AP Gov Mock Questions - Unit 3

Which of the following statements presents the most important limitation of the data in the graph?

• The time frame for the data is misleading.

• There is no information about the total number of state legislators.

• There are insufficient data points to detect a trend.

• The trend over time is potentially misleading and would be easier to read in a pie chart.

Which of the following is most likely responsible for the increase in the number of southern African American state legislators between 1960 and 1992 as shown in the graph?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• The Nineteenth Amendment

Which of the following statements best describes

the information in the map?

• Most states in the Northeast and West do not allow capital punishment.

• Most states in the South and West allow capital punishment.

• Capital punishment is not allowed in Oklahoma (OK) and New Mexico (NM).

• Only three states do not allow capital punishment.

Which of the following constitutional principles best explains why there is variation among states on the use of capital punishment?

• Separation of powers

• Judicial review

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions allows public school students to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision that eliminates funding for high school arts programs?

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

• Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

• New York Times v. U.S. (1971)

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the First Amendment?

• A

• B

• C

• D

In which of the following situations would the Supreme Court be most likely to utilize the doctrine of selective incorporation?

• When an individual claims that a right protected by the Bill of Rights is infringed upon by a state

• When there is a conflict among the branches of the national government

• When a federal policy shifting oversight authority from a national agency to a state agency is challenged

• When a former employee files a wrongful termination claim against a company headquartered in another state

A public school district implemented a policy that allowed students to vote on whether they wanted a student-led prayer to be read at football games. This policy was later found to be unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court. Which of the following clauses did the policy most likely violate?

• The interstate commerce clause

• The free exercise clause

• The supremacy clause

• The establishment clause