Duplicate of AP Government Exam Review

All of the following are Constitutional requirements to become President EXCEPT...

Which article of the Constitution includes the Supremacy Clause?

What case first incorporated the Bill of Rights to the states? 

When news is purposely leaked to gauge the public's reaction it is called a...

The decision in Korematsu v. United States was the result of a/n

All funds appropriated by Congress must be spent according to the

The more educated you are, the more likely you are liberal in your views.

All of the following are written decisions by the Supreme Court EXCEPT...

When dealing with race, what standard of review is used?

In order to ratify the Constitution...

When you actively break a law but are willing to accept the consequences you are practicing...

All of the following are Federal level constitutional courts EXCEPT...

In order to deal with the interest group free rider problem, many groups employ

Which of the following no longer exists?

All of the following are ways to analyze public opinion EXCEPT...

Which case narrowed Roe v. Wade?

The Establishment Clause in the 1st Amendment deals with...

Which case introduced the "clear and present danger" test in regards to freedom of speech?

Which Federalist Paper is well known for its warnings against factions?

Who is the ONLY President to resign?

This agency helps Congress practice oversight.

Which religious group makes up a majority of Congressional members?

All of the following deal with state relations and are found in Article IV EXCEPT...

The McGovern Fraser Comm. improved delegate selection, but these are still automatic delegates.

All of the following amendments are part of the criminal justice procedure EXCEPT...

Donations remain anonymous in these but they are regulated by the IRS.

All of the following are examples of linkage institutions EXCEPT...

All of the following amendments deal with voting EXCEPT...

What amendment makes it so Electors cast separate votes for President and Vice President?

Which case establishes the "right to privacy"?

When federal money is contingent state's spending their money on another project it is a/n

These people tend to favor active government in individual welfare and support civil rights.

Which amendment created direct election of Senators by the people?

All of the following cases relate to the 1st Amendment EXCEPT...

The idea that illegally seized evidence can't be used in trial is THIS and was ESTABLISHED in..

Money that is given specifically for a certain issue or project is broadly known as a

If you are an independent voter, you are more likely to

What did the Federalists support?

Efforts to increase employment and admissions of groups who have suffered injury is known as

The following sequence to be elected president is correct.

When segregation is natural and not by law it is known as

All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederations EXCEPT...

All of the following are examples of gerrymandering EXCEPT...

The right to privacy exists because of

A majority of our budget goes to national security and social services (Medicare).

The idea that government is listening/trying to please everyone, and thus nothing gets done.

The power of executive privilege was limited in

When dealing with presidential disability and the line of succession, we look to the

Defamation is protected by the 1st Amendment.

According to Weber, bureaucracy must include all of the following EXCEPT...

All of the following were ways the 15th A. was circumvented by states EXCEPT...

When companion bills pass both houses, this committee meets to iron out differences.

What first placed restrictions on campaign contributions going directly to a campaign?

All 50 states use the winner-take-all system when divvying out their Electoral votes.

All of the following are reasons why implementation by the bureaucracy fails EXCEPT...

What case created the "separate but equal" standard?

Which Department includes the Social Security Administration?

Trends tell us that the President's party tends to gain seats in midterm elections.

Interest groups take part in this by giving money to candidates and getting people involved.

Who started Social Security in America?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT...

How many Supreme Court Associate Justices are there today?

Which of the following believes interest groups don't matter?

All of the following are advantages of incumbency EXCEPT...

All of the following are Departments in the Cabinet today EXCEPT...

How do you end a filibuster?

This type of committee is usually temporary and for an issue of that time period (Watergate).

Groups who spend money expressing their views supporting a candidate but not campaign are

Spoken defamation is...

All of the following cases expanded the power of the Federal government EXCEPT...

How many amendments have been made to the Constitution?

A prediction of the budget being last years plus a bit more is known as

Interest groups are different than political parties in that they

Older people tend to vote more than younger people.

The President has the ability to issue these, which carry the force of law.

People only reading/watching one source of news because it aligns with their views is known as

This is now banned by BCRA-McCain Feingold Act- and was unlimited money for grassroots work.

The Burger Court is the most liberal in American history.

All of the following are part of our shared political culture (values) EXCEPT...

All of the following are part of an Iron triangle EXCEPT...

Which case simply upheld the death penalty?

The term for acquiring your political views through your family, school, and media is...

Party polarization can often lead to gridlock in Congress.

Which of the following is an exception to the search warrant requirement?

The President is limited to two terms because of the

What do both the 5th Amendment and the 14th Amendment have in common?

Which of the following proposed a unicameral legislature with multiple executives?

The case said prior restraint of publications was unconstitutional.

Patronage was ended with the creation of this legislation and the Federal Civil Service.

What case said you cannot limit how much someone spend on their own campaign?

If a piece of legislation is stalled in committee, this can be used.

Like USPS, these provide services for a fee but are cheaper than prices in the private sector.

What is the total current number of voting members in Congress?

Which article of the Constitution outlines the amendment process?

What amendment banned poll taxes on the Federal level?

What case first ruled against affirmative action because of its use of a quote?

Policies designed to protect people from discriminatory government policies are known as

All of the following are Establishment Clause cases EXCEPT...

The idea of giving power from the federal government back to the states is known as

When selecting judicial appointments, the President must consider...

Every 10 years the Census is conducted, which leads to this in the House of Representatives.

Within Congress their are informal organization who share a common interest known as these.

The level of confidence you have in your information from public opinion polls is known as

When interpreting the Constitution, someone who interprets it as a Founding Father would be a/n

Obscenity is protected under the 1st Amendment.

Parties are often referred to as three headed giants and include all the following EXCEPT...

If a Justice believes that sometimes they need to make bold policy decisions they are a/n

In all of the following instances a warrant is NOT needed EXCEPT...

This meets every four years to write the parties platform and select a candidate to run.

Which of the following is NOT a source of of Federal revenue?

When congress is checking on the President and agencies implementation of policy they are

How many Justices must agree to hear a case in the Supreme Court?

Who is REALLY in charge of everything in the Senate?

Which type of political party system is most supportive of third parties?

Which of the following is unique to the House of Representatives?

When Lilly Ledbetter didn't get redress of grievance from SCOTUS,

If you believe ordinary people influence the government and your vote counts, you believe in

What is the total current number of members in Congress?

What allows the President to send troops without Congressional consent for up to 60 days?

Part of the bureaucracy, these are responsible for the people's interest in the economy.

Congress is prohibited from all of the following EXCEPT...

If you vote based on your current situation (i.e. in debt), you are a/n

A term in Congress is

This IRC governs over the stock exchange.

Anyone who works for the government is known as a 

People are more likely to vote in Congressional elections than Presidential elections.

We operate under this meaning whoever gets the most votes wins ; loser gets nothing.

When the majority party loses support and the minority party becomes the majority, this is...

What is the current number of members in the Electoral College?

To avoid pressuring and to ensure privacy, all ballots are these.

Congress' written down powers are called this and found here.

Those who are members of an interest group are part of this.

Who holds the "power of the purse"?

Who tries impeached officials?

Powers not given to Federal government, nor denied to states belong to the states. What amend?

If you know your ideology and you vote for the person whose policy goals match, you are a/n

Wanting the results of their primary/caucus to be important, many states have succumb to this.

If the winner is merely the person who gets the most votes then they have received the...

Which of the following is often used by interest groups to sway the Courts?

Which of the following does the President NOT have the power to do?

To sue, one must have

It is less about what religion, but rather how religious you are when dealing with who votes.

Which amendment is essential when applying the Bill of Rights to the states?

The 6th Amendment applies to both criminal and civil cases.

To truly be considered a political party, the most critical aspect is

Which president is most associated with cooperative (marble cake) federalism?

In the beginning, the president goes through this. In the end, the president goes through this.

Proportional representation is...

All of the following are reasons for lower voter turnout EXCEPT...

In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire, SCOTUS ruled

Which of the following is not a check that the Legislative branch possesses?

Which case established the idea of implied powers via the Necessary and Proper Clause?