AP Gov Final Exam Review

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A person's ideas or beliefs about political values and the role of government is known as their

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political ideology.

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Congress derives a significant amount of its power from

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necessary and proper clause.

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Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the reasoning for the decision in Baker v. Carr (1962)?

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Because rural districts had fewer people, representation was unevenly distributed; thus, Baker was denied equal protection under the law.

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Which explanation best describes why there are only 27 amendments to the United States Constitution? Options: Congress and the courts can never agree on an amendment's procedural issues related to making changes to the Constitution, The Framers set up the Constitution to last no more than 10 years, making modern-day amendments difficult to add, The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedely struck down amendments because many of them have lacked legal standing, It is difficult to get two-thirds of Congress to propose an amendment and three-fourths of state legislatures to ratify a constitutional amendment

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It is difficult to get two-thirds of Congress to propose an amendment and three-fourths of state legislatures to ratify a constitutional amendment

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Shays' Rebellion was significant in that it

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demonstrated the need for a strong central government to respond to national emergencies.

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The debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists were mainly focused on

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national vs. state supremacy.

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Federalist #51 focuses on the topic of

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the branches of government and their independence from one another.

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Most of the bills introduced in the House and the Senate are then

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referred to committee but never sent to the full Congress.

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The Pendleton Civil Service Act is significant because

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it created the federal civil service and prescribed that the hiring of civil servants be based on merit.

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A plaintiff cannot bring suit unless he or she has fulfilled which of the following requirements?
paid bail,
filed amicus curiae brief,
hired a public defender,
established standing to sue

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established standing to sue