AP Government Exam review Questions & Answers

As a check on the power of Congress, - ANSWER the president can veto legislation, and the judicial branch can determine it as unconstitutional. Congress is allowed to go beyond powers specifically listed because of the - ANSWER elastic clause The most common form of political participation in the United States is - ANSWER voting The use of detective-like reporting methods to unearth scandals is known as - ANSWER investigative journalism American political parties tend to take middle-of-the-road stands on major issues - ANSWER because most of the American electorate are centrist (moderates) In closed primaries, only people of - ANSWER the registered party can vote for the party have registered with The Depression of the 1930s gave rise to what is called - ANSWER dictators Critically affecting the Electoral College vote, bringing new issues to the public agenda, and venting popular discontent are important roles played by - ANSWER third parties in a two party system The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the - ANSWER national party conventions The New Hampshire primary is important because - ANSWER it is the earliest one so it is the first one in the nation By custom, the vice-presidential nominee is chosen - ANSWER on the basis of the presidential nomineeʹs recommendation The Federal Election Campaign Act - ANSWER is a law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign finances. The act created the Federal Election Commission, provided public financing for presidential primaries and general elections, limited presidential campaign spending, required disclosure, and attempted to limit contributions. Soft money is - ANSWER a contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate, thus avoiding various legal limitations. PACs are - ANSWER groups created and organized for the purpose of receiving donations and contributing money received directly or indirectly to the campaigns of federal candidates. In the original constitutional system, - ANSWER a) each Presidential elector cast two ballots and the top vote-getter was named President and the runner-up was named Vice President b) the Senate elected the President and the House of Representatives elected the Vice President c) the President, once elected by the electoral college, chose the Vice President d) each Presidential elector cast one ballot for one of the President/ Vice President teams running e) the state legislatures elected the President and Vice President, with the candidate getting the second most votes becoming Vice President Suffrage means - ANSWER the right to vote If no candidate receives an Electoral College majority - ANSWER the House of Representatives chooses among the top three electoral vote winners. In the Senate, a filibuster can be ended by invoking: - ANSWER a cloture vote Federal grants and contracts that members of Congress try to obtain for their constituents are collectively referred to as - ANSWER pork barreling The Speaker of the United States House is responsible for - ANSWER recognizing members who wish to speak, ruling on questions of parliamentary procedure, appointing members to select and conference committees, directs business on the floor, exercising political and behind-the-scenes influence, appointing a member of the committees who appoint members to standing committees, exercising substantial control over which bills get assigned to which committees, and appointing the party's legislative leaders. The "real leader" in the Senate is the - ANSWER Majority Leader The caucus is - ANSWER a meeting of supporters of a specific political party or movement. The vast majority of bills introduced every session are - ANSWER killed before they make it very far in the process. The function of a conference committee is to - ANSWER reconcile differences in legislation that has been passed by both chambers. If the president vetoed a bill, the - ANSWER Senate and House can override that with a 2/3rds vote. Gerrymander is the process by which - ANSWER manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class The War Powers Resolution - ANSWER is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. Permanent committees are called - ANSWER standing committees The income and occupations of members of Congress - ANSWER would make them part of the elite members of society. To actually fund a program, Congress must pass an - ANSWER omnibus bill Traditionally, what has been the purpose of political pork? - ANSWER To bring money to a certain region The United States Senate has - ANSWER 100 members House of Representatives seats are up for election every - ANSWER 2 years A budget deficit occurs when expenditures exceed - ANSWER revenue The United States House of Representatives has - ANSWER 435 members Impeachment of a president means - ANSWER charges have been brought up against the president The order of succession to the presidency, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties is - ANSWER Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tem of the Senate, Cabinet members in the order that their department was created. What are constitutional powers/roles of the president? - ANSWER i have no clue but we're just putting this here as an answer bc i couldn't find anything A constitutional duty of the vice president is - ANSWER to give the deciding vote when senate is split. The pocket veto can only be used - ANSWER when congress is in session and the pres. Does not sign in Presidential coattails refers to - ANSWER voters casting their ballots for congressional candidates of the president 's party who will support the president The scandal surrounding Richard Nixon's administration that led to impeachment hearings was known as - ANSWER Watergate The higher the president stands in the polls - ANSWER the more likely they are to persuade others to follow. Civil rights involve - ANSWER individual rights In the case of Plessy v Ferguson, - ANSWER it was legal for separate but equal One of the differences between criminal law and civil law is that in civil law - ANSWER criminal law has criminal action along with it The Constitution specifically provided that there would be a Supreme Court but Congress - ANSWER but left it to the discretion of Congress to establish lower federal courts of general jurisdiction. The functions of the Supreme Court - ANSWER include each of the following resolving conflicts among states, maintaining national supremacy in the law, and ensure uniformity in the interpretation of national laws. The first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court was - ANSWER Sandra Day O'Connor Judicial review means - ANSWER The principal means by which people can challenge the legality of action taken by public authorities. Without it the government would not be challenged in the courts for their decisions. Thus, it is an important tool for providing redress and holding government to account. Courts with ______________ hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower court - ANSWER appellate jurisdiction gave women the constitutional right to vote. - ANSWER The 19th amendment the most important law since the Emancipation Proclamation, made racial discrimination illegal in public accommodations throughout America. - ANSWER The Civil Rights Act of 1964 The current president of the United States is? - ANSWER Donald Jalapeno Trump, maybe Obama is the test is an oldie. The current House of Representatives for District 6 in Michigan is? - ANSWER Tyrone Carter The Governor of Michigan is? - ANSWER Gretchen Whitmer (fix the damn roads) The three branches of government are? - ANSWER Executive, judicial, legislative When a child's parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely - ANSWER follow the parents political ideology The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law? - ANSWER The fourteenth amendment Which of the following did the Supreme Court established in Marbury v. Madison? - ANSWER Judicial Review Congress's ability to impeach judicial and executive officials - ANSWER Part of the checks and balances system. The executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government - ANSWER Checks and balances, and separation of powers. The right of the courts to determine whether executive or legislative acts are or are not Constitutional - ANSWER Judicial Review.