ECON 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pork Barrel, Ecolo, Inedia
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Content: the exam will cover all class material from congress (october 15th on the syllabus) through elections (november 7th on the syllabus). 30 multiple choice questions and a small short answer section Note that this is an outline, not a detailed, and exhaustive listing: use your head, and be able to fill in the reasonable blanks. Textbook: chapters 5 (congress), 8 (courts), 9 (public opinion), 10 (elections), 11 (parties), 5); delegate vs. trustee (or local vs. national interests); internal organization (committees, parties, legislative processes). How a bill becomes law, and the different stages of the lawmaking process; collective dilemmas (pork barrel, earmarks) 8): effects of life terms; supreme court decision making, interpreting the constitution restraint vs. activism debate; role of senate in confirmation process. 12): why interest groups form; collective action problems, collective vs. particularized goods, costs of organization, pluralism vs. hyperpluralism.
