AP Terms SAT Prep Scholar Units One and Two

Question 1

5. Who was the author of Federalist 10?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 2

30. Which of the following best describes the purpose of Latin phrase "stare decisis"?

Accepted Answer

Using court precedent to keep the law consistent

Question 3

2. Which of the following best describes "selective incorporation"?

Accepted Answer

The application of constitutional principles to the individual states

Question 4

25.What term describes the inability of political parties and factions to reach compromise, thus preventing action?

Accepted Answer

Gridlock

Question 5

27. Which of the following best describes the term "logrolling"?

Accepted Answer

Members of Congress making deals and trading legislative favors

Question 6

18. What term describes the process for forcing a bill out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote?

Accepted Answer

Discharge petition

Question 7

7. The Electoral College: Which of these lists would NOT be considered one of battleground states?

Accepted Answer

Maryland, Louisiana, and Idaho

Question 8

26. Which of the following groups of three make up what is called an "iron triangle"? Read Carefully!

Accepted Answer

A congressional standing committee; federal agency; interest group

Question 9

3. The inherent powers of the president are derived from which clause in Article II?

Accepted Answer

The "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" clause

Question 10

24. Which of the following is NOT true about presidential executive orders?

Accepted Answer

Presidential executive orders are binding on all future presidents

Question 11

21. Which of the following is true concerning divided government in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Divided government is a very common occurence in government

Question 12

22. Which of the Federalist Papers posited that divided government would actually be desirable?

Accepted Answer

Federalist 51

Question 13

29. Which amendment allocated reserved powers to the states?

Accepted Answer

The Tenth Amendment

Question 14

13. Which term describes when elected representatives aid individual constituents to get government assistance?

Accepted Answer

Casework

Question 15

15. What term describes those powers shared by both the national government and the individual state governments?

Accepted Answer

Concurrent powers

Question 16

11. Which of the following would be an example of a presidential inherent power?

Accepted Answer

Executive orders

Question 17

16. What term describes Congress' power to monitor and supervise the agencies of the federal executive branch?

Accepted Answer

Congressional oversight

Question 18

4. Which of these Federalist papers warned of the "mischief of faction"?

Accepted Answer

Federalist 10

Question 19

6. Which of the following points concerning factions was NOT a part of Federalist 10?

Accepted Answer

Factions are most dangerous in an impassioned minority

Question 20

17. Which of the following is NOT a reason Congress struggles in supervising the federal bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

Congress does not control agency funding

Question 21

20. What term describes when one party controls all or part of the legislative branch, and the other the executive?

Accepted Answer

Divided government

Question 22

8. What is the constitutional provision should the Electoral College end in a tie?

Accepted Answer

The president would be chosen by a vote in the House of Representatives

Question 23

10. What term describes presidential powers not mentioned in Article II but considered necessary to carry out the job?

Accepted Answer

Inherent powers

Question 24

28. Those powers which the Constitution leaves to the individual states are called

Accepted Answer

reserved powers

Question 25

12. What types of federal grants do states and localities have much discretion when determining how to spend them?

Accepted Answer

Block grants

Question 26

19. A discharge petition succeeds when how many members of the House endorse one?

Accepted Answer

A simple majority

Question 27

1. Which of the following is also known as "marble cake federalism"?

Accepted Answer

cooperative federalism

Question 28

14. In the 1995 precedent Lopez v US, SCOTUS limited Congress' power to cite what clause for the first time in decades?

Accepted Answer

The Commerce Clause

Question 29

23. Which of the following best describes an executive order?

Accepted Answer

The president directing actions of federal agencies

Question 30

9. Which of the following is NOT an enumerated power of the president In Article II Section 2?

Accepted Answer

To use a line item veto on controversial budget provisions

AP Terms SAT Prep Scholar Units One and Two

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AP Terms SAT Prep Scholar Units One and Two

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