AP Government Final Review

Pluralism is based on all of the following concepts EXCEPT

• many groups compete for control
• inclusion--rights and participation are open to all
• there are multiple points of access to government 
• decision makers consider the interests of  potential groups

Elite theory is based on all of the following EXCEPT

• masses tend to be passive, apathetic, and ill-informed
• policy tends to be contradictory or fragmented
• society is divided along class lines
• wealth gives the elite political control through financing of elections, ownership of corporations, control of the mass media, etc.

Hyperpluralism assumes that 

• elites, not masses, protect the values of democracy
• groups are able to block policies they don't like
• over time all groups tend to be run for the benefit of the group leaders
• large groups tend be limited by the number of free riders

The president can check the other two branches by all of the following EXCEPT

• granting pardons and reprieves
• refusing to sign a bill in the last ten days of a legislative session
• proposing amendments to the Constitution
• calling Congress into special session

The Congress can check the other two branches by all of the following EXCEPT

• impeaching the vice president and cabinet secretaries
• refusing to act on a Supreme Court nomination in the president's last year
• overriding a veto with a 3/4 vote in both houses
• ratifying treaties with a 2/3 vote in the Senate

The power of judicial review was established 

• in McCulloch v. Maryland
• by a 2/3 vote of the Senate
• at the Constitutional Convention
• in Marbury v. Madison

Which of the following is NOT a correct pair?

• unitary government--power is shared between the central government and the states
• confederation--states retain most of the power
• federalism--both the central government and the states exercise power over the people

All of the following are principles of federalism EXCEPT

•  states have certain rights and powers beyond the control of the national government
• states serve as administrative extensions of the central government
• national government guarantees the legal equality and existence of each state
• courts settle disputes  between states or between a state and the national government

According to James Barber, the most successful form of presidential leadership is usually

• active-negative
• passive-negative
• active-positive
• passive-positive

The concept of the unitary executive asserts that the president

• may determine how laws will be carried out regardless of the view of Congress or the courts
• is the sole commander-in-chief
• serves as a unifying symbol of the country
• is the only national figure elected by all the people, so other branches must defer to his/her views