AP GoPo Final Exam

The idea that the government draws its power from the citizens is a key feature of

Number of members of the Senate

Federalism where national and state government should NEVER interfere with other's activities

What informational device is present in 99% of American homes?

How many federal district courts are in the US?

When someone reaps the benefits of an organization without actually paying for it

Number of members of the House of Representatives

First President to "come into American homes"

Compared to other nation's Constitutions, the United States Constitution is

A loose collection of nations under one weak central government

The only real duty of the Vice President

Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1965?

What article establishes the judicial?

What is an uncommon feature of the government of the United States per the US Constitution

Unions are generally most closely associated with this political party

The idea that the federal government is superior to the state government

Political parties do all of these EXCEPT

The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years

The institution that no one branch of the government can dominate and control the others

The power to regulate business activities

The person that has control in the SCOTUS because they are the one that presents the cases

A situation where the Congress is split by partisanship

What does "government by the people" mean?

Idea that the US is a land of opportunity and by working hard you can succeed is the

Perception that is based background attitudes and biases

Federal administration is synonymous with

Church, media, school, and family are where we learn

How many federal appeals courts are there in the US

Highest ranked and largest organizations in government, other than the three branches

NRA, the Humane Society and the Club for Growth are all

Every two years, this portion of the Senate is up for re-election

President's term of office is

Conviction of a government official on charges of impeachment requires how many votes

What article establishes the legislature?

Method of nomination for the first several decades, and is still used in Iowa

President and Vice President to be voted on separately by the Electors, but elected as package

Public officials hired to provide legal assistance to clients that are in forma pauperis

Preliminary method of nominating a candidate, but you must vote for one party or the other

Term to describe the residents of a district or a state

What article establishes the executive?

Powers that come from the expressed powers

The type of law where a person sues another person or business for some type of wrongdoing

Agreements between states called compacts must be approved by

In the early 1900s the press started being more concerned with

The author of the Declaration of Independence is

When state and federal government fund, administer and determine programs together

The 15 major departments spend what percentage of the budget of the US

Before 2004, people could avoid the limitations of donating by using this

An election where a candidate gets the most votes, even if it's not 50%

The political arm of an interest group is called

People get the most political socialization from

The principle that everyone has the opportunity to realize their own goals

The reassigning of congressional seats after a census

System where the person with the most votes wins

Laws should be enforced with fairness and impartiality

Which department is NOT headed by a secretary

Any politician, after the election, who will not be returning to their office

People that vote regularly are likely to be

Americans primarily get their news from

Amendment that limited office of President to two terms or 10 years total

School board and some state's judicial spots are considered