AP Gov - Final Exam Review Tournament

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 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

The War Powers Act of 1973

• gives Congress the sole power to wage war

• limits military action to sixty days unless authorized by Congress

• has been opposed by Republican presidents but endorsed by Democratic presidents

• has repeatedly been used by Congress to restrict the president's war-making power

The role of a linkage institution is to

• bind voters to a party

• ensure that party members in Congress support the party platform

• place citizen concerns on the policy agenda

• raise funds for re-election campaigns

Rational-choice theory suggests that 

• most voters make rational choices reflecting a thoughtful ideological position
• since there is so little difference between the two major parties, it is rational to abstain from voting
• a rational party will locate itself near the center of the political spectrum
• symbolic and emotional issues dominate the choices of most voters

Single-member districts

• tend to be consistently dominated by one party

• help perpetuate the two-party system

• are rare in American politics

• increase the influence of interest groups

The Hatch Act of 1939

• bars federal bureaucrats from participating in federal elections
• established the civil service system
• regulates conditions on chicken farms
• prohibits government employees from participating in partisan politics while on duty

Which of the following is an example of the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction?

• Ernesto Miranda appeals his conviction for rape and kidnapping
• Clarence Gideon is tried for burglary
• Oregon sues California over allocation of Klamath River water
• Mapp v. Ohio

An order from a higher court requesting documents relevant to a case from a lower court is 

• a writ of mandamus
• an amicus curiae brief
• a writ of certiorari
• an example of stare decisis

The Office of Management and Budget has the primary responsibility for doing which of the following? 

• Implementing federal unemployment policy 
• Preparing the budget
• Appropriating funds for the budget 
• Approving the budget