“Elections in the US are ... - MR. WRIGHT'S CLASS

“Elections in the US are characterized by low voter turnout.

A. Discuss two demographic characteristics associated with nonvoting

B. Discuss three institutional obstacles associated with nonvoting”--Question 4 (1998)




Exam FormatSection IMultiple Choice — 55 Questions | 1 Hour, 20 Minutes | 50% of Exam ScoreQuantitative Analysis: Analysis and application of quantitative-based source materialQualitative Analysis: Analysis and application of text-based (primary and secondary) sourcesVisual Analysis: Analysis and application of qualitative visual informationConcept Application: Explanation of the application of political concepts in contextComparison: Explanation of the similarities and differences of political conceptsKnowledge: Identification and definition of political principles, institutions, processes, policies, and behaviors



















Section IIFree Response — 4 Questions | 1 Hour, 40 (100) Minutes | 50% of Exam ScoreConcept Application: Respond to a political scenario, explaining how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behaviorQuantitative Analysis: Analyze quantitative data, identify a trend or pattern, draw a conclusion for the visual representation, and explain how it relates to a political principle, institution, process, policy, or behaviorSCOTUS Comparison: Compare a non-required Supreme Court case with a required Supreme Court case, explaining how information from the required case is relevant to that in the non-required oneArgument Essay: Develop an argument in the form of an essay, using evidence from one or more required foundational documents







What is it?The FRQ is your standard essay. You may write as many or as few paragraphs as you need to fully answer the prompt. You will need to write a strong thesis statement in your intro paragraph

BREAKING DOWN AN FRQ QUESTION

Before you write ANYTHING…•Circle the verbs•Square the numbers•Underline the premise/question

WRITING YOUR RESPONSE1. Write in separate paragraphs, BUT DO NOT LABEL A, B, C, D…

Why?

Evaluators are fishing for the information from the prompt throughout your response.

It is possible to address element A in your element C paragraph and still get points for it ONLY IF YOU DO NOT LABEL THEM.

2. FRQ’s are scored NOT graded-Rubric only adds points-No points lost for false/wrong information

3. KEEP IT SIMPLE-Pretend as if your audience is a five

year old who has NO government knowledge

-There are NO points for implicit statements ONLY explicit statements

-Don’t overly complicate just say what you mean or be bubbly.

4. Vernacular is key-Define buzz words and make

vocabulary become commonplace to all(i.e. beltway, divided government,

spin, party in power, franking privilege)

5. Prevent or thwart inverse reasoning

If the question asks for reasons why people don’t vote, DON’T give examples of groups who do. For the purposes of this question, nobody cares!

8. MORE EXAMPLES MEAN BETTER SCORES -If it asks for 2 give 3, if it asks for 3 give 4

-always hedge your bets by giving extra examples/explanations -EXCEPT if it asks for MOST IMPORTANT then only put

one answer




6. Do not fear an FRQ-It can be easily mastered, taught and learned

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“Elections in the US are ... - MR. WRIGHT'S CLASS