AP GOV FINAL QUESTIONS
Liberal ideology is best defined as which of the following?
A belief in increasing the role of government to regulate the economy and creating government programs to help the most needy
Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's argument?
A bill of rights would protect civil liberties such as freedom of religion
Which of the following measures would a president adhering to supply-side economic principles most likely employ during an economic recession?
A budget that cuts individual and corporate income tax and decreases government regulation of the economy
Which type of grant should she propose?
A categorical grant
"Who can say that the legislature of Alabama which set up that state's segregation laws was democratically elected? Throughout Alabama all sorts of devious methods are used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters, and there are some counties in which, even though Negroes constitute a majority of the population, not a single Negro is registered. Can any law enacted under such circumstances be considered democratically structured?" Which of the following statements best explains Martin Luther King's argument regarding democratic participation in the above excerpt?
A law affecting African Americans is unjust if they had no part in creating it as a result of being denied the right to vote
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Twenty-second Amendment?
A sitting president runs for a third term in office after overwhelming support from the American public
Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?
A state institutes a fee to vote in a presidential election
Which of the following scenarios is an example of a way that one of the major political parties can negatively impact a third party's chance of winning?
Add issues that concern third-party voters into their platforms
Which of the following policies is likely to create the most tension between the competing values of individualism and limited government?
Banning religious prayer in public schools
How might term-length differences have contributed to the lack of support from House Republicans? "And the closer the 2006 midterm elections got, the more nervous congressional Republicans could be expected to get. Republican leaders in the House of Representatives sought to have the Senate move first, not wanting to have their members go out on a limb with a series of potentially costly party-line roll call votes that would have no policy payoff if Republicans in the Senate decided not to move a bill because they did not have the votes needed to pass it."
Because members of the House have two-year terms, they are unlikely to support a piece of legislation that may upset their constituents
Which of the following statements explains why Congress gives the federal bureaucracy discretionary authority to implement public policy?
Bureaucrats are experts
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases? McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)United States v. Lopez (1995)
Comparison A
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political impact of both policy-creating decisions?
Comparison C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two cases? New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)Schenck v. United States (1919)
Comparison C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the views of the authors of Federalist No. 10 and Brutus No. 1?
Comparison C
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the two court cases? Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Comparison D
Why did the Framers decide to include Article V of the Constitution, detailing an amendment process?
Concerns about protecting self-government
Which of the following programs would fall under the discretionary spending portion of the pie chart?
Defense spending
Which of the following statements describes a difficulty the federal government faces in policymaking when there is a divided government?
Divided government may result in the delay or death of major policy because of ideological clashes between parties
Which of the following describes a difficulty Congress might face in implementing devolution?
Due to the concurrent powers of state and national government, many programs are administered by both state and federal agencies
Which of the following policies is likely to create the most tension between the competing values of equality of opportunity and rule of law?
Enacting a policy that punishes immigrants seeking asylum who attempt to enter the United States without documentation
Which of the following constitutional principles best explains why there was variation among states on the legality of same-sex marriage?
Federalism
This scenario reflects which of the following political concepts?
Free-rider problem
Which of the following statements explains how the Supreme Court has attempted to balance the power of the government with protections for individual liberties?
In cases involving interpretations of the Second Amendment, the Court has shown a commitment to an individual's right to own a gun
Which of the following media developments from 1958 to 2017 has most likely contributed to the trend in public trust of the federal government?
Increased use of investigative and attack journalism to discredit politicians
Which statement accurately summarizes the impact of the Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) decision?
It incorporated the right to legal counsel, as protected under the Sixth Amendment, to state and local governments
Which of the following statements best explains how the Court's ruling in New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) changed the balance of power between law and order and the protection of individual liberties?
It restricted the power of the federal government to prevent the press from releasing classified information
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the cartoon? (federal and state government cartoon)
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Which of the following is a linkage function primarily associated with US political parties?
Mobilizing voters to elect a candidate advocating preferred ideological positions on political issues
Which of the following statements best describes one limitation that Congress faces when attempting to monitor the bureaucracy directly by calling oversight hearings?
Oversight hearings take a lot of time and resources to be effective and Congress is too small to monitor all administrative actions directly.
This is an example of which of the following models of democracy?
Participatory democracy
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? "In a pure democracy the people are the sovereign, and their will is declared by themselves; for this purpose they must all come together to deliberate, and decide. This kind of government cannot be exercised, therefore, over a country of any considerable extent; it must be confined to a single city, or at least limited to such bounds as that the people can conveniently assemble, be able to debate, understand the subject submitted to them, and declare their opinion concerning it."
Participatory democracy does not work in large countries
Which of the following may Congress do to limit the Supreme Court's power?
Pass legislation to limit the Court's jurisdiction
Public's policy priorities: 2011-2019
Policy preferences reflect the attitudes and beliefs of Americans participating in politics.
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? "Both Lincoln and Roosevelt undertook acts they knew to be beyond the Constitution. Both did so in times of transcendent crisis when the life of the nation seemed truly at stake. Both acted, knowingly or not, on Locke's doctrine of emergency prerogative, trusting that Congress would eventually approve their actions."
Presidential power has increased in the face of growing federal challenges
Priyanka Kumble votes for political candidates based solely on their platforms and the policies they and their party plan to implement once elected. Which model of voting behavior does this best represent?
Prospective voting
"We used polling not to determine what positions he would take but to figure out which of the positions he had already taken were the most popular. I would always draw the distinction between deciding on policy and identifying certain issues for emphasis by telling Clinton, 'You print the menu of the things you want. Then I'll advise which dish to have for dinner tonight.'" Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
Public opinion poll results can be used to determine how best to present policies to the public
Nomination contest type -- Average turnout rate Which of the following statements is reflected in the data in the table?
Registered voters are more likely to turn out for open primaries than for a caucus
Which of the following policies is likely to create the most tension between the competing values of rule of law and limited government?
Seizing library records to investigate potential terrorists
Which of the following newspaper headlines best summarizes the excerpts?
Senators debate how to protect the public without violating civil liberties
Which of the following is an informal power that Senator Al-Jamil could use to get information about how the Department of Transportation is implementing the law?
She could reach out to her contacts in the Department of Transportation to find out more about their implementation plans.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a reliable scientific poll?
Small sampling error
Based on the information in the graphic, which of the following claims would an opponent of the use of social media most likely make?
Social media and how candidates use it takes attention away from policy issues and towards political scandals.
"Amid this much-changed communication landscape, the lingering question of whether the untapped wisdom of the public should be harnessed in governmental decisions suddenly commanded a fresh look, as social media increased the capability of governments worldwide to more fully involve ordinary citizens in policymaking" Based on the text, which of the following statements would the authors most likely agree with?
Social media has changed the president's relationship with the national constituency by involving more citizens in policymaking decisions
The "devious methods" mentioned in this passage refer to which of the following?
Structural barriers
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates a way in which an interest group can influence policymaking?
The AFL-CIO issues a statement that their organization supports a bill improving working conditions for checkout clerks.
Which of the following constitutional provisions limits the power of the federal government to collect digital metadata as described by Senator Wyden?
The Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights
Contributions legalized by the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission(2010) are listed in the graph's "soft/outside money" column, referring to funds not subject to federal campaign finance regulations. Which of the following is the best explanation for the change in contributions from 2010 to 2016?
The Supreme Court's 2010 decision appears to have had a positive impact on soft/outside contributions to single issue or partisan recipients, leading to a significant funding increase
Junior Congress member Ben Wyatt is deciding whether or not to support a bill that would guarantee free wifi for his district in Pawnee, Indiana. He thinks that free wifi would be a great improvement to his community, but waits for feedback from his constituents before he casts his vote. A majority of citizens in Pawnee support the bill, so Congress member Wyatt decides to vote in favor of it. Which model of representation do his actions embody?
The delegate model
"The complete independence of the courts of justice is peculiarly essential in a limited Constitution. By a limited Constitution, I understand one which contains certain specified exceptions to the legislative authority . . . Limitations of this kind can be preserved in practice no other way than through the medium of courts of justice, whose duty it must be to declare all acts contrary to the manifest tenor of the Constitution void. Without this, all the reservations of particular rights or privileges would amount to nothing." Which of the following statements best summarizes Hamilton's argument?
The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the Constitution and judging whether the laws passed by Congress are constitutional
Based on the text, which of the following statements would Senator Wyden most likely agree with?
The need for public safety should not exceed an individual's protection from unreasonable search and seizure
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the concept of "separation of powers" in the US Constitution?
The president commands the nation's armed forces, while Congress has the power to ratify treaties
"In addition to educating the country, [President Barack Obama's] goal is to frame the political debate and set an agenda that the next Democratic presidential nominee can run on next year—an agenda that Obama hopes will put opposition Republicans at a big disadvantage. Obama has been getting lots of attention for bypassing the Republican-controlled Congress and using his unilateral powers, such as executive orders, to get his way. But his power to persuade is another vital weapon in the president's arsenal, since he can command media and public attention almost whenever he wants." Which of the following statements best summarizes the author's argument?
The president's ability to command media attention gives him an advantage in shaping the national policy agenda
"Paid family leave won't only make life easier for Moms and Dads - it will also keep skilled, talented Americans in the workforce and grow our economy. That's why every other advanced country already has it." This quote is an example of which of the following?
The values of other countries have influenced political attitudes in the United States
Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on a comparison of the trends in the line graph?
Trust in information from national news media is increasingly related to partisan affiliation
At what point in the federal budget process does the Defense Department have the most input?
When executive branch agencies submit budgets for review before the president's proposal is submitted to Congress
Based on the information in the two graphs, which of the following is the most likely implication of political events on political attitudes?
When the United States engages in long-lasting foreign conflicts, public attitudes toward international events become more unfavorable over time.
Which of the following Republican positions from the infographic would a Libertarian most likely agree with?
access to guns
Which of the following is an action the committee can take to address the problem?
holding a hearing and subpoenaing the testimony of high-level officials of the Department of Transportation
Which of the following is an example of filling a position based on political patronage?
nominating a member of her political party as the secretary of state after he offered political support during the campaign
Which of the following actions could Congress take to limit the president's authorization?
pass legislation to restrict the Federal Election Commission's power to make rules about how candidates spend their money
Which of the following policy positions is most associated with the liberal political ideology in the US?
strengthening environmental protections
Which of the following statements describes the role political parties within Congress play to promote their party's public policy agenda?
the majority party selects committee chairs
