Keep in mind this is only a Guide to go by, it contains some of the main concepts/terms you should have in your notes to better help you prepare for the final.  For best results you should use this guide in conjunction with the study guides for the individual chapters.  

 

Chapter 1                                                                          

Variables of Economic Development                                  

The Politics of Immigration

Policy Responsibilities of the States and Communities

Political Culture

Chapter 2 Federalism

Federalism's faults / Protecting slavery and segregation

13th 14th, 15, 19th Amendments

10th Amendment, Articles I-VII

Five federalisms - Dual, Cooperative etc.

Grants in aid

Preemptions and Mandates

Chapter 3 Constitutions

Legislative Supremacy

Growth of Executive Power

Reasons for weakness of State Constitutions & Reform

Structure of State Constitution (Bill of Rights etc.)

Methods of Constitutional Change (Formal and Informal) Specific examples

Judicial Activism

Chapter 6 State Legislatures

Legislative Functions

The structure of the Legislature

Legislative Districts and Reapportionment

Legislative Leadership/Committees

Legislative Process / The Ideal Legislature

U.S. Supreme Court Cases -  John Marshall's significance

www.oyez.com - weblink to information on Court Cases

Marbury v. Madison, & McCullough v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Odgen

Dred Scott v. Sandford, & Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Ed.

The End - Good luck