AP GOV UNITS 3-4 TEST
Map Which of the following constitutional amendments is most related to the issue shown on the map?
8th amendment
Which of the following scenarios illustrates an action that would be protected by the free exercise clause in the First Amendment?
A person wears a necklace bearing a Christian cross to work.
Which of the following scenarios would be considered a violation of the rights of someone accused of a crime, according to the Supreme Court?
A person who is unable to afford an attorney is tried and convicted of a crime without legal representation.
The primary responsibility for determining monetary policy in the United States rests with the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ceasar Chavez article Which of the following is a similarity between the views expressed in the excerpt above and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?
Both César Chávez and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. argued for the continued use of nonviolence to further their causes.
Kathleen Hicks, "What Will Americans Do About Their Fear of Terrorism?" The Atlantic Monthly, 2016. The experience of those who lived through 9/11 needs to create which of the following outcomes, according to the author of the passage?
Citizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country's ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.
To enforce the Fourteenth Amendment more clearly, Congress passed the
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Writing for the court in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), a case weighing whether race can be considered in college admissions, Justice Lewis Powell wrote: "Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids. . . . The . . . goal asserted by petitioner is the attainment of a diverse student body. This clearly is a constitutionally permissible goal for an institution of higher education. . . . The freedom of a university to make its own judgments as to education includes the selection of its student body." According to the quote, what was the likely effect of the Court's ruling in the Bakke case?
Colleges could have considered race but could not use strict racial quotas in admission practices
Which of the following illustrates an economic policy most likely supported by an ideologically liberal individual?
Congress placing regulations on the marketplace by increasing the minimum wage
Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?
Due process
Which of the following policies involves more state spending than federal spending?
Education
To which level of government did the Bill of Rights originally apply?
Federal government only
A classified Department of Defense study on the effectiveness of the United States involvement in the Afghanistan War is obtained by a newspaper. The president seeks to block the publication of the document. The court rules in favor of the newspaper, citing as precedent the Supreme Court's decision in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971). Based on the ruling in the Supreme Court's decision, which of the following lines of reasoning does the court most likely use?
Freedom of the press requires that the government show a significant danger to national security in order to stop publication.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases established that those accused of felonies who cannot afford legal counsel are entitled to legal counsel provided by the state?
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to [operate their business] would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume authority which could safely be trusted, not to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who [was so arrogant to think] himself fit to exercise it. To . . . direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals . . . in almost all cases [is] a useless or hurtful regulation. If the produce of domestic [industry] can be brought there as cheap as that of foreign industry, the regulation is evidently useless. If it cannot, it must generally be hurtful. Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, 1776 Question Which of the following positions on the government's role in the marketplace is most influenced by the idea expressed in the passage?
Government intervention in the free market should be avoided.
"Just as the Fourth Amendment's right to privacy has been declared enforceable against the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth, it is enforceable by the same sanction . . . as is used against the federal government. Were it otherwise, . . . the assurance against unreasonable searches and seizures would be 'a form of words,' valueless . . . 'in the concept of ordered liberty." Justice Tom Clark, Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Which two principles are addressed in the excerptabove? The incorporation doctrine The concept of eminent domain The exclusionary rule The "wall of separation" doctrine
I and III
A member of Congress who advocates for a more Keynesian approach to solving a recession will likely support which of the following policies?
Increasing federal spending programs to improve transportation systems
In 2014, a poll reported that 51 percent of Americans support legislation to reduce carbon emissions, while 47 percent oppose it. The reported margin of sampling error was +/- 4 percent. Which of the following inferences can be made from the poll?
It is unclear whether more people support legislation to reduce carbon emissions than oppose it.
In Engel v. Vitale (1962), which of the following provides the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court's ruling?
It ruled that the state had no justifiable interest to compel students to listen to a nondenominational prayer led by public school teachers, finding a clear establishment clause violation.
Saul Cornell, A Well-Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America, Oxford University Press, 2006 Question Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the article?
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
The facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon?
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
Which of the following best defines civil liberties?
Provisions in the Bill of Rights that provide guarantees against arbitrary interference by government
Chart Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the establishment clause and the free exercise clause?
Row B
Chart Which of the following is an accurate comparison of rights protected and not protected by the First Amendment?
Row C
Which of the following public policies would Democrats be most likely to support?
Securing a national public health care system
Which of the following is most important for getting an accurate measure of public opinion in a survey?
Selecting a random sample
Chart Which generation group is most likely to oppose a protest of national symbols or ceremonies?
Silent
Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon?
Supreme Court Refuses to Stop the Presses for National Security
President John F. Kennedy, Report to the American People on Civil Rights, June 11, 1963 Question Which of the following pieces of legislation was most likely a result of the passage?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
After hours of interrogation by police a suspect confesses to multiple felony offenses. His attorney objected to the admission of the confession because he was not advised of his right to have an attorney present nor his protection from self-incrimination. Which amendments are most relevant to this scenario?
The Fifth and Sixth Amendments
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Supreme Court has ruled which of the following concerning the death penalty?
The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment.
During an investigation, police officers find illegal drugs while searching a home for which they did not acquire a warrant. Which of the following would prevent the drugs from being used as evidence at trial?
The exclusionary rule
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 Question Which of the following best captures a portion of the author's argument?
The government has made women subservient by denying them the right to vote.
The Washington Post receives a top secret report that details how the executive branch mishandled a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons. The executive branch attempts to stop the publishing of the report, but the publishers cite the precedent in New York Times Company v. United States (1971) establishing which of the following legal rules?
The heavy presumption against prior restraint
Views on the Size of Government and Government Services, by Gender, Income, and Party Which of the following statements is supported by data in the graph?
The higher the income, the more likely that the person will support smaller government.
Maps Using both of the maps, which of the following best explains the role that ideology has played in the shaping of corporate tax rates?
The maps indicate that states that have high corporate tax rates are more likely to enact liberal policies
Ceasar Chavez article Which of the following provisions of the Bill of Rights could support the actions that César Chávez is encouraging the farmworkers to take?
The right to assemble
Which of the following statements is true regarding the right to privacy?
The right to privacy is not explicitly named in the Constitution.
A 2013 YouGov poll question asked, "President Obama says the 1975 Public Affairs Act should be repealed. Do you agree or disagree?" The results showed that 13 percent of Democrats agreed and 39 percent of Republicans disagreed. However, the 1975 Public Affairs Act is fictitious. Which of the following is illustrated by the scenario?
The type of information given in a poll question can affect how individuals respond.
Which of the following Supreme Court decisions allows public school students to wear T-shirts protesting a school board decision that eliminates funding for high school arts programs?
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
Which of the following cases decided whether a state could compel children to attend school beyond eighth grade even if it violated the students' sincerely held religious beliefs?
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
The Supreme Court addressed the admissions policy of the University of Michigan Law School in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003). Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote for the court, "in the context of its individualized inquiry into the possible diversity contributions of all applicants, the Law School's race-conscious admissions program does not unduly harm nonminority applicants." The primary issue in the Grutter v. Bollinger decision involves
affirmative action
The activities of the Federal Reserve Board have the most direct influence on
bank interest rates
American political culture is characterized by strong popular support for all of the following EXCEPT
economic equality
The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, the Equal Rights Amendment, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 were all directed toward the goal of
equality for women
When a child's parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely
identify with the parents' party
The Supreme Court established the incorporation doctrine when the Court
interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as the federal government
The clear-and-present danger test devised by the Supreme Court was designed to define the conditions under which public authorities could
limit free speech
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
In Miranda v. Arizona, the United States Supreme Court declared that
police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest
With respect to prayer in public schools, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that
state-sponsored prayer violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment
A state government places security cameras facing a popular site of protest in a public square in front of its statehouse. This scenario illustrates
the balance of promoting stability and ensuring civil liberties
The "Miranda warning" represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against
unfair police interrogation
According to the clear and present danger test, speech may be restricted
when it incites violent action
