AP Gov Final Review

How do you join a political party?

• Party declaration

• Party registration

• Party appartchik

• Party City

Which of these is a meeting of local party members to discuss a platform and/or choose a candidate?

• Caucus

• Primary

• Gerrymandering

• Convention

When a voters reject partisan positions in a manner that tends to cause a rise in the number of independents, what occurs?

• Defenestration

• Disestablishment

• Dealignment

• Detente

Which describes the difference in political opinion between men and women?

• Gender gap

• Gender parity

• Gender issues

• Gender identity

Lobbying is the act of...

• Attempting to influence legislators

• Attempting to sway public opinion

• Attempting to use the media

• Attempting to win elections

Which of the following cases established the concept of Judicial Review?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Which of the following cases overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• US v. Lopez

• Engel v. Vitale

What doctrine is the primary concern of McCulloch v. Maryland?

• Commerce Clause

• Elastic Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Checks and Balances

What was the holding in Gideon v. Wainwright?

• The doctrine of 'Separate but Equal' is inherently unfair and thus unconstitutional.

• Criminal defendants in state court have the right to legal representation via the 14th Amendment.

• The 5th Amendment guarantees the right of a defendant not to incriminate himself or herself.

• The Commerce Clause effectively gives Congress the ability to pass legislation on any topic that touches on interstate commerce.

What topic does Tinker v. Des Moines primarily deal with?

• Freedom of religious expression in the military.

• Libel and public figures.

• Congressional redistricting and race.

• Symbolic speech and schools.