AP GOV Review #3

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Engel v. Vitale?

• Officially sanctioned prayer in public schools is unconstitutional.

• Officially sanctioned prayer in public schools is mandatory

• Officially sanctioned prayer in public schools is only allowed for certain religions

• Officially sanctioned prayer in public schools is optional

Which department or agency was created to help preserve our air, water, and land?

• Federal Communications Commission
• Department of the Treasury
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Justice Department

Which of the following cases bolstered freedom of the press, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security?

• Schenck v. United States

• New York Times Co. v. United States

• Mc Donald v. Chicago

• Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Explain the difference between liberalism and conservatism.

• Liberalism emphasizes limited government intervention and traditional values, while conservatism advocates government intervention for equality and individual rights.

• Liberalism and conservatism are essentially the same and have no significant differences.

• Liberalism emphasizes government intervention for equality and individual rights, while conservatism advocates limited government intervention and traditional values.

• Liberalism focuses on individual rights and traditional values, while conservatism emphasizes government intervention for equality and limited government.

Federalists generally believed the size of the American nation should be

• small, to allow lots of individual attention

• medium, because they believed in Aristotle’s “moderation in all things”

• large, so that many diverse groups could exist

• spherical, in order for the president to be in the center

Who held the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• States

• National Government

• Congress

• the President

How has the composition of Congress changed since 1950?

• There are less women, but more Hispanics.

• There was no change in the number of women, but the number of African Americans increased.

• The percentage of African Americans in Congress is similar to the percentage of African Americans in the country as a whole.

• Although representation does not mirror the population as a whole, there are more minorities and women.

• It has not become more ethnically diverse.

Which of the following both illustrate the terms of office for members of Congress?

• House--2 years

  Senate--6 years

• House--4 years

  Senate--6 years

• House--2 years

  Senate--4 years

• House--6 years

  Senate--2 years

A linkage institution helps connects the people with those that have the ability to address power, which is NOT a linkage institution?

• The media

• The B ureaucracy

• Interest Groups

• Elections

Which represents the process for getting to become a federal judge?

• Senate confirmation followed by Presidential appointment

• President nomination followed by Senate confirmation

• President confirmation followed by Senate nomination

• Senate nomination followed by Presidential confirmation