too a good job explaining how C and D don’t have relationships. </p>
<p>In the barrons book it asks
Relationships among which of the following exist in political parties?
A) The party and electorate (little to no relationship to my understanding)
B) The party and the individual (same as the electorate but even less so)
C) The party and the government
D) The party and the candidate
e) The party and the courts</p>
<p>It says E, the party and the courts, is the correct answer but can i get an explanation? The book doesnt too a good job explaining how C and D don’t have relationships.</p>
<p>@ughschoolwhy I just emailed dan larson, he does the cram for the exam on cspan, he said that question doesnt even make sense to him. </p>