AP GoPo Review Flashcard - Semester Exam

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How can the executive branch check the judicial branch? Options: by approving the nomination of federal judges, by nominating federal judges, subject to senate approval, by issuing an executive order overturning a court's decision, by firing a federal judge for cause, by reducing the number of federal courts

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by nominating federal judges, subject to senate approval

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Which statement best describes the importance of the vice president?

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His importance depends on his relationship with the president and the duties the president asks him to assume.

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What is the best rationale for allowing Supreme Court justices to serve for life terms?

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They protect the rights of the minority, and the protection of life tenure allows them to make legally correct, but unpopular, decisions.

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Which of the following falls under the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
cases involving a state law that is alleged to violate the United States Constitution,
cases involving a federal law that is alleged to violated the United States Constitution,
controversies between two or more states,
cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $50,000,
conflicts between the president and Congress

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controversies between two or more states

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The president can influence legislation in all of the following ways EXCEPT: by having his staff write a legislative program that is then introduced by a member of his party in Congress, by asking the public to call Congress and express support for his legislative agenda, by threatening to veto a bill when there is not enough likely support in Congress to override the veto, personally contacting members of Congress and asking for their support, by rewriting a portion of a bill and then signing the amended bill into law.

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by rewriting a portion of a bill and then signing the amended bill into law

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT: barred race discrimination in public accommodations, outlawed race discrimination in hiring and firing, barred race discrimination in movie theaters, stadiums, and arenas, authorized the attorney general to bring suit to enforce school desegregation.

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banned discrimination in housing

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What case established that the Necessary and Proper Clause could be used to extend the national government's power beyond its expressed authority?

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Which of the following most accurately describes the origins of political attitudes (political socialization)?
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The media has the biggest influence on the political attitudes of people ages eighteen to twenty-one.
Teenagers aged eighteen to twenty-one tend to vote opposite of their parents because they want to rebel against their parents.
The family usually plays the largest role in political socialization, and people tend to vote the same way as their parents vote.
Schools play a large role in socialization, and high school students tend to follow the ideology of their social studies teachers.
There are so many influences on political socialization that no single fact determines ideology.

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The family usually plays the largest role in political socialization, and people tend to vote the same way as their parents vote.

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Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of impeachment in United States history?
President Nixon was impeached, but he resigned before he was removed from office.
Nixon and Clinton are the only presidents who have faced impeachment.
Articles of impeachment were approved against President Clinton, but he was not impeached.
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were impeached but not convicted or removed from office.
Andrew Johnson is the only president to have been impeached and removed from office.

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Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were impeached but not convicted or removed from office.

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The Supreme Court is most likely to issue a writ of certiorari in which of the following cases? a conflict between two circuits that have issued opposite rulings about the constitutionality of a federal law, a conflict between the president and Congress over the War Powers Act, a criminal case from a state court in which the defendant proclaims his innocence, a conflict between a federal agency and a state government, a conflict over the meaning of an unclear regulation issued by an administrative agency

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a conflict between two circuits that have issued opposite rulings about the constitutionality of a federal law