AP Gov Midterm

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 

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. 

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 

Which of the following constitutional provisions broadened the power of Congress? 

• The necessary and proper clause 
• The equal protection clause
  
• The Tenth Amendment
  
• The Ninth Amendment 

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

• limits on the powers of the state governments 
• the division of powers between the levels of government
  
• the fundamental basis of law
  
• limits on the powers of the national government
  

Which of the following individuals would be most likely to vote in a Republican primary? 

• A 25-year-old white male with some high school education who is employed as a laborer in Florida 
• A 55-year-old African American saleswoman from Georgia who has a master’s degree 
•  A 35-year-old female secretary from New York with an associate’s degree who is a devout Catholic 
• A45-year-old white business man from South Carolina who attends church weekly 

Many scholars argue that categorical grants-in-aid do which of the following? 

• Give states far too much power over national monies 
• Strengthen the impact of the Tenth Amendment 
• Give new life to the idea of dual federalism 
• Weaken the power of state governors and legislators 

voting for a candidate because you like his/her ideas for handling an issue

• prospective
• retrospecitve
• perspective
• position

voting for a candidate because you like his/her past actions in office

• retrospective
• perspective
• prospective
• introspective