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AP U.S. Government Unit I Review
AP U.S. Government Unit I Review
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1
Article II deals with which branch of government?
The Legislative
The Olive Branch
The Executive
The Judicial
2
Powers that belong to the state governments (or the people) are known as what?
Reserved
Inherent
Implied
Enumerated
3
The Tenth Amendment says that
Congress cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion
The right to bear arms should not be infringed
Powers not given to the national government are reserved to the states
Cruel and Unusual punishment is prohibited
4
The Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution created a central government that was...
too liberal
too weak
too strong and distant
too democratic
5
Article I deals with which branch of government?
The Tree Branch
The Legislative
The Judicial Branch
The Executive
6
The division of powers between national and state governments is called
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Rule of Law
Checks and Balances
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Political theory that government exists based on the consent of the governed
Advise and Consent
Rule of law
Constitutional theory
social contract theory
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This principle in our government is designed to prevent tyranny
An Executive Branch
Separation of Powers
The Office of Management and Budget
A two-house legislature
9
In which case did SCOTUS rule that the Bill of Rights only applied to the national government?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Barron v. Baltimore
Gibbons v. Ogden
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A system of government in which local governments derive power from the national government
unitary
confederal
Republican
federal
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Which group favored the Constitution and the government created by it?
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Strict Constructionists
Republicans
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Dominant form of federalism after the New Deal
Dual Federalism
Cooperative Federalism
Coordinated Federalism
Popular Federalism
13
Why are the Federalist Papers important?
Because they were written at the time of the Founding
Because they give insight into the Framers' intent
Because they are worth a lot on E-Bay
Because the College Board says so
14
Which part of the Constitution lists Congressional powers?
Article I, Section 1
Article I, Section 8
Article III, Section 3
Article II, Section 1
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Who elected senators prior to the passage of the 17th Amendment?
Convicted Felons
State legislatures
The House of Representatives
The people of each state
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This system gives each branch some power to oversee and limit the other branches
Extradition
Checks and Balances
Privileges and Immunities
Full Faith and Credit
17
Ratification of Constitutional amendments can be obtained by
3/4 state legislatures
3/4 both houses of Congress
2/3 of both houses of Congress
2/3 of states proposing a constitutional convention
18
Which kind of national legislature existed under the Articles of Confederation?
A bilateral legislature
There was no legislature
A unicameral legislature
A bicameral legislature
19
In which case did SCOTUS broadly interpret the commerce clause?
Barron v. Baltimore
Gibbons v. Ogden
U.S. v. Lopez
Marbury v. Madison
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The belief that all people possess rights that government can't take away is found in...
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
21
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Ten Commandments
The Decalogue
The Bill of Rights
The Article of Rights
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Constitutional clause requiring states to return criminals to the state where they were accused/convicted
The Takings Clause
Full Faith and Credit
Extradition
Privileges and Immunities
23
Laws that would prescribe punishment for actions done before they were illegal
Ex Post Facto Laws
Writs of Habeas Corpus
Bills of Attainder
24
Which compromise in the Constitution dealt with slavery?
The Great Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise
The 3/5 Compromise
25
How are American presidents elected?
By television viewers calling a tv station
By Twitter polls
By popular vote
By the Electoral College
26
Congress has both enumerated and reserved powers.
True
False
27
On which clause did SCOTUS decide that Maryland couldn't tax a national bank
Extradition Clause
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Supremacy Clause
28
Which clause ensures that states must recognize the contracts and judicial decrees in other states?
Privileges and Immunities
Full Faith and Credit
Due Process
Takings Clause
29
The number of states needed for the ratification of the Constitution
Thirteen
Nine
Eight
Ten
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How many amendments to the Constitution are there?
28
27
26
25
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Powers shared between the national and state governments
Enumerated
Implied
Concurrent
Reserved
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Federal grants given to states for specific purposes and based on a state's population
Categorical
Specific
Enumerated
Block
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State governments may not...
impose taxes
spend money
pass laws
pass bills of attainder
