AP Gov Document MCQ

Which of the following characteristics best explains the data on the map?

• The exclusive powers granted to the states in the Constitution allow them to determine health-care policy.

• Federalism creates differences between states on the implementation of health-care policy.

• The Tenth Amendment instructs Congress to make laws but guarantees the rights of states to implement federal policies, such as health-care policy.

• The incorporation of the Fourteenth Amendment has allowed the federal government to guarantee health care to all citizens, but some citizens may opt out.

Which of the following statements is supported by the data on the map?

• Michigan (MI) has a higher rate of uninsured people than Mississippi (MS).

• Alaska (AK) has a lower rate of uninsured people than Hawaii (HI).

• Wyoming (WY) has a lower rate of uninsured people than Idaho (ID).

• Texas (TX) has a higher rate of uninsured people than New Jersey (NJ).

Which of the following is likely to occur as a result when Congress refuses to act as a check on the power of the president, according to the main idea of the passage?

• The Supreme Court will intervene to check the power of the president.

• The American people will vote in new members of Congress during the next election.

• The president will be able to push the limits of constitutional authority.

• Treaties, such as the Geneva Conventions, will be treated as executive agreements.

According to the passage, an attempt by Congress to place limitations on presidential power through legislation led to which of the following?

• A signing statement by the president that declared that the legislation would not limit presidential power

• A Supreme Court decision that ruled in favor of the power of Congress to check the president

• A declaration of war against al-Qaeda as a result of the September 11 attacks

• An impeachment proceeding against the president for abuse of power and violation of a treaty

According to the passage, which of the following occurred as a direct result of the congressional resolution authorizing action against al-Qaeda?

• The Supreme Court authorized the use of force against al-Qaeda.

• President Bush interpreted it broadly to allow him to conduct the war on terrorism without much further consultation with Congress.

• Members of Congress passed a law that declared that the Geneva Conventions were not applicable to the war on terrorism.

• President Bush issued a signing statement regarding the Geneva Conventions.

Which of the following legislative acts best relates to the passage?

• Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

• The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990

The text in the passage likely inspired Congress to act based on which of the following clauses of the United States Constitution?

• The free exercise clause of the First Amendment

• The commerce clause in Article I, Section 8

• The reserved powers clause of the Tenth Amendment

• The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment

Which of the following explains the most significant long-term consequence of the ideas expressed in the passage?

• The “separate but equal” doctrine was established as Constitutionally acceptable

• The value of “all men are created equal” was reaffirmed both in law and in American political culture.

• African Americans migrated to the South in search of the American dream.

• Congress passed an amendment to the United States Constitution to include the notion of equality in American law

Which of the following statements would the author of the passage most likely agree with?

• Average citizens cannot be trusted to vote because of low levels of education.

• Nations with extended territory cannot fairly represent their citizens in a republican form of government.

• The federal government should have greater authority than state legislatures.

• A small federal legislature is the best way to represent the will of the people in a large country.

In the passage, Brutus is most concerned with the conflict between which of the following political ideas?

• Civil rights and national security

• Participatory democracy and elite democracy

• Political parties and special interest groups

• Religious liberty and the separation of church and state