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AP Gov Required Documents

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

"...the defect must be supplied, by so contriving the interior structure of the government as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Brutus No. 1

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Federalist No. 51

d)

Federalist No. 10

2.

The Necessary and Proper Clause is located in:

a)

Article 2 of the Constitution

b)

Article 1 of the Constitution

c)

Article 4 of the Constitution

d)

Article 6 of the Constitution

3.

"There is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Federalist No. 78

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Federalist No. 51

d)

Federalist No. 10

4.

The Articles of Confederation set up provisions for:

a)

a federal court system

b)

a bicameral legislature

c)

both are true

d)

neither are true

5.

"Is it practicable for a country, so large and so numerous as they will soon become, to elect a representation, that will speak their sentiments, without their becoming so numerous as to be incapable of transacting public business? It certainly is not."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Brutus No. 1

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

Federalist No. 10

6.

In Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. states that resentment and frustration over racism should be channeled into:

a)

non-violent direct action

b)

violent protest

c)

religious belief

d)

political discussions

7.

"A zeal for different opinions concerning religion, concerning government, and many other points, as well of speculation as of practice; an attachment to different leaders ambitiously contending for pre-eminence and power; or to persons of other descriptions whose fortunes have been interesting to the human passions, have, in turn, divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for their common good."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Federalist No. 78

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Federalist No. 51

d)

Federalist No. 10

8.

"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States...shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding."

Which section of the Constitution is this excerpt from?

a)

Article 2 of the Constitution

b)

Article 3 of the Constitution

c)

Article 5 of the Constitution

d)

Article 6 of the Constitution

9.

"What often gets lost in translation is how dynamic the competition among the branches of government has been, and how much stronger we are as a country because of that ongoing debate...we have built a system of government that functions remarkably well. Although the powers ascribed to each of the three branches may sometimes appear to swing like a pendulum, we have continuously reconsidered and recentered our understanding of the authority and limitation of each of these branches."

Excerpt from an article by Linda Leali in the Daily Business Review, 2018

Which of the following documents shares a similar sentiment as the author of the excerpt above?

a)

Federalist No. 51

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Brutus No. 1

d)

Federalist No. 78

10.

"That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles sand organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."

Which principle does this excerpt most relate to?

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

republicanism

d)

social contract

11.

"The circumstances which may have led to any national miscarriage or misfortune are sometimes so complicated that, where there are a number of actors who may have had different degrees and kinds of agency, though we may clearly see upon the whole that there has been mismanagement, yet it may be impracticable to pronounce to whose account the evil which may have been incurred is truly chargeable."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Federalist No. 51

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Brutus No. 1

d)

Federalist No. 78

12.

James Madison's arguments in Federalist No. 10 would be most aligned with:

a)

the privileges and immunities clause

b)

the 10th Amendment

c)

the Court's ruling in U.S. v. Lopez

d)

the 1st Amendment

13.

The author of Brutus No. 1 would strongly oppose the use of which of the following?

a)

the full faith and credit clause

b)

the equal protection clause

c)

the necessary and proper clause

d)

the due process clause

14.

"In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates. The remedy for this inconveniency is to divide the legislature into different branches; and to render them, by different modes of election and different principles of action, as little connected with each other as the nature of their common functions and their common dependence on the society will admit."

Which document is this excerpt from?

a)

Federalist No. 51

b)

Federalist No. 70

c)

Federalist No. 10

d)

Federalist No. 78

15.

Which of the following would Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr likely use to justify his arguments in Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

a)

due process clause

b)

commerce clause

c)

equal protection clasue

d)

necessary and proper clause

16.

"The House of Representatives...shall have the sole power of impeachment...The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present."

Which section of the Constitution is this excerpt from?

a)

Article 2 of the Constitution

b)

Article 3 of the Constitution

c)

Article 1 of the Constitution

d)

Article 4 of the Constitution

17.

Alexander Hamilton's arguments in Federalist No. 78 would most align with which of the following SCOTUS decisions?

a)

Tinker v.

Des Moines

b)

Wisconsin v.

Yoder

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Schenck v.

United States

18.

How many states had to agree on before any changes to the Articles of Confederation could be made?

a)

9 out of 13 states had to agree

b)

All 13 states had to agree

c)

A majority of states had to agree

d)

10 out of 13 states had to agree

19.

Which of the following outlines the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

a)

Article 1 of the Constitution

b)

Article 3 of the Constitution

c)

Article 7 of the Constitution

d)

Article 2 of the Constitution

20.

In Federalist No. 70, how does Hamilton justify the risk of a single executive potentially becoming corrupt?

a)

By suggesting a system of checks and balances to keep the executive accountable

b)

By emphasizing the importance of elections in keeping the executive accountable

c)

By denying such a risk exists

d)

By proposing a council to oversee the executive