AP Gov Final Exam Review - 2024

The power to declare war is given to:

• the President
• Congress
• the People

How many U.S. Senators are there?

• 200
• 88
• 100
• 50

Please pick the Amendment below that best matches this description:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

• 5th Amendment

• 2nd Amendment

• 3rd Amendment

• 4th Amendment

Please pick the Amendment below that best matches this description:

No search or seizure without a warrant.

• 5th Amendment

• 6th Amendment

• 7th Amendment

• 4th Amendment

The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues?

• The right of the people to rebel

• The existence of slavery

• The scope of power of the central government

• The need to establish a standard currency

Which of the following statements about gerrymandering is true?

• It has been banned by United States Supreme Court decisions starting with Baker v. Carr

• It was used traditionally to maintain urban control of the House of Representatives.

• It can be used by a political party to draw boundary lines to control as many districts as possible.

• It guarantees greater constituency control over elected representatives.

Even with large majorities in their own party in Congress, presidents experience difficulty in exercising legislative leadership because

• the president must compete against state governors for influence
• the weak nature of political parties hampers the president's ability to control Congress
• the president's use of the veto is ineffective with Congress
• the president seldom addresses the same issues as members of Congress

Which of the following statements about the Senate is true?

• Each state is represented in the Senate according to its population.

• The Senate, unlike the House, has a Rules Committee.

• The Senate is more responsible than the House for initiating appropriations legislation.

• Individual senators can exercise substantial influence over the legislative process.

The role Congress plays in ensuring that executive branch agencies are carrying out their legislated responsibilities is known as

• judicial review

• legislative oversight

• executive privilege

• bicameralism

All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT:

• Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional.

• The Senate may refuse to approve a presidential appointment.

• Congress may override a presidential veto.

• Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers.