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PSCI 203 Exam 2 Study Guide Supplement

This exam will have over 120 potential questions. There will be 40 questions on the exam, 10 questions for extra credit, and 70 minutes to complete the exam.

Federalist 52

1. What is a republican government?

2. Why are the elections for the House of Representatives every two years?

Federalist 53

1. What kind of people should be elected?

2. What kind of laws should Congress make?

3. Why will the law-making process be difficult?

Federalist 54

1. What did the federalists believe about slaves?

2. How did that view of slaves differ from the view of the Southern states?

Federalist 55

1. How large should the House of Representatives be?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having too many representatives?

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having too few representatives?

4. What degree of trust should elected representatives have?

Federalist 56

1. What are the expected issues Congress should legislate?

2. How should state governments differ from the federal government?

Federalist 57

1. How are the people protected by dividing the legislative powers?

2. What prevents the House of Representatives from becoming too powerful?

Federalist 58

1. Who does the Senate represent? Why?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having too many representatives?

Federalist 62

1. Who does the Senate protect from bad laws?

2. How does the Senate provide stability to the federal government?

3. Why is stability good for the government?

Federalist 63

1. How should the character of the Senate be different from the character of the House of Representatives?

2. How does the selection of Senators provide protection to the people?

Federalist 64

1. On what issues should the Senate be focused?

2. Why should treaty-making involve the President and the Senate?

Federalist 65

1. What are the limits of impeachment?

Federalist 66 

1. Why must there be a supermajority for removal from office in cases of impeachment?

2. Why must the Senate provide consent to presidential appointments?

Federalist 69

1. Why should there be a president?

2. What does impeachment do?

3. What limits the power of the President’s power?

Federalist 73

1. What is the purpose of the veto?

2. Who does the veto protect?

Federalist 74

1. What are the limits on the President’s military power?

2. What is the purpose of the pardon?

Federalist 75

1. What is the primary task of the Executive branch?

2. Why does the Executive branch lead in the treaty-making process?

Federalist 76

1. Why should the President appoint high offices in the Executive branch?

2. What should we expect from presidential appointments?

Federalist 77

1. Why should the Senate approve presidential appointments?

Federalist 78

1. What is the proper role of the federal judiciary?

2. What are the primary limits on its power?

3. Why must the Judiciary be independent?

4. What makes the Judiciary the weakest branch of government?

5. Are federal judges policymakers?

6. Why should judges have lifetime appointments?

Federalist 79

1. Why should judges have a lifetime appointment?

Federalist 80

1. Why should there be a federal judiciary?

2. What are the objectives of the judiciary?

Marbury v Madison

1. What were the questions at issue in this case?

2. What did that use of judicial review do?

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