AP Government Semester Review

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It is the citizen's belief that he has political power and government will listen to him.

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political efficacy

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Which of the following ideas is found in the Declaration of Independence? government grants your natural rights, freedom requires suffrage, all men are created equal, you must give your rights to the monarch

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all men are created equal

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Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States Constitution?
Options: Recognition of the centrality of political parties in government, Division of government authority across political institutions, An executive branch that is more powerful than the legislature, Direct election of members of the executive branch

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Division of government authority across political institutions

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In the United States political system, the term Federalism refers to

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the division of powers between the levels of government

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Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution? A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen as a condition of receiving funds through federal highway grant programs, Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period, The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate, The election of the President by the electoral college rather than by direct election

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The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate

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In the Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions

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are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation

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In contrast to revenue sharing, categorical grants-in-aid provide state and local governments with

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funds to administer programs clearly specified by the federal government

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Which of the following is NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation: There was no strong federal army to prevent revolutions, the Articles were almost impossible to amend, Each state was taxing trade with other states., The Articles did not adequately protect the freedom of the states.

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The Articles did not adequately protect the freedom of the states.

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Argues that the U.S. territory is too vast to be governed by a strong central government and remain a representative democracy

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Brutus 1

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The use of judicial decisions to create change in society:

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judicial activism