AP Government Exam
The United States Senate has _____ members.
100
The Civil Rights Acts of _____, the most important law since the Emancipation Proclamation, made racial discrimination illegal in public accommodations through out America.
1964
The _____ gave women the constitutional right to vote
19th Amendment
House of Representative seats are up for election every
2 years.
If the president vetoes a bill, then
2/3 congress can override.
The United States House of Representatives has _____ members
435
Courts with _____ hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower court.
Appellate Jurisdiction
The current president of the United States is
Barrack Obama.
Who is the president of the United States?
Barrack Obama.
The current House of Representative for District 6 in Michigan is?
Fred Upton.
When a child's parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely?
Identify with the parent's party.
THe Speaker of the United States House is
John Bahner
What did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review.
The three Branches of government are?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
The Supreme Court case that established national supremacy was
McCulloch vs. Maryland.
The income and occupations of members of Congress reflect?
Members of the elite in American Society.
Why do American political parties tend to make middle-of-the-road stands on major issues?
Most Americans are moderates.
What are qualities of a good citizen?
Participates, votes, up-to-date on issues.
Federal grants and contracts that members of Congress try to obtain for their constituents are collectively referred to as
Pork Barrel Legislation.
The order of succession to the presidency, should the president be unable to fulfill his or her duties is
President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Protem of Senate, and Secretary of State.
_____ occurs after every census to reallocate the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, reflecting shifts in the population of the states and, thus, how many seats each state is allotted.
Reapportionment
Who is the current governor of the State of Michigan?
Rick Snyder.
The first woman appointed to the US Supreme Court was?
Sandra Day O'Conner.
The "real leader" in the Senate is the
Senate Majority Leader.
The United States Supreme Court has used which of the following to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state law?
The Fourteenth Amendment.
The Depression of the 1930s gave rise to what is called
The New Deal.
The Federalist Papers, by James Madison argues that political liberty is best protected by?
The fragmentation of political power in a large republic.
Courts of original jurisdiction are?
Those in which a case is heard first, usually in a trial.
The scandal surrounding Richard Nixon's administration that led to impeachment hearings was known as
Watergate.
PACs are
a funding vehicle that registers with the Federal Election Commission.
A political party is
a team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.
Identify a constitutional power of the president.
act as a chief legislator and enforce the law. Not declaring war.
To allay fears that the Constitution would restrict personal freedoms, the Federalist promised to
add a Bill of Rights as the first order of business under a new government.
The caucus is
an informal gathering of like-minded congress people who hold similar interests on issues.
To actually fund a program, Congress must pass an _____ bill.
appropriations
The functions of conference committees is to
bring together congress people from both sides of the aisle to compromise legislation.
The Constitution specifically provided that there would be a Supreme Court...
but left it up to Congress' discretion to establish lower federal courts of general jurisdiction.
By custom, the vice-presidential nominee is chosen
by a roll-call vote on the convention's final day though custom dictates that delegates simply vote for whomever the presidential nominee recommends.
In the Senate, a filibuster can be ended by invoking:
cloture.
Traditionally, what has been the purpose of political pork?
congressmen get projects for their constituents which benefits the community but not necessarily the country as a whole.
In the original constitutional system
each elector casts two ballots, and the top vote getter was named President, and the runner-up became Vice President.
Congress is allowed to go beyond powers specifically listed because of the
elastic clause
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson,
established segregation.
The division in power of the national government and the state and local government is know as
federalism.
Impeachment of a president means that the president is
house investigation to see if they performed high crimes or misdemeanors.
Civil rights involves?
individual rights.
A trial balloon is an
intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction.
The use of detective-like reporting methods to unearth scandals is known as
investigative journalism.
Separation of power and federalism were two key principles in the framing of the Constitution. These two principle are related in that each
involve various areas and level of government and help to control power.
The New Hampshire primary is important because
it helps candidates to present their images, becasue they want the country to see them as front-runners.
One of the differences between criminal law and civil law is that in civil law
it involves disputes between two parties and defines relationships between them.
The vast majority of bills introduced every session are
killed off early by a 95% chance.
John Locke believed in
limited government, natural rights of man, and consent of people (life, liberty, property).
The War Powers Resolution
limits the power of the president and mandates the withdrawal of forces after 60 days unless congress declares war or grants an extension.
A government's main purpose is to?
maintain national defense, provide public services, preserve order, tax, and socialize the young.
The view of human nature most prevalent among the Founding Fathers was that
man is self interested and needs to be controlled because can't handle power.
In closed primaries
only registered party members vote in that party's primaries.
Soft money is
political contributions earmarked for party-building expenses at the grass-roots level or for generic party advertising.
The process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations, including his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political world, is known as
political socialization
Who compromises the power elite?
politicians, corporations, and military.
A constitutional duty of the vice president is to
preside over the Senate and cast tie-breaking votes and is a heart beat away from presidency.
As a check on the power of Congress, president does... judicial branch does...
president: can veto any legislation they pass, supreme court: can declare unconstitutional.
THe Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the
presidential primaries.
Gerrymandering is a process by which
redrawing congressional districts for the express purpose of giving a party an advantage of voting.
The arrangement by which individuals gain power through competition for the people's vote is called
representative democracy.
The functions of the Supreme Court include
resolving conflicts among states, maintain national supremacy in the law, and ensure uniformity in the interpretations of national laws.
A budget deficit occurs when expenditures exceed
revenue/income.
Permanent committees are called
standing committees.
What were concerns about the Article of Confederation that led to the calling of the Constitution Convention of 1787
states had all the power, Congress had to ask for money, government was weak and ineffective.
The Tenth Amendment
states the powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Suffrage means
the legal right to vote.
Political culture refers to...
the overall set of values shared in society.
Judicial review means
the power of the courts to determine whether acts of congress and, by implication, the executive are in accord with the constitution.
A line-item veto involves
the power possessed by 42 state governors to vote only certain parts of a bill while allowing the rest of it to pass into law.
Presidential coattails refers to
the situation occurring when voters cast their ballots for congressional candidates of the presidents party because they support the president.
If no candidate receives an Electoral College majority, then...
the winner is chosen by the House only.
The higher the president stands in the polls the more likely...
they will persuade others to follow.
Critically affecting the Electoral College vote, bringing new issues to the public agenda, and venting popular discontent are important roles played by
third or minority parties in a two party system.
Generally, the Anti-Federalist felt that the government created by the Constitution was
too strong and it needed a Bill of Rights to protect human rights won in revolution.
The most common form of political participation in the United States is
voting.
The Federal Election Campaign Act
was a law passed in 1974 for reforming campaign financing and created the Federal Election Commission.
The pocket veto can only be used
when congress is adjourned.
