AP GOV PRACTICE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
An important result of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) was to
A) establish the supremacy of the federal government over the states
B) place limits on the powers of Congress
C) establish the doctrine of judicial review
D) establish the doctrine of dual federalism
E) give greater power to the states - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
Which of the following occurs latest in the passage of a bill in Congress?
A) conference committee
B) referral to committee
C) investigation and hearings
D) debate on the floor
E) amendment committee - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
Voters casting their ballots for candidates of a presidential candidate's political party because of the
popularity of the presidential candidate is best described as
A) same party voting
B) the presidential coattail effect
C) the party electoral effect
D) the electoral effect
E) presidential party voting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
Which is true of the Supreme Court of the United States?
A) Judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the House of Representatives
,B) Judges serve at the will of the president
C) Judges are appointed for life and can only be removed by impeachment
D) Judges set their own salaries and benefits
E) Judges are always from the same political party as the president - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
A low percentage of voter turnout is often caused by
I. mobility of the electorate
II. the perception of obvious differences between candidates or parties
III. lack of political efficacy
IV. dissatisfaction with things as they are
A) II only
B) I and IV only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I and III only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅E
Cabinet-level executive departments are created by:
A) Congress
B) the Constitution
C) the president
D) the Supreme Court
E) recommendation of other cabinet-level offices - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
When the House of Representatives sits as one large committee, it is sitting as
A) the full house
B) a quorum
, C) a standing committee
D) the Committee of the Whole
E) the Committee at Large - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Which of the following is a false statement regarding minor parties?
A) Third parties have been useful in introducing new ideas in American politics.
B) Minor parties have played and important role in reforming American politics.
C) Minor parties have usually been successful in getting candidates elected to office.
D) Minor parties may also be classified as ideological parties.
E) Minor parties tend to focus on single issues. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
Checking with party members on party policy and helping the floor leader to determine if there are
enough votes to pass a particular issue is part of the job description of which of the following members
of Congress?
A) minority floor leaders
B) whips
C) the speaker of the House
D) the president pro tem
E) committee chairpersons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
When the United States government is party to a case, who represents the United States before the
Supreme Court?
A) the attorney general
B) the chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) the solicitor general
D) the secretary of justice
E) the general counsel for the president - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
An important result of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) was to
A) establish the supremacy of the federal government over the states
B) place limits on the powers of Congress
C) establish the doctrine of judicial review
D) establish the doctrine of dual federalism
E) give greater power to the states - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
Which of the following occurs latest in the passage of a bill in Congress?
A) conference committee
B) referral to committee
C) investigation and hearings
D) debate on the floor
E) amendment committee - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
Voters casting their ballots for candidates of a presidential candidate's political party because of the
popularity of the presidential candidate is best described as
A) same party voting
B) the presidential coattail effect
C) the party electoral effect
D) the electoral effect
E) presidential party voting - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
Which is true of the Supreme Court of the United States?
A) Judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the House of Representatives
,B) Judges serve at the will of the president
C) Judges are appointed for life and can only be removed by impeachment
D) Judges set their own salaries and benefits
E) Judges are always from the same political party as the president - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
A low percentage of voter turnout is often caused by
I. mobility of the electorate
II. the perception of obvious differences between candidates or parties
III. lack of political efficacy
IV. dissatisfaction with things as they are
A) II only
B) I and IV only
C) III only
D) I and II only
E) I and III only - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅E
Cabinet-level executive departments are created by:
A) Congress
B) the Constitution
C) the president
D) the Supreme Court
E) recommendation of other cabinet-level offices - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
When the House of Representatives sits as one large committee, it is sitting as
A) the full house
B) a quorum
, C) a standing committee
D) the Committee of the Whole
E) the Committee at Large - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
Which of the following is a false statement regarding minor parties?
A) Third parties have been useful in introducing new ideas in American politics.
B) Minor parties have played and important role in reforming American politics.
C) Minor parties have usually been successful in getting candidates elected to office.
D) Minor parties may also be classified as ideological parties.
E) Minor parties tend to focus on single issues. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
Checking with party members on party policy and helping the floor leader to determine if there are
enough votes to pass a particular issue is part of the job description of which of the following members
of Congress?
A) minority floor leaders
B) whips
C) the speaker of the House
D) the president pro tem
E) committee chairpersons - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
When the United States government is party to a case, who represents the United States before the
Supreme Court?
A) the attorney general
B) the chief justice of the Supreme Court
C) the solicitor general
D) the secretary of justice
E) the general counsel for the president - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C
