AP Government Commonly Missed Questions

Term limits (EXCEPT Q)

States amend own constitutions to limit terms

In the majority of cases, federal programs are implemented by:

federal agencies through their many local offices in cities and towns.

In general, Congress is most likely to defer to the President...

in the area of foreign policy.

President line item veto would:

increase the President's ability to control federal spending

Which of the following have decreased in Congress over the past 20 years?

influence on committee chair

Standing committees:

oversee bureaucracy's implementation of legislation

Seniority Rule:

longest serving member of majority party in same committee

Opinions of congressional committee members often don't accurately mirror public opinion because:

membership of committees often over represents constituencies with the greatest stakes in the committee's business

Checks and Balances:

senate must ratify treaties negotiated by the President before they become a law

Categorical formula grants:

states often have to put up matching funds

All of the following are consequences of the federal system in the US EXCEPT:

strict division of power among levels of government

To counter the influence of the executive branch influence of the executive branch in the budget process, Congress has done all of the following EXCEPT:

submitted a budget proposal before the president submits a budget request.

Amendments that increase the power of national government relative to states:

14, 16, 17

A member of the House of Representatives wishing to solidify and exert power in DC would want to serve on:

Appropriations committee

All of the following can create public policy EXCEPT:

an interest group.

Election for House of Representatives provides:

approximately equal representation for every voter

Incumbent senators are less likely to be reelected than are incumbent members of the House of Representatives

because of gerrymandering

Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government?

delays in confirmation of federal court nominees.

The largest portion of "uncontrollable spending" in the federal budget is designated for:

entitlement

Example of presidential use of inherent powers:

purchase of new territories