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Columbia College Oakdale Campus Political Science 10: Constitutional Government Midterm Examination Part 1: Short Response (40-points) In one paragraph, briefly discuss how each of the following 5 terms applies to government in the United States or to the American political tradition. As appropriate, cite one or more specific examples to aid in your definition. Simoncini will select the 5 terms. English Bill of Rights (1689) Proxy British officials and colonial legislatures Discuss two compromises of the Constitutional Convention Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion The Electoral College The process of amending the Constitution The Supremacy Clause Dual Federalism McColloch v. Maryland (1819) Linkage Institutions Horizontal Federalism Unfunded Federal Mandate Devolution Categorical Grants Political socialization Salience Soccer Mom Vote Political Efficacy The Fourth Estate Yellow Journalism Infotainment Economic (fiscal) conservatism vs. economic (fiscal) liberalism Informal Rules of Journalism The Outside Game vs. the Inside Game Actual representation vs. virtual representation Part 2: Essay (60-points) Respond to the following prompt by writing an essay that thoroughly and fully develops the topic, including using specific examples to support your points. How did the early history of England’s North American colonies (including how the people in the colonies maintained or adapted English political traditions) and the early history of the United States (prior to 1787) factor into the creation of the United States Constitution with its ideas of popular sovereignty, limited government, its system of representative government based on a separation of powers and checks and balances, and its system of federalism? In your response, cite specific historic examples that you believe the Founders factored in as they created the Constitution. Also discuss how the often vague nature of the Constitution has allowed it to be interpreted different ways by different people over the years and provide at least one example of how that vague nature was used to create specific institutions within the government of the United States.