FRQ Review
Jonathan Milner
AP Free response questions and themes from 2001-2016
Methods of amending Constitution
Reasons for congressional incumbent reelections
14th amendment connection to Court cases
Difficulty of enacting public policy
Divided Government and its difficulties
Reasons for distribution of government benefits
Racial minorities and political influence
Voter turnout decline/Midterm elections
Presidential approval ratings
Political participation (other than voting)
Federal & state employees-block grants/mandates
Party leaders and committees in Congress
Impact of money on presidential elections
Difficulties in amending the Constitution
Increasing power of presidency
Effect of incumbents/interest groups/media
Insulation of Supreme Court from public opinion
Means of increasing power of federal government
Selective incorporation & growing civil liberties/rights
Methods of federal campaign finance reform
Goals of Interest Groups and Parties
Social Security and Entitlements
Congress and Bureaucratic Agencies
Bicameralism
Electoral College/Winner Take All
Freedom of Religion - clauses
War Powers Resolution
Federalism/Increase of Federal Power
Congressional Redistricting
President and Congress and domestic policy
Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
Civil Rights and minority voting
Majority rule and minority protections
Voting and demographics
Majority versus minority in Congress
President/Media and Agenda Setting
Interest Groups and Rights
Merit system and Checks on Bureaucracy
Political party demographics and the South
Federalism and the Bill of Rights
Political Parties and Nominations
Supreme Court and its rulings
Public Opinion polls and Congressional Voting
Congress versus Executive in making Public Policy
Congressional Duties: lawmaking, oversight, constituent service
Minority Representation in Congress
Insulation of Judiciary from Politics
Interest Groups and policy
Models of congressional representation
Political parties and congressional elections
Judicial nominations and demographics
Public Policy and Political Institutions
Federalists v Anti-Federalists and power of national government
Voting laws, demographics, and voter turnout
Presidential and Congressional powers in foreign policy
Causes and effects of party polarization
Policy Constraints on President
Federalism past and present
Electoral College and campaign strategies
14th Amendment and Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
Role of Linkage Institutions in Elections
Population Changes and consequences for political institutions
Bureaucracy and Congress making policy
Changes in citizen participation in government over time
Checks and balances on Supreme Court
Role of Interest Groups in Political Process
Consequences of growth of entitlement spending
Federalism and balance of power between states and federal government
Prediction: What will the topics of the 2018 FRQ questions be?