AP GOV Unit 1 Review Game (2021)

Which of the following theories of democracy is dominated by "many voices" of special interests competing for government influence

• Elite theory

• Direct Democracy

• Pluralist theory

• Consent of the Governed

Which of the following theories contends that our society is divided along class lines and that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless of the formal organization of government?

• Elite

• Communist

• Egalitarian

• Socialist

Which of the following documents represents the first adopted Constitution for the United States?

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Virginia Plan

All of the following are basic principles of our republic today EXCEPT a belief in...

• universal healthcare

• Judicial equality

• Political equality

• Protection of individual freedoms

Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had the power to charge taxes of the states.

• True

• False

Why is Shay's Rebellion significant?

• It showed that the government under the Articles of Confederation did not have enough power

• It scared Americans into investing and army

• It proved that farmers can be fierce fighters

• It showed how powerful the army can be

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution?

• A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen as a condition of receiving funds through federal highway grant programs

• The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate

• Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period

• The election of the President by the electoral college rather than by direct election

Which of the following concepts did the ratification of the Constitution in 1788 most clearly commit to?

• The idea of direct democracy

• The principle of limited government

• The abolition of slavery

• The need to protect the rights of the accused

Which of the following most accurately describes The Federalist Papers?

• The Federalist party platform during the presidency of John Adams, the first Federalist president

• A popular anti-British booklet of the pre-Revolutionary era

• A collection of essays arguing the merits of the Constitution

• A series of congressional acts defining the relationship between the federal and state governments

Which of the following rights does the 1st Amendment protect?

• Due process of the law in any criminal case

• Retention of personal property unless justly compensated by the government

• Not being subjected to excessive fines or unusual punishment

• Petitioning the government for a redress of grievances