Friday, August 04, 2006

Final Exam Review

Short Answer Questions
There will be 30 short answer questions on the final exam. They will be taken from the quizzes and the textbook assignments. The questions that will be chosen for the exam will be the questions that I think are most important things that we have discussed in this class so far.

Essay Questions
There will be 4 essay questions on the midterm exam. You will have to answer 2 of the essay questions on the exam. The 4 questions will be taken from the 6 topics below. The topics listed below are more general than the questions will be on the exam.

Roles of executives
Future international order
Al-Qaeda
Functions of legislatures
The emerging international order
Why does war happen?

Below is an example of what the essay questions will look like on the exam. In order to do well on such a question, you must answer all of the questions asked. Opinion will only be acceptable on the final question of the essay. Note: The question below will NOT be on the exam.

How a bill becomes a law
How does a bill become a law at the national level in the United States? What parts of government are involved in the process and what is the role of each? Who can propose laws? Who enforces laws? Who makes sure laws are Constitutional? In what ways can each branch of government implement policies? Is the process too complicated or too easy?

Essays will be graded as follows:

10-20% Length
10% Essay format
60-70% Answering the topical questions
10% Providing additional information

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