Ap government Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AP GOVERNMENT REVIEW SET: Exam review terms. Updated 2023. 10th Amendment - Powers not expressly given to federal government by the Constitution are reserved to states or the people. Also known as "reserved powers amendment" or "states' rights amendment" 13th Amendment - Abolished slavery. First of three "Reconstruction Amendments" passed after Civil War (1865-70) 14th Amendment - (1) All persons born in the U.S. are citizens; (2) no person can be deprived of life, liberty or pro...

AP Government Final Exam The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary functions of government is - ️ protecting individual property rights In The Federalist papers, James Madison expressed the view that political factions - ️ are undesirable but inevitable in a free nation In comparison to a unitary government, the American federal system - ️ provides states control over most social, moral and family policies The influence of Lockean philoso...

activation - ANSWER One of three key consequences of electoral campaigns for voters, in which the voter is activated to contribute money or ring doorbells instead of just voting. Adarand Constructors v. Peña - ANSWER 1995 SuCo decision: Federal programs that classify based on race should be assumed unconstitutional and put up to strict scrutiny. They're only okay if they are "narrowly tailored" for a "compelling governmental interest." Affirmative Action - ANSWER A policy designed to...

04.13 Segment Exam Part A Course: [WA] AP United States Government and Politics Questions 1. (01.07 MC) Many diverse religious organizations seek to influence public policy in the United States. For example, in the 1980s the Christian organization Moral Majority actively sought to shape public policy and endorsed candidates for office. Other similar organizations based on Jewish, Muslim, and atheist traditions likewise seek to influence public policy. What form of representative democ...

AP Government Constitution Test The federal Constitution guarantees all of the following rights to a person arrested and charged with a serious crime EXCEPT the right to - ️ Negotiate a plea bargain "The constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to __________." The above quotation came from a literacy test which was most likely designed to - ️ Prevent black people from exercising their right to vote In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the...

AP Government - Interactions Among The Branches bicameralism - ️ Congress has two houses (House of Representatives and the Senate) House of Representatives - ️ Many restrictions to proceedings because of the amount of members/ Rules on how long you can debate/ Handle Appropriation Bills, pick president in Electoral College tie, Impeachment Senate - ️ Few restrictions because of small size / No debate rules, allowed to filibuster / Ratify treaties, pick vice president if ...

AP Government - Unit 1 Test basic functions of government - ANS-national defense, preserve order, establish and maintain a legal system, provide services, socialize new generations government - ANS-the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies politics - ANS-the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government public policy - ANS-the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem political system - ANS-the sys...

Unit 2 Terms: AMSCO AP Government and Politicsbicameral - correct answers The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies (or houses) pork barrel spending - correct answers The use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes gerrymandering - correct answers Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party marginal seats - correct answers Political districts in which candidates elected to the House of...

Unit 2 Terms AMSCO AP Government and Politicsbicameral - correct answers The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies (or houses) pork barrel spending - correct answers The use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes gerrymandering - correct answers Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party marginal seats - correct answers Political districts in which candidates elected to the House of ...