Unit 1 AP Gov Review

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following statements can be supported from information in the table above?

I. Federal grants to state and local governments have increased substantially in total dollar amount since 1950.

II. In 1994 the federal government devoted a larger percentage of outlays to grants than in 1980.

III. Between 1980 and 1990, grants decreased as a percentage of federal outlays.

IV. In 1994 states were more dependent on federal grants for revenue than in 1990, 1970, or 1960.

IV only

I and III only

II and III only

II and IV only

I, III, and IV only

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The use of ballot initiatives and referendums is most consistent with which model of democracy?

Participatory Democracy

Pluralist Democracy

Elite Democracy

Illiberal Democracy

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In a pluralist democracy, who has the most influence on government policy

The wealthy and elite

The average voter

Interest Groups

The Elderly

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which event demonstrated the weakness of the central government under the Articles of Confederation?

Whiskey Rebellion

Shay's Rebellion

Civil War

The War of 1812

5.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was not a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

There was no national military

Congress could not directly tax the people

There was no national currency

States had to vote unanimously to pass laws

6.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The Great (Connecticut) Compromise created a

Bicameral Legislature

An independent court system

The electoral college

A single executive

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

If a presidential candidate earns 52% of the vote in New Jersey, how many of New Jersey's 14 electoral college votes would the candidate receive?

7

8

14

It is impossible to know without knowing how many votes other candidates received?

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What power gives the Supreme Court the ability to limit the power of the other branches?

Impeachment

Judicial Review

Writs of Certiorari

Writs of Habeas Corpus

9.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Levying and Collecting taxes is an example of a

Delegated Power

Reserved Power

Concurrent Power

Denied Power

10.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is the source of Congress' implied powers?

Marbury v. Madison

Necessary and Proper Clause

Due Process Clause

10th Amendment

11.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was designed to address Anti-federalist concerns about the Constitution?

Bill of Rights

14th Amendment

Necessary and Proper Clause

Commerce Clause

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In Federalist No. 10, which of the following does Madison argues prevents tyranny of the majority?

Direct Democracy

A Confederation of Small Republics

A large Republic

An absolute monarchy

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

If the president vetoes a bill, how can the veto be overridden?

By a majority vote of the Supreme Court

By a 2/3 vote of the Senate

By a 2/3 vote of both house of Congress

By a majority vote in both houses

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who has the power of advice and consent to confirm presidential nominees?

Senate

House of Representatives

Both houses of Congress

Supreme Court

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The concept that the government's powers should be predefined and restricted by a constitution

Limited Government

Popular sovereignty

National Supremacy

Natural rights

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Powers of Congress that are clearly stated in the constitution are known as

Implied Powers

Enumerated Powers

Reserved powers

Inherent Powers

17.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which provision of the constitution protects state powers?

10th Amendment

14th Amendment

Necessary and Proper Clause

Commerce Clause

18.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which constitutional provision requires other states to recognize a New Jersey driver's license?

Commerce Clause

Full Faith and Credit Clause

Necessary and Proper Clause

10th Amendment

19.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following tools can the federal government use most effectively to shape state policies?

Revenue Sharing

Block Grants

Categorical Grants

Mandates

20.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following do state governments prefer

Categorical Grants

Block Grants

Mandates

21.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is an attempt to return reserved powers to the states?

Devolution

Decentralization

Communism

Socialism

22.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

US v Lopez limited Congress' power under the

Commerce Clause

Necessary and Proper Clause

14th Amendment

Due Process Clause

23.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Differences in educational funding among the states is best explained by

Federalism

Logrolling

Pork Barrel Spending

Mandates

24.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following statements about Congress is true?

Congress cannot override a presidential veto.

A proposed constitutional amendment must be approved by 2/3 of the delegates of both house of Congress.

Congress can establish an official church of the United States.

Congressional power over the bureaucracy is less than that of the president.

25.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The struggle of competing interest groups for govermental influence is called ____.

pluralism

direct action politics

direct democracy

oligarchy

grassroots mobilization

26.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called ____.

political culture

political equality

pluralism

popular sovereignty

federalism

27.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The Constitution's Preamble, beginning with the words "We the People," is an illustration of ____.

laissez-faire capitalism

political equality

popular sovereignty

minority rights

political rights

28.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

All of the following issues were decided at the Constitutional Convention EXCEPT

representation in the legislature

voting qualifications of the electorate

method of electing the President

congressional power to override a presidential veto

qualifications for members of the House and Senate

29.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In the early part of the twenty-first century, public opinion polls showed that a majority of Americans believed it should be illegal to burn the American flag. As a result, many members of Congress introduced amendments to make it illegal to burn or desecrate the American flag. However, these efforts have been unsuccessful. Which of the following statements best explains why these efforts have been unsuccessful?

Congress and the states have agreed to add this amendment; however, recent presidents have refused to sign it.

The framers made the amendment process difficult in order to protect individual rights.

The Supreme Court has stated such an amendment is unconstitutional, thus blocking its ratification.

The framers specifically wrote the amendment process to prevent using it to limit freedom of expression.

30.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Brutus was an example of an Anti-Federalist because he

believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights

argued that a national military force was needed to deal with insurrections

argued that the laws passed by the national government were supreme over state laws

believed that compromise between the branches of government would ensure a limited government

31.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Constitutional checks and balances, especially applied to the president, are designed to

provide for a balanced budget

minimize the threat of tyranny from any one branch of government

ensure that the states do not become too powerful

ensure efficient government

ensure that the federal government is militarily strong

32.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Cooperative federalism can best be described by which of the following statements?

Different levels of government are involved in common policy areas

Government must have cooperation from the people in order to make legislative decisions.

Local levels of government can make decisions on issues more efficiently than state and national governments can

The federal government must make regulations that can be applied across every state in the same way

Business and government can work together to more effectively accomplish shared goals.

33.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) ?

The federal government exceeded its authority in establishing a national bank, and Maryland’s tax was unconstitutional.

Maryland was within its authority to tax the federal government, but the Bank of the United States exceeded federal authority.

The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, but it had to pay Maryland’s tax.

The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, and Maryland’s tax was unconstitutional.

34.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision in United States v. Lopez (1995) ?

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was upheld as constitutional because regulating arms is an enumerated power.

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was upheld as constitutional because any interstate commerce is implied in the commerce clause

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was struck down as unconstitutional because it exceeded the commerce clause.

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was struck down because it exceeded the state’s power to regulate guns.

35.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Diversity of public policy throughout the United States is primarily a consequence of

separation of powers

innovation within bureaucratic agencies

decentralization in the Senate

lack of party discipline in the House

federalism

36.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Despite the Fifteenth Amendment, which extended the right to vote to African American males, Southern states were able to block black voting for many years because

the Fifteenth Amendment did not apply to all states

Congress passed legislation that restricted the application of the Fifteenth Amendment to placate Southerners

the framers allowed the individual states to create voting processes and voter qualifications

the Supreme Court had declared the Fifteenth Amendment unconstitutional

37.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which is not an Enumerated powers of the federal government?

coin money

declare war

regulate interstate commerce

regulate intrastate commerce

tax

38.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following?

Give states far too much power over national monies

Broaden state power beyond that outlined in the Constitution

Strengthen the impact of the Tenth Amendment

Give new life to the idea of dual federalism

Weaken the power of state governors and legislators

39.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Of the following, which has been used most to expand the power of the national government?

A B C D

The commerce clause of the Constitution

The habeas corpus clause of the Constitution

The bill of attainder clause of the Constitution

The First Amendment

The Fifth Amendment

40.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

States and localities have the most discretion in establishing policy when federal funding is derived from

categorical grants

matching grants

block grants

project grants

grant-in-aid

41.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The Americans with Disabilities Act was widely unpopular with governors and mayors because it

required that people with disabilities be given equal access to public facilities

required that buildings be retrofitted or remodeled to give equal access to people with disabilities

did not go far enough to establish equal access to public facilities

applied only to federal facilities and did nothing to accommodate people in municipal buildings

required that states and cities pay for federally mandated construction and remodeling

42.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which congressional power has been contested most frequently in the federal courts?

establish post offices

coin money

levy taxes

regulate commerce with foreign nations

regulate interstate commerce

43.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The reserved powers of the state governments can best be described as those powers

not specifically granted to the national government or denied to the states

implied in the Fifth Amendment

listed specifically in the Tenth Amendment

exercised by both national and state governments

granted to states as part of the implied powers doctrine

44.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following actions by the federal government best illustrates the concept of unfunded mandates?

Requiring that polling booths remain open beyond the hours of the workday

Requiring states and municipalities to provide certain services for their citizens without providing resources to pay for those services

Requiring state governments to guarantee short-term bonds issued by large municipalities in their states

Requiring all municipalities to impose a minimum property tax on all residential and business properties

Requiring states and municipalities to privatize many previously publicly funded services

45.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following clauses in the Constitution justifies the “implied powers doctrine” ?

The executive power clause

The privileges and immunities clause

The necessary and proper clause

The debts and engagements clause

The contract clause

46.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following constitutional principles best explains why there is variation among states on the use of capital punishment?

Separation of powers

Judicial review

Checks and balances

Federalism

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