Fall 2022 AP First Term Exam

What plan of government existed before the Constitution? 

• British Monarchy
• state constitutions 
• Articles of Confederation
• Confederate States of America 

What part of the Constitution keeps the national government from becoming too powerful? 

• separation of powers
• bicameral legislature
• elastic clause
• executive branch

The president signs bills into law.  What is this an example of? 

• concurrent powers
• elastic clause 
• legislative branch 
• checks and balances

What was the solution to counting slaves for purposes of representation?  

• Great Compromise 
• 3/5 Compromise
• Commercial Compromise 
• 3/4 Compromise 

How did the Anti-federalists want to increase protection against the national government? 

• checks and balances
• elastic clause 
• Bill of Rights
• federalism 

What allows Congress the ability to make laws or to act where the constitution doesn't give it authority to act in order to carry out laws that were passed by the Constitution?

• checks and balances
• reserved powers  
• "necessary and proper clause"

• separation of powers

What branch of the government can void a law if it is unconstitutional?  

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• all of the above

This event in 1786-87 showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?  

• Whiskey Rebellion
• Bacon's Rebellion 
• Shays' Rebellion 
• Pontiac's Rebellion 

Name of the agreement where the British said they would pay for the damage caused to captured American ships and surrender their remaining forts in America in exchange for Americans paying longtime debts to British traders.

• Williams Agreement
• Jay's Treaty
• After the Revolution Agreement
• Madison Treaty

Which of the following is NOT one of Alexander Hamilton's ideas to improve the economy?

• Taxing all liquor made and sold in the United States
• Tariffs passed on imports to promote American manufacturing
• The creation of a national bank

• Held trade talks to boost American trading with many other nations