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AP Government Review (Units 1-3)

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following constitutional provisions broadened the power of Congress?
a)
the necessary and proper clause
b)
the equal protection clause
c)
the 10th Amendment
d)
the eminent domain provision in the 5th Amendment
2.
Legislation forbidding flag burning was deemed unconstitutional because it violated the
a)
1st Amendment free exercise clause
b)
necessary and proper clause
c)
1st Amendment protection of expression
d)
1st Amendment's establishment clause
3.
Which of the following actions by a congressional representative is an example of "pork barrel spending"?
a)
misusing campaign contributions
b)
directing federal funds into the representative's district through legislation
c)
accepting money from a political action committee (PAC)
d)
voting for a salary increase
4.
In response to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain Feingold) the Supreme Court in Citizens United v FEC ruled that
a)
limits cannot be placed upon candidates contributions to their own campaigns
b)
independent campaign expenditures by corporations and unions are protected by the 1st Amendment
c)
limits on issue advertisements 90 days before an election is unconstitutional
d)
requiring endorsement statements in campaign advertisements is unconstitutional
5.

Miranda V. Arizona set what precedent?

a)

Peaceably protesting in schools

b)

a non segregated education (overturned Plessy)

c)

You must have your rights read to you upon arrest

d)

Separate but equal

6.

The majority opinion, issued by the Supreme Court as the final decision of a case, becomes the standard or guide that will be followed in deciding similar cases in the future. This standard or guide is known as a

a)

precedent

b)

brief

c)

argument

d)

decision

7.
The Due Process Clause is the foundation for which of these?
a)
Reserved Powers
b)
Separation of Church and State
c)
Selective Incorporation
d)
Campaign Finance Reform
8.
Which standing committee in the House determines time spent on a bill and amendments that can be added?
a)
Ways and Means
b)
Rules
c)
Finance
d)
Judiciary
9.
A committee designed to reconcile differences between versions of a bill passed by each house of Congress is a _______ committee.
a)
standing
b)
joint
c)
select
d)
conference
10.
Civil rights are derived from which clause in the 14th Amendment?
a)
Equal Protection
b)
Due Process
c)
Privileges and Immunities
d)
Citizenship
11.
How do most cases reach the Supreme Court?
a)
writ of certiorari
b)
by certificate
c)
original jurisdiction
d)
referendum
12.

Established the Supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullouch v. Maryland

c)

US v. Lopez

d)

New York Times Co. v. United States

13.

School sponsorship of religious activities (teacher led / directed prayer) violates the establishment clause

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

Schenck v. United States

14.

Compelling Amish students to attend school past the 8th grade violates the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Engel v. Vitale

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Baker v. Carr

15.

Public school students have the right to wear black arm bands in school to protest the Vietnam war

a)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

16.

Bolstered freedom of the press, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

New York Times Co. v. United States

c)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

17.

Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the 1st Amendment

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Engel v. Vitale

18.

Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

19.

Extended the right to privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion

a)

Roe v. Wade

b)

Griswold v. Connecticut

c)

Wisconsin v. Yoder

d)

McDonald v. Chicago

20.

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is applicable to the states

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

McDonald v. Chicago

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Shaw v. Reno

21.

Race based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Baker v. Carr

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines

d)

McCullouch v. Maryland

22.

Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment.

a)

United States v. Lopez

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

Buckley v. Valeo

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

23.

Opened the door to equal protection challenges to redistricting and the development of the "one person, one vote" doctrine by ruling that challenges to redistricting did not raise "political questions" that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Marbury v. Madison

24.

Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but race may not be the sole rationale behind redistricting decisions

a)

Baker v. Carr

b)

Shaw v. Reno

c)

Mc Donald v. Chicago

d)

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

25.

The primary economic faliure of the Articles of Confederation was that

a)

national debt needed to be paid off by individual states

b)

Congress could not collect taxes

c)

there was no system for states to pay back their debts

d)

individuals were taxed directly by the national government

26.
How many electoral votes are needed to become president?
a)
435
b)
218
c)
270
d)
535
27.
What is the constitutional duty of the vice president?
a)
preside over the senate
b)
preside over the cabinet
c)
coordinate foreign policy
d)
coordinate domestic policy
28.

State governments have the most judgment in creating policy when funding is derived from:

a)

Categorical Grants

b)

Block Grants

c)

Matching Grants

d)

Grant-in-Aid

29.

The ____ theory believes that no one group controls because of many competing interests.

a)

Pluralism

b)

Marxism

c)

Power Elite

d)

Social Group

30.

This gives Congress the ability to limit the president's authority to commit troops overseas.

a)

Curtis v. United States

b)

The War Powers Resolution

c)

Executive Order

d)

Article III

31.

drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party

a)

lizarding

b)

partisan districting

c)

gerrymandering

d)

sleazy

32.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the federal government's role in interstate commerce?

a)

has no role in regulating interstate commerce

b)

is limited to regulating activities that may lead to federal crimes

c)

is limited to regulating the transport of agricultural goods

d)

has been greatly expanded through the interpretation of the interstate commerce clause

33.

According to James Madison, which of the following best controls the effects of faction?

a)

popular election of state judges

b)

creation of a merit based civil service

c)

a large republic

d)

direct democracy

34.

Voter turnout tends to be highest among

a)

working class voters

b)

college educated voters

c)

African American voters

d)

young voters

35.
This document talks about natural rights and how government is suppose to ensure them
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Bill of Rights
36.
Factions are gonna happen so we have to control them somehow - a republic might help
a)
Federalist 10
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Federalist 70
d)
Federalist 78
37.
People sometimes do bad things so if they do the other branches can check them
a)
Federalist 51
b)
Federalist 10
c)
Federalist 70
d)
Federalist 78
38.
Keep the power at the state and local levels….helps preserve democracy this way!
a)
Brutus 1
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Federalist 70
d)
Federalist 78
39.
we need an active decisive guy in charge of the executive branch to make decisions quickly
a)
Federalist 70
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Brutus 1
d)
Federalist 78
40.
We nee a strong independent judiciary in order to protect us from unfair things Congress and president may do
a)
Federalist 78
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Brutus 1
d)
Federalist 10
41.
Unjust laws are not really laws… so you don’t have to follow them…its really your duty as a good human… not to follow them
a)
Letter from Birmingham Jail
b)
Federalist 51
c)
Brutus 1
d)
Federalist 10
e)
Bill of Rights

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