AP UNIT ONE REVIEW

All of the following are core beliefs of democracy in the United States EXCEPT:

• majority rule

• fair and free elections

• socialism

• individual liberty

Which of the following is a requirement to be a US President?

• at least 35 years old

• a natural born US citizen

• a resident of the US for at least 14 years

• a citizen of the US for at least 14 years

The idea that a just government derives its powers from the people it governs

• statism

• popular consent

• socialism

• communism

A government based on the consent of the governed and is a representative government is called a

• confederation

• republic

• autocracy

• oligarchy

Which of the following is the correct about DC v. Heller?

• Ban on handguns violated the 14^th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause

• The ban on handguns was a violation of the Second Amendment

• The Due Process clause of the 14^th Amendment incorporated the 2nd Amendment right in the McDonald v. Chicago case.

• The 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms only applies to state militia

Which of the following is TRUE about the Articles of Confederation?

• the national government dominated states governments

• the executive branch had more power than state governments

• Congress was a unicameral body

• states were represented in Congress proportionally according to population

Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

What compromise provided a formula by which slaves would be counted for apportioning the House of Representatives?

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

• 2/3 Compromise

• 3/5 Compromise

Who said that men are born with the natural rights of life, liberty and property?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jean Jacques Montesquieu

Laws passed by a legislature that punishes an individual without a trial are called

• ex post facto laws

• bill of attainder

• habeas corpus

• implied laws