• The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution lists the substantive goals for the purpose of our government.

• How does our government achieve the goals of the Preamble? (155-156)

• Start reading at Third Paragraph on Page 155

• What is opinion saliency? (157)

• What is opinion stability? (157)

• What is opinion-policy congruence? (157)

• FIGURE 7.1 (TOP page 159)• Social Security: what is the

greatest age group who opposes the plan?

• Social Security: What is the largest group that supports this plan?

• Gay Marriage: What age group supports gay marriage the most?

• Gay Marriage: What age group is against gay marriage the most?

• What is political ideology? (167)

• What is a Pure Liberal? (170)

• What is a Pure Conservative? (170)

• What is a Libertarian? (170)

• What is a Populist? (170)

• Who are political elites? (171)

• Using Table 8.1 on Page 179: What was the Voter Turnout in the United States for Column A and what is the Voter Turnout in the United States for Column B?

• Why do you think there is a difference in these numbers according to the information given in the Table? Do your best to answer this question!

• DEFINE:

– Literacy Test (181)

– Poll Tax (181)

– Grandfather Clause (181)

– White Primary (181)

• What is the difference between a Primary Election and a General Election?

• What is the Australian Ballot? (185)

• What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? (182)

• What was the Voting Right of 1970? (183)

• What is the 19th Amendment? (182)

• What is the 26th Amendment? (183)

• What is the 23rd Amendment? (183)

• What are the 4 categories of limited forms of participation and EXPLAIN them. (Read the first full paragraph on page 188).

• Why do we register and vote less frequently in the United States than do citizens of other countries? (Read the 3rd FULL paragraph on page 190)

• According to our text, what is the most common for of political participation and what are the least common forms of political participation? (Read Forms of Participation on page 187)

• What are political parties? (198)

• What are the three political arenas within which parties may be formed? (199)

• Why have American parties become weaker in all three arenas? (199)

• What is the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law passed in 2002? (109)

• What is critical or realignment period: (205)

• What are the two kinds of realignments? (205)

• What is an initiative? (59)

• What is a referendum? (59)

• What is recall? (59)

• What is dual federalism? (57)

• What are grants in aid? (60)

• What are categorical grants? (63)

• What is condition of aid? (66)

• What are mandates? (66)

• What is selective incorporation? ((102)

• Which amendments does the book say have not been applied to the states? (102)

• Types of Minor Parties:

• What are ideological parties? (221)

• What is a One-Issue Party: (221)

• What are Economic-Protest Parties: (221)

• What are Factional Parties? (221)

• What is the Two-Party System? (217)

• What is the Plurality System? (217)

• What is a caucus? (225)

• What is a Pure Liberal? (170)

• What are the Traits of a Pure Liberal? (170)

• What is a Pure Conservative? (170)

• What are the traits of a Pure Conservative? (170)

• What is Political Efficacy? (89)

• What is internal efficacy? (90)

• What is external efficacy? (90)

• What is a deficit? (492)

• What is national debt? (492)

• What is gross domestic product (GDP)? (492)