Key Concepts of AP Government Unit 1

What concept did John Locke contribute to that influenced the Declaration of Independence?

• Federalism

• Natural rights

• Judicial review

• Separation of powers

Who is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What does limited government mean?

• A government with unlimited power

• A government restricted by fundamental laws

• A government without a constitution

• A government led by a monarch

What was the main issue addressed by the Great Compromise?

• Taxation without representation

• The power of the judiciary

• Representation in Congress

• The election of the president

What is the primary function of the electoral college?

• To elect state governors

• To oversee federal elections

• To elect the president

• To decide on Supreme Court justices

What does the Three-Fifths Compromise relate to?

• The election of senators

• The powers of the president

• The taxation of goods

• The counting of slaves for representation

What Supreme Court case established judicial review?

• Marbury vs. Madison

• McCulloch vs. Maryland

• United States vs. Lopez

• Brown vs. Board of Education

What amendment reserves powers not delegated to the federal government to the states?

• Nineteenth Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

• First Amendment

Which form of federalism is characterized by a mixing of state and federal government roles?

• Marble cake federalism

• Layer cake federalism

• Dual federalism

• Fiscal federalism

What does the Necessary and Proper Clause allow Congress to do?

• Make any laws deemed necessary and proper

• Impeach the president

• Override state laws

• Appoint Supreme Court justices