AP Gov Mid Term

A judicial activist is a judge who holds

When does reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives occur?

To what does the seniority of members refer?

segregation in schools violated the Equal Protection Clause “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal”.

Which of the following clauses explains why laws passed by the federal government trump those of the state governments?

The “necessary and proper” clause is the foundation for which type of power

Under what jurisdiction do most cases considered by the Supreme Courts arise?

Current Cheif Justice of the supreme court

1. According to James Madison’s Federalist #10, the best form of government to control faction is

Several states that ratified the Constitutiondid so with a statement that:

This case protected the right of women to secure abortion nationally up to the first trimester of pregnancy.

Most people are reluctant to run as a candidate for political office because...

A spending bill that provides benefits for a specific district.

Racial gerrymandering is illegal under 14th Amendment equal protection clause. line-drawers must be conscious of race

as a result of this compromise the upper house (senate) representated states, the Lower house (House of Reps) the people

A congressioanl district where the candidate wins with over 55% of the voted is called what type of district

This type of committeee hammers out differences between house and senate bills at the end of the legislative process

What amendment limits the president to three terms

The court ruled that the Federal Gun Free School Zones Act exceeds Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause

If a member of the Supreme Court disagrees with the majority decision, what would the justice do?

As its rational for the decision in Brown v. Board (1954), the Supreme Court used

Elastic Clause gives Congress the authority “to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper” 1s what court case

The “necessary and proper” clause is the foundation for which type of power

Most of the work in congress gets done where

bicameral is used to describe the U.S. Legislature means that the legislature

Under the original constitution how were senators choosen

What is a quorom

new, often misshapen, district boundaries are created to benefit one party specific is known as what

What would be condisered a faction by Fed 10

Congress set the size of the House at ________ members (regardless of the population).

From the time of taking office until they leave office the popularity of most recent presidents

This is issued when justice agrees with the majority opinion but for different reasons. They may write a

This case established precedent that would allow federal courts to rule on the constitutionality of redistricting.

How did the constitutional delegates handle the slavery question?

The dual-court system of the United States refers to

A main reason why the presidents cabinet can be considered weak is because

1The Supreme Court case of McCullch v. Maryland involved which of the following issues?

This compromise established t a bicameral house one based on population and the other with equal representation

Established the U.S. Supreme Court as the final authority for interpreting the Constitution

How did the founding fathers solve the problem around how to elect the president

Brutus was an example of an Anti-Federalist because he

What does a writ of certiorari do?

What is a filibuster

1. Madisonin Fed #51 that “if men were _______, no government would be necessary”.

In order to end a filibuster,60 senators must agree to end it. This is called a vote of

This type of grant is given to the state with the most discretionary way of using the money

An example of a concurrent poweris

How manmy people are in the Senate of the US

Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution confers on Congress all of the following powers except

The powers that are given exclusively to the states are

The Senate is required to confirm all of the following presidential nominations except