Overview
Instructions for Completing My Exam:
Answer every question using only the PowerPoint slides I provide. Your answers must be word-for-word from the slides — no paraphrasing, no rewording. Plagiarism does not matter. If it is not copied exactly from the slides, the answer is wrong.
For every answer, include a citation stating which PowerPoint it came from, the date of the lecture, and the slide number.
Citation format: (PowerPoint name, Date, Slide #)
Below is more detailed about the work to answer
Instructions:
Midterm Exam available on Canvas on Wednesday, June 10 by 3:00 p.m. under the “Assignments” page under “Midterm Exam” as a Word document.
Midterm Exam Due: Thursday, June 18 by 3:00 p.m. uploaded on Canvas under the “Assignments” page under “Midterm Exam” as a Word or PDF document.
Worth 35% of the course grade
Only material up through Week 3: The Constitution will be tested on the midterm exam.
The midterm exam is a take-home, open notes exam.This means that you can use the following material from this class: your class notes, Powerpoint slides, the Midterm Exam Review Sheet, the lecture videos uploaded on Canvas, and the textbook.However, you cannot work with other students on the exam; it must be your own work.You also cannot use outside sources from the internet (i.e. don’t use ChatGPT or Google).Please read questions carefully and answer every part of the prompt.
Citations: To receive full credit, you must cite all definitions and concepts that you use on the exam.A simple citation, including the lecture date and slide number, is sufficient.You are free to use the exact wording from the slides and the lectures on the exam.
Citation Example: ID Question on Conformity Costs:
Identification: Conformity costs are the extent to which collective decisions obligate people to do something they prefer not to do (June 1, Slide 25).
Significance: Governments that have low transaction costs, such as a dictatorship, often impose high conformity costs on the public (June 1, Slide 26).
The Midterm Exam will be uploaded on Canvas under the “Assignments” page under “Midterm Exam” on Wednesday, June 10 by 3:00 p.m. as a Word document.I will send an email to students informing them when the exam is available on Canvas.Students will have until Thursday, June 18 by 3:00 p.m. to complete the exam by uploading their exam back on Canvas under the “Assignments” page under “Midterm Exam” as a Word or PDF document.
The exam will be sent as a Microsoft Word document.Please type your answers directly on the exam Word document (don’t forget to regularly save the document as you work on it so it doesn’t get accidentally deleted).There are no time limits during the 8 days that you have to complete the exam.Then, when you are done, save the document as a Microsoft Word or PDF file.You can save a Word document as a PDF by clicking File-Save As, and selecting “PDF” under the File Format tab.
When you are done, to upload the exam onto Canvas, follow these steps:
1. Click on the “Assignments” page on Canvas
2. Click “Midterm Exam”
3. Click “Choose a File to Upload”
4. Select the PDF or Word file that you would like to submit as your midterm exam
5. Click Submit
Part I: ID’s (Answer 3 ID Questions only, 5 points each, 15 points total)
Instructions: Identify AND Explain the significance of 3 of the following 5 terms or concepts. The “identification” should take the form of a definition and/or explanation of the term or concept.The “significance” can take the form of its significance to American government or an example.