AP Government Semester Review

Which of the following best reflects a function of the Supreme Court in Article III of the Constitution?

• to interpret the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress

• to adjudicate disputes between the president and Congress

• to overturn legislation passed by the state legislature

• to serve as the highest court of appeals

Which of the following best illustrates the protection of an individual's Fifth Amendment rights?

• an appeals court rules that a lower court imposed excessive punishment on an individual who the law

• a judge blocks an attempt by law enforcement to search a home without probable cause

• after arrest, a suspect is informed of the right to remain silent during interrogation

• during time of war, soldiers are not quartered in a person's home without the consent of the owner

Which of the following is most likely to be considered speech that is protected by the First Amendment?

• a newspaper publishes a factually untrue article that defames the reputation of a public individual

• a group of people who are upset with a judge's decision state a protest on the judge's private property

• an individual posts something on social media that is highly critical of the president

• a person threatens to commit an act of violence in an online video

Which of the following sections of the United States Constitution is most related to the case of Marbury v. Madison

• Article I

• Article III

• the First amendment

• the Fifth amendment

After hours of interrogation by police a suspect confesses to multiple felony offenses. His attorney objected to the admission of the confession because he was not advised of his right to have an attorney present nor his protection from self-incrimination. Which amendments are most relevant to this scenario?

• 4th and 5th

• 5th and 6th

• 6th and 8th

• 4th and 8th

In which of the following ways could the president try to limit the impact of a Supreme Court decision?

• calling for the removal of the Supreme Court justices

• instructing the Department of Justice to not enforce a provision of the decision

• passing legislation that overrides the Court's opinion

• changing the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

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

• free exercise clause

• supremacy clause

• establishment clause

Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students' sincerely held religious beliefs?

• United States v. Lopez

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines ISD

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

A political science professor is researching the effects that the 15th and 26th amendments have had on the American political system. Which of the following is the most likely reason the professor is researching these amendments?

• to study the expansion of the right to equal protection under the law

• to study the expansion of voting rights

• to study the expansion of due process rights

• to study the expansion of federal authority over states