AP Gov Unit 2 MCQ

Which of the following scenarios illustrates how social media has changed the way presidents relate to the public?

A president announcing a major policy initiative via the Internet rather than calling a press conference

Based on the data which of the following is the most likely consequence for the legislative process in Congress?

An increase in gridlock and failure to compromise on legislation

Which of the following accurately describes the composition of congressional committees?

Committees are organized by the majority party to maintain control of the policy-making process

Which of the following is an example of power exclusively granted to the Senate in Article II of the Constitution?

Confirming ambassadors

Which of the following actions could be taken to reverse the impact of the decision?

Congress could enact legislation to amend Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Which of the following explains how Congress would most likely respond if it were concerned about the slight increase in spending over time, as indicated by the bar chart?

Congress could vote to reduce spending on the Department of Homeland Security in the next year's budget

Which of the following pairs accurately identifies the methods used by Congress and the president to hold the bureaucracy accountable to the other branches?

Congress-Holding a committee hearing President-Appointing a Cabinet

A "cloture motion" passed in the Senate does which of the following?

Cuts off debate on a bill

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate?

Debate on bills is limited, debate on bills can be unlimited

Which of the following accurately compares the formal and informal power of the president?

Formal Power-Acting as commander in chief of the military Informal Power- Signing executive agreements with foreign nations

Which of the following categories accounted for the majority of spending in 2017, according to the chart?

Mandatory

Which of the following statements reflects a pattern in the line graph?

Most presidents exit office with lower approval ratings than when they entered office

A United States Supreme Court justice has announced his retirement at the end of the current Supreme Court term. What is the most likely presidential action in response to this announcement?

Nominate a federal judge who shares the president's ideology

The committee held this hearing as part of which of the following functions?

Oversight

Which of the following explains President Johnson's motivation for the speech in relation to his role as the head of the executive branch?

President Johnson is seeking to use the bully pulpit as a means of promoting his agenda on public education

Which of the following situations is an example of the president using the bully pulpit as a tool for agenda setting?

President Reagan delivering a televised address urging a reduction in federal taxes

Which of the following statements is supported by the chart above?

President Reagan nominated the smallest percentage of women to the judiciary

The data in the table illustrate which of the following about United States constitutional government?

Presidential foreign policy can be checked through the legislative power of Congress

Which of the following statements describes the author's main argument in the passage?

Presidential power in foreign policy has expanded since the beginning of the twentieth century

Which of the following describes the ruling in Shaw v Reno (1993)?

Racial gerrymandering was ruled unconstitutional

A person claiming that the House can pass legislation with a simple majority, but the Senate is unlikely to pass legislation unless a bill has the support of a 60-vote supermajority is most likely to cite which of the following institutional differences as a cause of this trend?

The house has strict limits on debate, while the Senate allows unlimited debate

Which of the following statements is correct based on the bar chart?

The more consistently liberal a person is, the more that person is likely to believe that the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution means in current times.

Which of the following clauses serves as the constitutional basis for the federal Real ID Act of 2005, a law that established uniform standards for state-issued identification cards and provided regulation of a state function?

The necessary and proper clause

Which of the following is true based on the data in the line graph?

The number of bills passed by Congress decreased under G. H. W. Bush

Which of the following trends is best supported by the information in the table?

The number of executive agreements has increased over time

Which of the following statements is a correct implication of the author's argument?

The perception of multiple crises had led to the growth of an executive branch that is undermining the separation of powers in the government

Which of the following best explains a reason that a president might use a signing statement to express displeasure with a bill as opposed to issuing a veto?

The president may have objections to provisions of a bill but does not want to risk Congress overriding a veto

Based on your knowledge and the diagram, which of the following is true regarding the leadership structure of Congress?

The role of the minority leader in both the House of Representatives and the Senate is to coordinate a strategy for the minority plan

This example illustrates which of the following?

Unpopular Supreme Court decisions can be avoided or ignored if other branches refuse to cooperate with the outcomes of those decisions

Based on the trustee model of constituent accountability, which of the following actions will Senator Smith most likely take when it is time to vote on the piece of legislation?

Vote against the bill according to her own conscience, which may cause her to lose support among her constituents

Which of the following statements is most accurately supported by the data in the table?

While President George W. Bush issued fewer signing statements than President Clinton, his included more objection than President Clinton's.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the reasoning for the decision in Baker v Carr (1962)?

Because rural districts had fewer people, representation was unevenly distributed; thus, Baker was denied equal protection under the law

Which of the following is true according to the diagram?

Both chambers make use of a system of majority and minority whips

Based on the passage above, which of the following constitutional provisions would the author most likely identify as a solution to problem of imperial presidency?

Congress insisting that it declare war prior to the use of international force

Which of the following correctly identifies an implication of the line graph?

Congress is more likely to act on a president's policy proposal at the beginning of a first term than at the end of a second term

Which of the following most accurately explains the interaction between the president and the Congress regarding the defense budget?

Congress passes a budget for the entire federal government, including defense, but it must consider the president's proposal because the president may veto the bill

Which of the following is an example of Congress using its implied powers?

Congress passing occupational safety regulations for the private sector

The president took this action because...

Disagreement between congressional leaders and the president on the issue meant that a compromise on a bill was not likely

The government depicted above is best described by which of the following terms?

Divided government

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate?

House of Representatives-The Constitution's framers intended it to reflect the will of the people

Which of the following best illustrates the point being made in the cartoon above?

Presidents can have an influence on public policy far beyond their terms of office

Which of the following is a difference between the power of nineteenth-century presidents and that of the modern president according to the passage?

Presidents in the nineteenth century had to contend with congressional committees, which had significant powers in foreign affairs

A new president...Which of the leaders in the diagram plays the most crucial role in shaping the legislation that the president wants passed?

Speaker of the House

Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on the pattern shown in the bar chart?

Special circumstances in 2005 and 2018 led Congress to approve supplemental appropriations

...Which of the following institutional differences as the cause of this trend?

The House has strict limits on debate, while the Senate allows unlimited debate

Which of the following best explains why the author believes that presidential power has expanded?

The United States has emerged as a global power, which has enhanced the power of the president in foreign affairs

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn based on the table?

The bill was able to pass because some Republicans and Independents voted for it along with all Democrats

Which of the following is the primary reason for the tensions that exist between the legislative and executive branches of the federal government?

The branches have different constituencies with different interests

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the text by Schlesinger and the Federalist 70?

While Schlesinger views centralization of power in the presidency as dangerous, The Federalist 70 views it as vital to the presidency's effectiveness

In The Federalist 70, Alexander Hamilton states that "energy in the executive is a leading character in the definition of good government." In this statement, Hamilton is arguing in favor of the need for

a single executive who can respond quickly to crises

The data illustrate that most conservatives believe that the United States Constitution

outlines a framework for government that the Supreme Court should apply strictly regardless of the political or personal preferences of judges

Which of the following is best supported by the line graph?

the number of vetoes has generally decreased since 1945, but so has the number of bills passed by Congress

Which of the following situations best reflects the author's concern about an "imperial" presidency?

the president issuing an increasing number of executive agreements