AP US Government & Politics questions with correct answers

Affirmative Action CORRECT ANSWER A policy designed to correct the effects of past discrimination; requirement by law that positive steps be taken to increase the number of minorities in businesses, schools, colleges, and labor. *Supreme Court Cases:* Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) Agenda Setting CORRECT ANSWER The process of forming the list of matters that policymakers intend to address. Ambassador CORRECT ANSWER A personal representative appointed by the head of a nation to represent that nation in matters of diplomacy. Amicus Curiae Brief CORRECT ANSWER Friend of the court; interested groups may be invited to file legal briefs supporting or rejecting arguments of the case. Anti-Federalists CORRECT ANSWER Opposed the adoption of U.S. Constitution because it gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state governments and it lacked a bill of rights. *Key Individuals:* Patrick Henry George Mason Richard Henry Lee