AP Gov Unit 5 Review

Which of the following amendments was NOT directly tied to extending suffrage to African Americans, women, and other minorities?

14th Amendment

Which of the following amendments to the United States Constitution addresses the grievance that a woman is not permitted "to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise"?

19th Amendment

Modern campaigns involve all of the following EXCEPT

A heavy reliance on political parties to nominate candidates and run their campaigns.

Which of the following scenarios is most closely related to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ?

A labor union spends millions of dollars to independently run negative advertisements about a presidential candidate shortly before the election.

Critics of the winner-take-all aspect of the electoral college are most likely to make which of the following arguments?

The winner-take-all system of the electoral college encourages presidential candidates to focus their time and effort disproportionately on battleground states with larger populations.

Which of the following is the most reliable factor in predicting a voter's habits?

Their party identification

Which of the following scenarios explains how demographic factors affect voter participation in elections?

Wealthier individuals are more likely to become involved in campaigns because they believe that their actions may influence the candidates.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president in 1932 after running on the Democratic Party platform that included an expansion of federal programs aimed at pulling the United States out of the Great Depression. The expansion plan, known as the New Deal, substantially increased the voting base of the Democratic Party. As a result, the Democratic Party dominated Congress and many state governments for the next half century. The election of 1932 is considered a critical election because it

changed the base of support in each party

The decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) led to the creation of super PACs that can legally raise unlimited amounts of money and engage in electioneering with few limits. Madison argued in The Federalist 10 that factions, like super PACs, would not be detrimental to society because the Constitution

created a large republic with many factions that would cancel each other out

Which best describes a likely reason for the information depicted in the graph?

An increase in concerns over media bias

Which of the following is true regarding the winner-take-all component presidential elections?

Candidates that earn a plurality of the popular vote are awarded all of the state's electoral votes.

Which of the following accurately explains a difference between caucuses and primaries?

Caucuses have lower participation rates than primaries, but both play a role in nominating candidates.

Political action committees that are allowed to receive unlimited financial donations as long as they remain independent of a candidate's campaign were established as a result of which of the following?

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

Increases in the amount of money spent on national defense and security contracts, such as those that occurred after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and during the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, would most likely have which of the following consequences?

Defense contractors would increase their lobbying efforts in order to improve their chances of winning a contract.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) investing money in a TV and internet campaign to encourage its members to contact their local representatives to oppose gun control legislation proposed shortly after a mass school shooting would be considered a form of

Grassroots lobbying

A Republican running for an open seat in Congress would most likely receive support from which of the following types of interest groups?

Groups interested in promoting policies that would implement a flat income tax for citizens in place of more progressive taxes.

Which of the following would most likely increase the degree of political efficacy of voters?

If their preferred candidate wins an election, and follows through on most campaign promises.

Which of the following statements about Americans' trust in the mass media is best supported by the data in the graph?

It generally decreased over time.

Which of the following would most likely be included in the platform of the Democratic Party?

Legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage.

Political parties link people to the government in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Lobbying members of Congress

Which of the following statements best summarizes voter ID laws in the United States?

Many conservatives support these laws due to concerns related to voter fraud

Which of the following statements most accurately describes how most Americans consume daily political news?

Most Americans still consume political news on TV

A popular news website obtains transcripts of confidential discussions in the White House regarding how the National Security Agency should collect private data of citizens. Even though the president urges the website not to publish the story, the website does so anyway because it believes the conversation does not reveal information that poses a risk to national security. Which of the following cases would the news website most likely cite if it had to argue the case that it can publish the story without permission from the president?

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)

A person votes for Democratic candidates based on the belief that the policies of the Democratic Party will be personally beneficial. This type of voting matches which of the following voting behavior models?

Prospective voting

A voter that decides to vote for a presidential candidate from the opposing political party as a result of a declining economy during the incumbent's first few years in office would be exhibiting which of the following voting behaviors?

Retrospective voting

Using social media, individuals are increasingly able to communicate their political views to a wide audience. However, some messages over social media have led to certain individuals being arrested for making credible threats. This issue is most related to which of the following cases?

Schenck v. United States (1919)

For decades, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has worked closely with members of Congress to successfully curtail the capacity of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to regulate firearms and track gun crimes. Which of the following statements best explains how the NRA maintains its influence in Washington?

The National Rifle Association outspends its competitors in all elections and stages of policy making.

Which of the following statements regarding political parties is true based on the graphic?

The Republican Party initially emerged as an antislavery political party.

The graphic illustrates which of the following statements about political parties?

There is an ongoing debate between political parties over the power and scope of the federal government, even as economic and demographic changes have altered party coalitions.

Which of the following best characterizes Catholic voters in the United States?

They tend to vote for Democratic candidates, but many support the Republican party due to their conservative values.

A political science professor is researching the effects that the Fifteenth and Twenty-Sixth Amendments have had on the American political system. Which of the following is the most likely reason the professor is researching these amendments?

To study the expansion of voting rights