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    This study guide lists the key topics students should review for the upcoming American Government final exam, including major founding documents and compromises, the structure and powers of the three branches of government, civil rights and liberties cases, and landmark Supreme Court rulings on issues like separation of church and state, free speech, privacy, and racial discrimination. Students are advised to consult prior study guides and class notes for more details on each topic.

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    Final Exam Study Guide

    American Government

    These are the basic topics for the final exam. You should consult earlier study guides and your notes
    for specifics on each of these topics.

    • Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Great Compromise

    • Preamble

    • Separation of powers

    • Checks and balances

    • Federalism

    • Enumerated and implied powers (Article I, Sec 8)

    • Necessary and proper clause

    • Bill of attainder

    • Ex Post Facto Law

    • Qualifications for and terms of Congress and President

    • Presidential powers expressly given

    • Articles I, II, and III

    • Article V amending process

    • Article VI supremacy clause

    • Bill of Rights, know what each amendment covers

    • Civil War Amendments, especially the 14th, section 1

    • 19th Amendment

    • 24th Amendment

    • 26th Amendment

    • Marbury v. Madison

    • McCulloch v. Maryland

    • Establishment and free exercise clauses


    • Lemon v. Kurtzman

    • Employment Division v. Smith

    • Engel v. Vitale

    • Schenck v. U.S.

    • Gitlow v. New York

    • Brandenburg v. Ohio

    • Griswold v Connecticutt

    • Roe v Wade

    • Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health

    • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent County School District

    • Plessy v. Ferguson

    • Brown v. Board of Education I & II

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