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AP GOV UNIT 1 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Government gets its power from the consent of the people, primarily through their elected representatives
a)
federalism
b)
pluralism
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
republicanism
2.
Rebekah votes on a referendum to lower the voting age.
a)
elite model
b)
participatory model
c)
pluralist model
d)
unicameral legislature
3.
Which event made it super obvious that the Articles of Confederation was too weak?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
American Revolution
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Assassination of Alexander Hamilton
4.
Federalists favored
a)
a strong central government
b)
strong state and local governments
c)
no government
d)
a monarchy
5.
The Great Compromise relates to
a)
ending the slave trade
b)
how the president is elected
c)
the judical branch
d)
representation in Congress
6.
Brutus 1 can be characterized as
a)
an essay in support of the creation of a federal system with checks and balances
b)
a description of how factions would strengthen state governments
c)
a set of arguments about the dangers of mobocracy
d)
an anti-Federalist rant about the dangers of a strong central government
7.
Article 1 says that Congress has the power to tax and raise an army. These are
a)
concurrent powers
b)
implied powers
c)
enumerated powers
d)
reserved powers
8.
Tenth Amendment concerns
a)
implied powers
b)
reserved powers
c)
concurrent powers
d)
supremacy clause
9.
The Constitution is the highest law of the land.
a)
supremacy clause of Article VI
b)
enumerated powers of the federal government
c)
guaranteed by the 10th amendment
d)
gives Congress the power to regulate international commerce
10.
Which of these has been historically used to expand the powers of the federal government?
a)
supremacy clause
b)
revenue sharing
c)
judicial review
d)
commerce clause
11.
Head State is an example of a
a)
block grant
b)
categorical grant
c)
revenue sharing grant
d)
federal mandate
12.
Federal govt gives states money to combat the spread of coronavirus in various ways
a)
categorical grant
b)
marble cake federalism
c)
block grant
d)
new federalism
13.
Which of these is NOT part of Federalist 10?
a)
a large republic can control factions so they don't become too powerful
b)
factions must be controlled so none of them can take away the liberty of others
c)
factions prevent the tyranny of the majority
d)
factions are groups of people united against other groups or individuals
14.
The AARP works to secure benefits for old people.
a)
participatory democracy
b)
elite democracy
c)
factionalism
d)
pluralist theory of democracy
15.
Hailey is punished for sneezing in public, which is a crime now, but was not a crime at the time she did it.
a)
bill of attainder
b)
ex post facto law
c)
habeas corpus act
d)
implied power
16.
Which of these is true of the Three-Fifths Compromise
a)
gave the South more representation in the House of Reps
b)
said Congress would not restrict the slave trade before 1808
c)
set up a bicameral legislature
d)
defined slaves as property for the purposes of calculating population
17.
The French writer Baron de Montesquieu is most known for promoting
a)
representative government
b)
separation of powers into legislative, executive, judicial branches
c)
freedome of speech and the press
d)
criminal justice protections
18.
Anti-Federalists were super concerned about
a)
protecting the rights of states and of people from oppression
b)
tyranny of the majority
c)
assumption of state debts by the federal government
d)
getting the necessary and proper clause included in the Constitution
19.
Which of these is NOT part of Federalist 51?
a)
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary"
b)
checks and balances protect the people from tyranny
c)
the country is too large to be governed as a republic
d)
power should be divided between the national government and the states
20.
Disney World can't charge GA residents more than FLA residents because of the
a)
full faith and credit clause
b)
extradition clause
c)
commerce clause
d)
privileges and immunities clause
21.
Devolution has
a)
led to fewer federally mandated programs.
b)
provided money to states with no strings attached
c)
returned more authority and responsibility to state governments
d)
increased revenue sharing
22.
Which of the following is a part of checks and balances in the original text of the Constitution?
a)
presidential term limits
b)
the ability of Congress to override a presidential veto
c)
the power of the Senate to expel its own members
d)
the Electoral College
23.
Which of these most directly addresses the main concerns expressed in Brutus 1?
a)
Tenth Amendment
b)
Fourth Amendment
c)
Ninth Amendment
d)
First Amendment
24.
A person from a state with few people would not have liked the Virginia plan because it
a)
it would have created a bicameral legislature
b)
it did not guarantee proportional representation in the legislature
c)
it did not promise to create a Bill of RIghts
d)
it allotted representation based on population
25.
The ruling in McCullough v Maryland relied most heavily on
a)
enumerated powers
b)
commerce clause
c)
necessary and proper clause
d)
concurrent powers
26.
In US v Lopez (1995), SCOTUS ruled that the Gun-Free School Zones Act was unconstitutional because
a)
Congress exceed its authority under the commerce clause.
b)
the federal government has authority under the supremacy clause to cancel state laws
c)
it was an abuse of the 10th amendment's reserved powers
d)
ex post facto laws are a violation of habeas corpus
27.
Which of these best exemplifies the elite theory of democracy?
a)
the inclusion of interest groups, such as the AARP
b)
the Electoral College
c)
the House of Representatives
d)
universal manhood suffrage
28.
Which of these would be least likely to be a Federalist?
a)
rural farmer
b)
wealthy New England merchant
c)
southern plantation owner
d)
Anglican priest
29.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) is an example of a/an
a)
block grant
b)
categorical grant
c)
discretionary spending expense
d)
unfunded mandate
30.
Which of these is an example of a CONCURRENT power of government?
a)
coin money
b)
tax
c)
raise army
d)
public education
31.

Which of the following was adopted to resolve the issue of representation in the House and Senate?

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

New Jersey Plan

d)

Great Compromise

32.

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

a)

The right of the people to rebel

b)

The existence of slavery

c)

The scope of power of the central government

d)

The need to establish a standard currency

33.

In a federal system of government, political power is primarily

a)

vested in the regional governments

b)

vested in the central government

c)

divided between regional governments and local governments

d)

divided between the central government and regional governments

34.

The “Bill of Rights” is found in

a)

The Declaration of Independence.

b)

The Third Article of the Constitution

c)

Amendments to the Constitution

d)

Bills passed by Congress

35.

Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of

a)

an unfunded mandate

b)

implied powers

c)

dual federalism

d)

devolution

36.

Cooperative federalism can best be described by which of the following statements?

a)

Government must have cooperation from the people in order to make legislative decisions.

b)

Different levels of government are involved in common policy areas.

c)

The federal government must make regulations that can be applied across every state in the same way.

d)

Business and government can work together to more effectively accomplish shared goals.

37.

Which of the following would least likely be favored by state governments?

a)

unfunded mandates

b)

categorical grants

c)

block grants

d)

revenue sharing

38.

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution?

a)

A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen so they can receive federal highway grants

b)

Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period

c)

The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate

d)

The election of the President by the Electoral College rather than by direct election

39.

The Constitution grants Congress the power to establish post offices and post roads. This is an example of

a)

enumerated powers

b)

implied powers

c)

reserved powers

d)

concurrent powers

40.

“Dual Federalism” refers to the fact that

a)

the Constitution provides two layers of government in the nation—the national and the state

b)

There are two major forms of aid from the national government to the states—categorical and block grants

c)

both the national and state governments can levy taxes on citizens

d)

there is a distinct line between policies surrounding public education and private education in the states.

41.

Both the national and states’ governments can establish court systems. This is an example of

a)

reserved powers

b)

a mandate

c)

concurrent powers

d)

full faith and credit clause

42.

The Declaration of Independence cites specific reasons for separating from British rule, including the British imposing taxes and maintaining a standing army without consent. Which of the following principles or ideas would these grievances be most related to?

a)

The authority to create a centralized military among the colonies

b)

Natural rights such as life, liberty, and property

c)

The incorporation of checks and balances among the branches of government

d)

Concurrent powers allowing the colonies to draft their own laws

43.

The cartoon expresses which of the following viewpoints?

a)

It's hard to define "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness."

b)

Politicians tend to be more focused on public opinion than policy.

c)

The members of the Continental Congress were old and feeble.

d)

Sometimes even wealthy and educated individuals don't know the best course of action.

44.

In United States v. Morrison, the Supreme Court struck down the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, stating: "Gender-motivated crimes of violence are not, in any sense of the phrase, economic activity. While we need not adopt a categorical rule against aggregating the effects of any non economical activity in order to decide these cases, thus far in our Nation's history out cases have upheld Commerce Clause regulation of intrastate activity only where that activity is economic in nature."


Which of the following cases best serves as precedent for the decision in United States v. Morrison?

a)

U.S. v. Lopez

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

None of these cases could serve as precedent.

45.

In a federal system of government, political power is primarily

a)

vested in the regional governments

b)

vested in the central government

c)

divided between regional governments and local governments

d)

divided between the central government and regional governments

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