AP Government Unit 1
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Chapters 1-3
- 1.Ratification of the constitution was done by
- A.
Majority vote of the delegates at the constitutional convention
- B.
The state legislatures approving the document
- C.
The voters in each state casting open ballots
- D.
Special conventions in each state
- 2.Only the national government is allowed to
- A.
Regulate commerce with foreign nations
- B.
Take private property for public purposes
- C.
Levy taxes
- D.
Make and enforce laws
- 3.When the articles of confederation were adopted, the nation's major concern was dominated by
- A.
Economic issues
- B.
Equality for women
- C.
Religious freedom
- D.
Political dominance by the central government
- 4.
- A.
1 and 2
- B.
2 and 3
- C.
3
- D.
2
- 5.Politics is defined as
- A.
Conflict in society
- B.
Who gets what, when, and how
- C.
The resolution of conflict in a way that serves the public
- D.
The course of action to solve a problem
- 6.The power to directly regulate drinking ages, marriage and divorce, and sexual behavior and the like has been granted...
- A.
To the president
- B.
To the national government
- C.
To both the state and national governments
- D.
To state governments
- 7.In _______ federalism, the powers and policy assignments of different levels of government are like a marble cake, with mingles responsibilities and blurred distictions between layers of governement.
- A.
Mixed
- B.
Fiscal
- C.
Tripartite
- D.
Cooperative
- 8.Which of the followeing theorie contends that our society is divided along class lines and that a narrow upper-classs strate rules regardless of the formal organization of government?
- A.
Hyper pluralist
- B.
Egalitarian
- C.
Pluralist
- D.
Elite
- 9.All of the following are examples of how federalism decentralizes our policie EXCEPT
- A.
Funding of educations
- B.
Regulation of abortion
- C.
Death penalty
- D.
Federal income tax
- 10.The supremacy clase of the constitution states that all of the following are the supreme law of the land, EXCEPT
- A.
Laws of the national government (when consistent with the constitution)
- B.
The united states constitution
- C.
State constitutions
- D.
Treates of the national government (when consistent with the constitution)
- 11.Which of the following principles is most fundamental to democratic theory?
- A.
Free elections and universal suffrage
- B.
Minority rule
- C.
Universal public education
- D.
A written constitution
- 12.Which of the following federal policies exemplifies the implied pwers of congress?
- A.
Income tax
- B.
The provision of any army and a navy
- C.
Environmental protection law
- D.
The regulation of interstate commerce
- 13.Which of the following are considered linkage institutions?
- congress
- political parties
- the media
- the courts
- A.
1 and 2
- B.
1,2, and 3
- C.
2 and 3
- D.
All
- 14.The main instrument the national government use to infuence the state governments is
- A.
Grants-in-aid
- B.
Judicial review
- C.
The tenth amendment
- D.
Mandates
- 15.
- A.
All of these
- B.
Provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states
- C.
Produce more democratic elements than desirable for a strong central government
- D.
Promote pluralism, which would threaten liberty
- 16.The principal type of federal aide for states and localities is
- A.
Urban renewal grants
- B.
Block grants
- C.
Disaster loans
- D.
Categorical grants
- 17.
- A.
Congress not being allowed to pass ex post facto laws
- B.
The prohibitions of passage of bills of attainder laws
- C.
The reserved power clause of the tenth amendment
- D.
The inability of the president to grant titles of nobility
- 18.Pluralistic theory contends that in the US
- A.
Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern
- B.
The many members of congress dominate a sigular offical such as the president
- C.
Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution
- D.
Many groups vie for power with no one set of groups dominating
- 19.Which of the following is the best examply of a right of the minority
- A.
The practice of one person, one vote
- B.
Protection against double jeopardy
- C.
Freedom to circulate pamphlets
- D.
Equal access to public education
- 20.How did the antifederalists differ from the federalists?
- A.
The anty federalists believed that a strong central government would be too distant from the people
- B.
The anti federalists had a more positive view of human nature
- C.
The anti federalists were opposed to representative democracy
- D.
The anti federalists wanted a stronger central government
- 21.All of the following supreme court cases dealt with the issue of federalism EXCEPT
- A.
Barron v baltimore
- B.
Marbury v. madison
- C.
Gibbons v ogden
- D.
Fletcher v. peck
- 22.
- A.
Resolved the impasse between those who favored the new jersey plan and those who preferred the virginia plan
- B.
Added the bill of rights to the constitution in order to lessen concern about too much power for the new government
- C.
Settled the dispute over whether slavery should be allowed in the final constitution
- D.
Threw out the idea of having a monarchy in the united states, optin instead for an indirectly elected president
- 23.The arrangement by which individuals gane power through competition for the people's vote is called
- A.
Representative democracy
- B.
Free market economy
- C.
Participatory democracy
- D.
Democratic centralism
- 24.In evalutating american democracy, hyperpluralistrs
- A.
Claim that too many influential groups cripple government's ablitity to govern
- B.
Claim that competing groups bying for power make for gereally efficient, honest government
- C.
Claim that society is governed solely by an upper class elite
- D.
Believe that the public interest is nearly always translated into public policy in the united states
- 25.The constitutino's provision that congress has the right to "make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution" its pwers is oftern referred to as the
- A.
Heart of fiscal federalism
- B.
Elastic clause
- C.
Unwritten amendment
- D.
Privileges and immunities
- 26.Federalism is
- A.
Sole government authority in the national government
- B.
The same as unitary government
- C.
A system of shared power by the state and national governments
- D.
Sole government authority in the states
- 27.Which step in the development of public policy occures first?
- A.
Recognition of the problem
- B.
Enactment of the policy
- C.
Revision of the policy
- D.
Formation of policy alternatives
- 28.In united staes v. lopez, the supreme court ruled that
- A.
The gun free school zones act was constitutional
- B.
The gun free school zonves act exceeded congress's authority to regulate commerce among the states
- C.
Illegal immigrants cannot be denied access to basic social services
- D.
The gun free school zones act violated citizens' rights to bare arms
- 29.
- A.
The principle of "one man, one vote" was established
- B.
Congressional districts were created as a result of ractial considerations
- C.
Congress was able to modify congressional districts in stats where there was not equal representation
- D.
Congress modified existing voting districts for state offices
- 30.
- A.
Limiting the president's term of office
- B.
Creating different branches of government with distinctive and separate powers
- C.
Creating political institutions that could function with the consent of a majority
- D.
Limiting the ability of the electorate to vote directy for government officials except members of the house
- 31.Which statements best reflects what the united states constitution represents?
- the constitution is a basic gramework for the government
- the constitutuion is an explanation of the way government operates, asigning separate powers to each branch and guaranteeing citizens their rights
- the constitution is the supreme law of the land
- A.
2 and 3
- B.
3
- C.
1,2 and 3
- D.
1 and 2
- 32.Which of the following documents created a compromise that led to the formation of a bicameral legislature?
- A.
New jersey plan
- B.
Connecticut compromise
- C.
Articles of confederation
- D.
Virginia plan
- 33.
- A.
2 and 3 only
- B.
1 and 2
- C.
2
- D.
1 and 4
- 34.The americans with disablitites act requres states and local governments to provide equal access for the disabled. this is an example of a(n)
- A.
Mandate
- B.
Revenue sharing
- C.
Categorical grant
- D.
Administrative regulation
- 35.The effects a policy has on people and problems is called
- A.
Policy impacts
- B.
Policy issues
- C.
Policy agenda
- D.
Policy outputs
- 36.An institution through which society makes and enforces its public policies is
- A.
Government
- B.
Congress
- C.
The bureaucracy
- D.
The presidency
- 37.
- A.
An increase in the power and authority of the federal government
- B.
An increase in federal mandates
- C.
A decrease in the defense budget
- D.
The downsizing of the federal government
- 38.Which of the following represetns a major reason why the electoral college was creatd
- A.
It would encourage greater voter turn out
- B.
It would encourage third-party candidates
- C.
It would give the voteres in smaller states a greater role in selecting the president and vice president
- D.
It would give more power to the congress in determining the outcome of presidential elections
- 39.
- A.
Both C and D
- B.
Consent of the governed
- C.
Natural rights
- D.
Divine rights of kings
- 40.In Annapolis, Maryland, in 1786, delegates from five states met to discuess
- A.
The need for a bill of rights
- B.
The issue of slavery
- C.
The problems of the national government under the articals of confederation
- D.
The need to declare independence from England
- 41.
- A.
Coining united states currency after the constitution was ratified
- B.
Establishing uniform immigration laws
- C.
Regulating commerce among the several states
- D.
Setting up the first national band of the united states
- 42.In dual federalism
- A.
States and the national government each remain supreme within their own spheres
- B.
The state governments assume greater fiscal responsibility
- C.
The federal government assumes greater fiscal responsibility
- D.
Powers are shared between states and the federal government
- 43.
- A.
National laws override state laws when there is a conflict between the two
- B.
Both the states and national government ar bound by the limtations in the bill of rights
- C.
States have certain powers that the national government cannot encroach upon
- D.
The national government can take control of a state government during a national emergency
- 44.Creative federlism of the great society was characterized by
- shared costs between the national and state governments
- guidelines and rules set down by the federal government
- singular administration of programs
- A.
1
- B.
1 and 3
- C.
1 2 and 3
- D.
1 and 2
- 45.
- A.
All
- B.
1 and 2
- C.
1
- D.
3
- 46.
- A.
The pattern of spending, taxing, and providing grants in the federal system
- B.
The federal income tax
- C.
A sharing of local and national resources practiced in other countries but not in the United States
- D.
The federal government's regulation of the money supply and interest rates
- 47.
- A.
Counted slaves and 1/2 of a person
- B.
Counted slaves and 3/5 of a person
- C.
Was silent on the issue of how slaves would be counted, instead leaving the issue to each state to decide
- D.
Did not count slaves
- 48.
- A.
California could not require a new resident to wait on eyear before being eligible for welfare benefits
- B.
California was requred to offer bilingual education programs in the public elementary schools
- C.
California could withhold educational benefits from children of illegal immigrants
- D.
California could not permit the use and sale of medicinal marijuana
- 49.
- A.
Defined commerce very broadly, encompassing virtually every form of commercial activity
- B.
Listed the enumerated powers of congress and the national government
- C.
Prohibited congress from regulationg business activity on the grounds it violated
- D.
Defined commerce very narrowly in considering the right of congress to regulate it
- 50.According to the constitutuion, each state was entitled to how many senators?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
As many as it wanted to send
- D.
It depended out the state's population
- 51.
- A.
In 1865 after the union victory in the civil war
- B.
During the constitutional convention, at the insistence of thomas jefferson
- C.
After the ratification process was complete, and partly to fulfill a promise to those who supported ratification
- D.
During the ratification process, before final ratification of the constitution
- 52.Which of these was NOT a principle established in the case of McCulloch V. Maryland
- A.
A national government is supreme to the states when it is acting within its spheres of action
- B.
State laws preempt national laws when the national government clearly exceeds its constitutional powers and intrudes upon state powers
- C.
State governments are forbidden from spending more money than they raise each year, which there is no such requirement on the national government
- D.
The national government has certain implied powers that go beyond its enumerated powers
- 53.The constitutional basis of dual federalism can be found in
- A.
The enumerated powers
- B.
The tenth amendment
- C.
The "necessary and proper" clause
- D.
The elastic clause
- 54.
- A.
1 and 2
- B.
1 3 and 4
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 55.The supreme court in texas V. johnson
- A.
Laws related to flag gurning were allowed under the 10th amendment's powers to the states
- B.
Burning of the flag was protected privacy under the 4th amendment
- C.
Laws related to flag burning could only be issued through the US congress
- D.
Burning of a flag was protected expression under the 1st amendment
- 56.
- A.
All
- B.
1 2 and 3
- C.
1
- D.
1 and 2
- 57.Which of the following best represents the components of fiscal federalism
- the passage of funded mandates
- the passage of revenue sharing measures
- the passage of categorical grants
- A.
All
- B.
1
- C.
3
- D.
2
- 58.Which of the following is the only stated constitutuional responsibility of the vice president
- A.
Presiding over the house of representatives
- B.
Attending funerals of foreign dignitaries
- C.
Filling in for the president when he is out of the country
- D.
Presiding over the senate
- 59.The supreme court in marbury v. madison asserted the power of the court to
- A.
Confirm presidential appointments
- B.
Check the actions of the other branches through judicial review
- C.
Determine its own size and make up
- D.
Impeach the president
- 60.
- A.
Regulating commerce among the several states
- B.
Establishing inferior courts in addition to the supreme court
- C.
Coining US currency after the constitution was ratified
- D.
Setting up the first national bank of the US
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