AP US Government and Politics Semester Review

Question 1

Census statistics are used to determine all of the following except

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the number of judges appointed to federal courts

Question 2

Which is not a key element to US Political Culture?

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Civic Competance

Question 3

What is the strategy to win a presidential primary?

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Focus on more extreme policies

Question 4

This event led to the creation of the Constitutional Convention in Philly.

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Shays Rebellion

Question 5

Factors that divide peoples' political opinions are called

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Cleavages

Question 6

What is the most common way for Americans to participate in the political process?

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Voting in Presidential Elections

Question 7

Each of these are examples of how the Constitutional convention dealt with slavery except

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Dred Scott Case

Question 8

Which of these is not a power given to the Speaker?

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Appoint members to standing committees

Question 9

Each of the following are reasons incumbents have an advantage against challengers except

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Presidential Coattails

Question 10

Which is not a reserved power given to the states?

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Importing/Exporting Laws

Question 11

Money given to states that have a general purpose with few restrictions

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Block Grants

Question 12

Which of the following influences American federalism?

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the 10th Amendment

Question 13

Created PACS, Donation limits, and the FEC

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1974 Federal Campaign Finance Act

Question 14

Which group has not been a key contributor to Democrats in elections?

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Cuban Americans

Question 15

Who fought for a Bill of Rights in the original Constitution?

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Antifederalists

Question 16

These are the most important committees in Congress

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Standing

Question 17

Over the years this type of Political Efficacy has stayed the same in the US

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Internal

Question 18

An interest group would likely have the greatest influence on policy matters involving

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narrow issues, only a few interest groups

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the impact of the media on public opinion?

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Media influences which issues receives the most attention

Question 20

A law which declares a person guilty of a crime & punishes them without a trial is known as

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bill of attainder

Question 21

All of the following are consequences of federalism except

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a strict division of power among levels of government

Question 22

Split ticket voting causes what?

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All of the Above

Question 23

Which step for how a bill becomes a law comes first

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Bills are sent to sub committees for review

Question 24

How the government should implement laws/policies is called

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Ideology

Question 25

Where does the power of the Senate lie?

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Majority/Minority Leader

Question 26

When a legislature supports another's bill in order to get their vote later for their bill

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Log Rolling

Question 27

The effort to pass onto the states many federal functions is known as

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Devolution

Question 28

According to Madison, The most common and durable source of factions is

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Unequal distribution of property

Question 29

Which way will a MD Democrat Rep vote on an agriculture bill he doesn't know anything about?

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Organizational

Question 30

States cannot declare Congressional acts unconstitutional; therefore they lack the right of

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Nullification

Question 31

Why are Third Parties so important even though they never win?

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They bring alternative ideas

Question 32

One of the reasons a democratic republic took root in the US was because of the

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all of the above

Question 33

Which of the following results after a critical election occurs?

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party realignment

Question 34

Which Amendment/Law did not have direct impact on voter turnout?

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16th Amendment

Question 35

Which type of coverage are you most likely to see in the media during a presidential campaign?

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Descriptions of candidates' standing in the polls

Question 36

What is the most important characteristic to determine whether someone will vote or not?

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Education

Question 37

The Amending of the Constitution is an example of

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Cooperative Federalism

Question 38

Political Socialization is the process by which

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political values are passed to the next generation

Question 39

All are reasons why people do not vote except

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Being a member of a party

Question 40

An important change in political culture since 1950 is that US citizens have become

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less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders

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AP US Government and Politics Semester Review

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