AP Government Semester 1 Final
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following were true? I. Congress could not tax the states directly. II. The executive branch of government exercised more power than Congress. III. Congress could not establish an army or a navy. IV. State
I and III
Which of the following is an accurate description of the decision between McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
The federal government had the authority to establish a national bank, and Maryland's tax was unconstitutional.
Which of the following is commonly identified as a failure of the Articles of Confederation?
The national government lacked an effective power to raise revenue.
The debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues?
The scope and power of the central government
What is Constitutional federalism?
The state and federal government have separate and overlapping powers, where the federal government prevails.
Which of the following actions can Congress take if the Supreme Court finds a federal law unconstitutional?
Try to amend the Constitution
In which of the following scenarios would a presidential veto most likely be upheld?
Two-thirds of the representatives and senators are members of the same party as the President
The Connecticut (Great) Compromise provided for
a bicameral legislature with one house's composition based upon state population and another's on equal state representation
A committee chair in the House of Representatives is always
a member of the majority party in the chamber
Brutus was an example of an Anti-Federalist because he
believed centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights
The term "bicameralism" refers to the
establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules
The decision in US v. Lopez is an example of
the Supreme Court overturning an unconstitutional law.
The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in
the United States House of Representatives
An advantage that bureaucrats in federal government have over the president in the policymaking process is that bureaucrats
usually have a continuity of service in the executive branch that the President lacks
Which of the following is argued by James Madison in The Federalist paper number 10?
A system of republican representation helps to limit the excesses of factionalism.
When a bill passes in the House and the Senate in different versions, the bill is resolved by which of the following types of committees?
Conference Committee