AP Gov Unit 3 Review

How do Political Action Committees (PACs) influence government?

• advising the President

• staffing Congressional offices

• financially supporting causes and campaigns

• sending written summaries of cases to the Supreme Court

What do the following groups have in common? M.A.D.D., A.A.R.P., W.W.F., N.R.A., P.E.T.A.?

• They're all government agencies seeking to influence Congress.

• They're all nonprofit groups seeking funding for their causes.

• They're all political third parties seeking election of supportive candidates.

• They're all interest groups seeking to draw attention to and lobby for their causes.

"The impeachment of Trump doesn't matter to me because he's the Republican candidate, and I always vote Republican" would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

I'm going to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary because I think he has the best plan to help me with my student loan debt would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House has been awful, I will vote Republican because of it would be an example of:

• Retrospective voting

• Prospective voting

• Party-line voting

• Rational choice

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 17th

Which Amendment led to the direct election of Senators?

• 17th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

Based on the original wording of the Constitution, who elected Senators?

• the people in the State

• the state legislature

• the Electoral College

• the governor of the State

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 23rd

• 18th

• 21st

• 19th

Which Amendment abolished poll taxes?

• 21st

• 22nd

• 23rd

• 24th