AP Gov Midterm

The first form of grants in aid from the national government two states was

The famous revolutionary leader was not at the constitutional convention held in Philadelphia in 1787.

A chief justice is able to express his or her influence most effectively by

The Court of Military Appeals is an example of a ___

The discretionary authority of appointed officials is their authority to

A category grant is a transfer of federal funded designed for

This plan called for bicameral legislative body with states representation in each house based on population

When the Framers drafted the Constitution, the Anti-federalist opposed it primarily on the grounds that the new gov’t

Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence is correct?

A bill can be introduced in Congress by

One basic difference between a congressional court and a legislative court is that

In about half of the states, voters can use this procedure to place legislative measures directly on the ballot

The creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) led to the federal government

When the president uses the prestige & visibility of the office to guide/mobilize the American people, he/she is using

The definition of bureaucracy includes all of the following notions except

Federal courts can hear all cases

One way that Congress exercises authority over agencies is though

When a bill passes the House and Senate in substantially different forms, the differences are resolved in

At the Constitutional Convention, the most frequent concern regarding the presidency focused on

All of the following are true of the government under the Articles of Confederation except

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court ruled that

At the time of the Constitutional Convention, the view that a democratic government was desirable was

How did Aristotle define democracy?

The author of the Declaration of Independence was

There are thirteen ___ in the federal judiciary

Today, the federal government contains how many cabinet departments?

2 leaders suggested in the Virginia & Kentucky resolutions that the states had the right to nullify a federal law

Senatorial courtesy is an essentially important consideration in nominations to

A modern example of direct democracy would be citizens

Almost every president since Hoover has tried to

Under the Privacy Act of 1974, ___ must be kept confidential

Each state would have had an equal number of votes in the legislator under the

For what reason does the book justify representative democracy?

Democracy in the US is distinguished from many European democracies by the fact that in the United States,

Which is not a power of Congress specifically enumerated in Article 1, Section 8?

A trend in recent cabinet appointments has been to

One distinctive feature of many European democracies is that very few offices are

The text argues that many of the problems of bureaucracy and government arises from its

The most common background or professional experience among members of the current SC is experience as a(n) ___

___ decide(s) the outcome of disputed congressional elections

Formal authority refers to a right to exercise power that is derived from a(n)

In Federalist paper #78, Alexander Hamilton described the Supreme Court as

Until ratification of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, members of the Senate were selected by ___

In order to win the presidency today, a candidate must win ___ electoral votes

In the SC’s ruling on Obama’s health care plan, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the Court

___ are terms set by the national government that states must meet whether or not they accept federal grants

James Madison’s main argument in favor of a federalist position stated in Federalist #10 and #51 was indefense of

The term used to describe a two house legislative body.

The purpose of a filibuster is to

Divided government is

In a confederation, the national government derives its power from

Madison’s description of federalism suggests there should be little concern over conflicts between federal & state gov’t

The ___ to the Constitution allows the federal government to tax income

A ___ is a political system in which the national government shares power with local governments.

This important agency in the Executive Office of the President studies the organization/operations of executive branch

The effect of Shay’s Rebellion on attendance by delegates at the planned Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

When judges believe they must confirm themselves to apply rules stated in/implied by the Constitution, they’re following

In 1776, one important reason that colonist regarded independence as a desirable alternative was that they

The Freedom of Information Act and the Administrative Procedure Act are examples of

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

All of the following are requirements for representative democracy EXCEPT

The Framers’s concerns about direct democracy are well illustrated by the fact that the Constitution

What sort of commerce Congress could regulate between the states was not spelled out in the US Constitution because

A marginal district is one of which

In ___ the Supreme Court for the first time held that the Court could declare an act of Congress unconstitutional

Which of the following statements concerning the Pendleton Act is incorrect?

United States v. Nixon held that there is

Which elastic phrase has become a significant source of presidential power?

How successful presidents are with legislation in Congress is difficult to gauge because they

Andrew Jackson established the precedent that a president’s veto can be used

Representative democracy is sometimes disappointingly referred to as the ___ theory of democracy.

Madison traumatized his perspective in Federalist Paper by observing that “if men were ___, no gov’t would be necessary”

In addition to the formal powers, the Speaker of the House has the informal power to

Presidents are now limited to two terms by the

Because they are usually the only ones that can report out bills, the most important committees are the ___ committees

When an agency makes an important decision, it is quite likely to be taken to the court. This is an example of what

Ten Whistle Blower Protection Act of 1989 is designed to protect

Staff agency that advises Congress on probable economic effect of dif spending programs and cost of proposed policies

The financial position of the state & national government under the Articles of Confederation could be best described as

In the US, programs such as the interstate highway system and services to the unemployed are most accurately considered

___ worried that the new government he created might be too democratic, while ___ worried it was not democratic enough.

Which of the following are mandated by the US Constitution?

Generally, the anti federalist felt that the government created by the US Constitution was