AP U.S. Government & Politics Practice Exam with correct answers

Until the Constitution was ratified, the document that established and defined the government of the United States was the CORRECT ANSWER Articles of Confederation Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)? CORRECT ANSWER It held that state governments could pass a law negating a federal law within their boundaries if they believed the federal law was unconstitutional. Which of the following is a clause of the Constitution that gives the federal government broad powers in many policy areas? CORRECT ANSWER Interstate Commerce Clause While the practice of separate schools for black and white students was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), segregation in restaurants, stores, hotels, and other public accommodations remained legal until CORRECT ANSWER the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Which is a reason the power of the two major parties is in decline in the United States? CORRECT ANSWER Candidates now raise most of their campaign funds themselves and do not heavily rely on funds from their party. The Supreme Court's power of judicial review was established by CORRECT ANSWER the Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison Which one of the following groups is MOST likely to participate in an election? CORRECT ANSWER people with college degrees