AP Government Final Exam Review Part 1

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Stephan Breyer
• Clarence Thomas
• John Roberts
• Antonin Scalia

How many district courts are there?

• 100
• 12
• 94
• 1

How many Circuit Court of Appeals are there?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 94

The power of judicial review means that the Supreme Court can ...

• declare laws passed by Congress or actions of the president unconstitutional
• review the Constitution and make laws
• review the Constitution and veto laws
• impeach a president or member of Congress for doing something unconstitutional

What was the significance of the US Supreme Court decision in "Marbury v. Madison"?

• It gave the Court the power to mediate disputes between different states.
• It gave the Court original jurisdiction in disputes involving foreign governments.
• It established the power of the Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
• It established the right of the Court to advise Congress in advance on the validity of proposed laws.

Which statement identifies the significance of the US Supreme Court decision in "Brown v Board of Education?"

• It overturned racial segregation in public schools.
• It overturned the earlier decision of "Gideon v. Wainwright"
• It upheld state laws requiring the payment of poll taxes to vote.
• It upheld the state laws requiring racial segregation on railroad cars.

What is the rule of 4?

• If 4 Supreme Court justices vote the same way on a case, then it wins.
• If 4 Supreme Court justices decide to hear a case, then it will be scheduled for a argument.
• Only 4 cases from every state can be appealed to the Supreme Court in any given year.
• Each case that is heard by the Supreme Court can't take any longer than 4 months.

Prayer was instructed to be recited aloud every day by each class. The prayer was nondenominational and voluntary, Supreme court held that authorizing the prayer in school violated the First Amendment, particularly the establishment clause, and that official, organized prayer in school was not permitted.

• San Antonio v Rodriguez
• US Supreme Court cases Engel v Vitale
• Brown v Board of Education of Topeka
• Serrano v Priest

The First Amendment corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited

• FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life
• Citizens United v. FEC
• McConnell v. FEC
• Buckley v. Valeo

affirmed the federal government had no control over education using interstate commerce

• Gibbons v Ogden

• Plessy v Ferguson

• United States v Lopez

• Baker v Carr