AP Government Exam Review #3

Which of the following is a principle underlying the Bill of Rights? 

• The people should control all aspects of governance. 
• Some rights are fundamental and should not be subject to majoritarian control. 
• The legislature should be the most powerful branch of government. 
• All people should be guaranteed the same rights,whether they are citizens or not. 

The clause in the United States Constitution that states that federal law will prevail in the event of a conflict between federal and state law is known as the 

• necessary and proper clause 
• supremacy clause
  
• equal protection clause 
• confrontation clause 

After a constitutional amendment has been pro- posed by both houses of Congress, its adoption requires 

• official filing with the secretary of state 
• support by a majority vote of the people 
• signature by the president
  
• ratification by three-fourths of the states 

Which of the following describes the social contract theory as advanced by John Locke? 

• It is an agreement between political actors to maintain their grip on power. 
• It is an agreement in which the government promises to protect the natural rights of people. 
• It is an agreement between economic elites to maintain a stable economy. 
• It is an agreement in which the government outlines socially acceptable norms of political behavior. 

Most of the work of legislating in Congress takes place in 

• joint committees
  
• select committees
  
• conference committees 
• standing committees 

In Roe v. Wade, the majority of Supreme Court justices determined that 

• a constitutional right to privacy necessitated making contraceptives legal 
• abortions could be performed only during the first twelve weeks of a pregnancy 
• homosexuality is unconstitutional
  
• the United States Constitution implies a right to privacy and thus made abortions legal 

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in action in the United States government? 

• The House and Senate cannot agree on the same version of a bill to send to the president. 
• The president issues an executive order that freezes federal government hiring. 
• The president vetoes a bill passed by Congress. 
• The voters reject the status quo and elect all new members of Congress. 

Voter turnout tends to be highest among 

• college-educated voters 
• working-class voters
  
• African American voters 
• young voters 

Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the 

• First Amendment’s free exercise clause
  
• First Amendment’s protection of expression 
• Fourteenth Amendment’s definition of citizenship
  
• First Amendment’s establishment clause 

According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of faction? 

• Direct democracy
  
• A large republic
  
• The creation of a merit-based civil service 
• The popular election of state judges