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Pali Social Science AP MC Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The president's use of his prestige and visibility to guide or enthuse the American public.  
a)
Lame Duck 
b)
Bully pulpit
c)
cabinet 
d)
electoral college 
2.
Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives 
a)
Eviction
b)
Conviction
c)
Resignation 
d)
Impeachment 
3.
A message from the president to Congress stating that he will not sign a bill it has passed. This must be produced within 10 days of the bill's passage. 
a)
pocket veto
b)
line item veto
c)
legislative veto 
d)
veto message 
4.
Not officially a power in the Constitution, this is the idea that the President is allowed to withhold information from Congress, media, the public in general etc. in the best interest of protecting the government and public. As a result, the President can potentially block subpoenas or other congressional interventions (refer to US v. Nixon)
a)
executive privilege
b)
executive order
c)
executive agreement
d)
executive decision
5.
Which amendment limits presidents to have two terms?
a)
19
b)
22
c)
21
d)
20
6.
The principle intermediary between the president and the public is
a)
congress.
b)
The Vice President.
c)
The Press Secretary.
d)
the Media.
7.
Which of the following term refers to a type of power given specifically to the federal government?
a)
Implied
b)
Inherent
c)
Expressed
d)
Reserved
8.
Which of the following is an example of a kind of federalism in which the state and federal governments have distinct, separate spheres in which each level is dominant in its own sphere?
a)
Dual Federalism
b)
Cooperative Federalism
c)
Confederalism
d)
Nullification crisis
9.
What amendment reserves powers not given to the federal government to the states?
a)
1st
b)
10th
c)
24th
d)
Trick Question: No amendment does this
10.
Which of the following groups preferred stronger state governments?
a)
New Deal Democrats in the 1930s
b)
Antifederalists
c)
the Supreme Court under Earl Warren
d)
Whig Party supporters of the American system
11.
Which of the following is a provision that gives the federal government's laws precedence over state governments?
a)
Supremacy clause
b)
Presentment clause
c)
Equal protection clause
d)
Establishment clause
12.
Which of the clauses below was the baiss of the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
a)
Inelastic clause
b)
10th amendment
c)
Necessary and Proper clause
d)
Presentment clause
13.
Which decision below gave the federal government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce?
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
14.
Which Supreme Court decision below required that public schools be integrated?
a)
Korematsu v. US
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Griswold v. Connecticut
15.
Which of the following cases granted the right to same sex marriage?
a)
Mapp v. Ohio
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Obergefell v. Hodges
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
16.
How do federal judges, including supreme court justices, get their job?
a)
elected by the people
b)
chose by existing judges and approved by the President
c)
appointed by congress and approved by the President
d)
Appointed by the President and approved by the Senate
17.
What is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
four years
b)
ten years
c)
twelve years
d)
life
18.
An order from a higher court to obtain the records of a particular case from a lower court
a)
Writ of Certiorari
b)
Subpoena
19.

Who is most likely to file an amicus curiae brief?

a)

The litigant

b)

An interest group

c)

Congress

d)

The President

20.

What case did Brown v. Board overturn?

a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Loving v. Virginia

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

21.

Which document was written by Hamilton to ease worries about the Judicial Branch?

a)

Federalist No. 70

b)

Federalist No. 78

c)

Federalist No. 51

d)

Letter from Birmingham Jail

22.

Which of the following is written defamation of character (damaging to a persons character)

a)

Probable cause

b)

Symbolic Speeach

c)

Slander

d)

Libel

23.

The "right to privacy" is found in

a)

1st amendment

b)

6th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

no where

24.

Which of the following situations is an example of logrolling?

a)

Giving up one's political position to win a short term victory

b)

Changing the shape of congressional district to favor one party

c)

Gaining federal funding for one's home district

d)

Two congresspersons agreeing to vote on each other's bills

25.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has had which of the following effects?

a)

States have been prohibited from establishing voter identification requirements

b)

Voters must now pass literacy tests before voting

c)

Voting participation for racial minority voters has increased

d)

The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18

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