AP Gov Review 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Amendment Process - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Two Ways: 2/3rds majority in both
houses of congress then to States to ratify, or in constitutional conventions
(never been used)
Articles of Confederation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pre-Constitution, was adopted by
the second continental congress in 1781 during the revolution. Limited
because states held most of the power, and congress lacked the power to
tax, regulate trade, or control money
Block Grants - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Money sent to states to fund programs, not
specifically allocated
, Categorical Grants - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Federal grants for specific purposes,
often with strings attached.
"Commerce" Clause - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inter-State Commerce Clause of the
constitution, allows congress to regulate any trade or commercial (non-
goods/trade) related activity that occurs over state lines.
Concurrent Powers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Powers held by both states and
federal government- like the ability to collect taxes
Cooperative Federalism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cooperation among federal, state,
& local governments "marble cake" federalism
Delegated Powers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Powers specifically given to the federal
government by the constitution
Devolution Revolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Returning powers to the States that
had been given to the federal government, product of Republican party
control of gov't
Dual Federalism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A system of government in which both
the states and the national government remain supreme within their own
spheres, each responsible for some policies.
Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Amendment Process - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Two Ways: 2/3rds majority in both
houses of congress then to States to ratify, or in constitutional conventions
(never been used)
Articles of Confederation - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Pre-Constitution, was adopted by
the second continental congress in 1781 during the revolution. Limited
because states held most of the power, and congress lacked the power to
tax, regulate trade, or control money
Block Grants - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Money sent to states to fund programs, not
specifically allocated
, Categorical Grants - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Federal grants for specific purposes,
often with strings attached.
"Commerce" Clause - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Inter-State Commerce Clause of the
constitution, allows congress to regulate any trade or commercial (non-
goods/trade) related activity that occurs over state lines.
Concurrent Powers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Powers held by both states and
federal government- like the ability to collect taxes
Cooperative Federalism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cooperation among federal, state,
& local governments "marble cake" federalism
Delegated Powers - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Powers specifically given to the federal
government by the constitution
Devolution Revolution - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Returning powers to the States that
had been given to the federal government, product of Republican party
control of gov't
Dual Federalism - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A system of government in which both
the states and the national government remain supreme within their own
spheres, each responsible for some policies.
