AP Gov Semester 1 Final Review

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The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review permits the Court to overrule all of the following EXCEPT: Lower-court decisions, State legislation, Executive orders, The Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights

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Which of the following United States Supreme Court cases established the principle of judicial review? McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibbons v. Ogden, Roe v. Wade, Marbury v. Madison

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Marbury v. Madison

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Which of the following statements about writs of certiorari is accurate? Cases appealed by the solicitor general are automatically granted certiorari. The Supreme Court has historically granted certiorari to all separation of powers cases. The Supreme Court does not grant certiorari to cases involving state laws. The Supreme Court grants certiorari for less than 5% of cases appealed to it.

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The Supreme Court grants certiorari for less than 5% of cases appealed to it.

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The difference between an appellate court and a district court is that an appellate court:

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Reviews previous court decisions

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Supreme Court justices were given tenure subject to good behavior by the framers of the Constitution in order to ensure that:

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Justices are free from direct political pressures

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Which of the following best explains the principle of stare decisis? Options: It requires that at least four Supreme Court justices agree to hear a case. It encourages president to take judicial experience into account when nominating judges. It reinforces the philosophy of judicial activism. It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases.

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It encourages judges to follow precedent when deciding cases.

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The United States Constitution mandates the: Supreme, appellate, and district courts, Only legislative courts, None of the above, Supreme Court only

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Supreme Court only

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Policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of:

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Regulatory policy

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Which of the following is true of the relationship between Congress and executive agencies? The agencies were created by and work under the direction of Congress., Agencies, once created, work totally independent of Congress., Congress creates, staffs, and supervises all executive agencies., Because the agencies have bureaucratic expertise, Congress delegates “rule-making” authority to them.

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Because the agencies have bureaucratic expertise, Congress delegates “rule-making” authority to them.

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Congress is most likely to exert oversight of the executive bureaucracy in which of the following ways?
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Directly selecting the head of an executive agency,
Impeaching the head of an executive agency,
Changing the term length of heads of independent regulatory commissions,
Controlling an executive agency’s annual budget

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Controlling an executive agency’s annual budget