FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

EXAM TIME: WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 8-10:30

...YOU NEED A BLUE BOOK FOR THIS EXAM...

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: 20 of 22 (40%)
(taken from the period since the midterm)

SAMPLE QUESTION FROM PREVIOUS FINAL EXAM
The court case establishing the principle of judicial review was
A. McCullough v. Maryland.
B. Worcester v. Georgia.
C. Gibbons v. Ogden.
D. Marbury v. Madison.
E. Brown v. Board of Education.

II. SHORT ESSAY: (10%)
The books we read this quarter were The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Common Sense, Twelve Years a Slave, and Midnight Rising. How they are connected? In a short essay(around a page), find some points of synthesis between these four works. In other words, what are some themes that are relevant to all four books? (for this one, you do not need to write out full names of authors or full book titles. use jump right into your answer, as in the following: "One concept that cuts across all four of our books this quarter is the notion of the deployment of power through a political body. This can be found in Franklin when he writes that...."

III. LONG ESSAY: (50%)
What caused the Civil War?

REMEMBER, this long essay is complete, thorough, detailed, and should have specific detail throughout.
To study for it, you should consult your notes, the blog, a textbook, or anything else to help you answer the question. You should then memorize the outline. You cannot bring this outline into the exam with you on paper, but you can most certainly lodge it firmly into your mind!