Let's Practice AP GOV Multiple Choice!

Which candidate won the election based on the electoral vote?

• The Democratic Party candidate

• The Green Party candidate

• The Reform Party candidate

• The Republican Party candidate

Which statement accurately describes a potential outcome of the Electoral College system, as illustrated by the provided data?

• It encourages independent and third-party candidates to run for office.

• It creates a scenario in which electors frequently do not vote for the candidate they pledge to support.

• It undermines the rights of states to determine their own method of electing the president.

• It can work against the principle of popular sovereignty when a candidate wins without winning the most votes nationwide.

Which statement best summarizes Alexander Hamilton's argument regarding a Bill of Rights in Federalist Paper No. 84?

• Even though civil liberties are protected by a bill of rights, there are some reasonable exceptions.

• Listing rights will lead some to assume that government may regulate those rights.

• Freedom of the press is essential for a functioning democracy.

• A bill of rights is necessary to protect civil liberties such as freedom of the press.

Which of the following Supreme Court cases could be used to support Hamilton's view that a Bill of Rights could be dangerous to liberty?

• Schenck v. United States (1919)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

• Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)