AP Gov - CH. 1
Which of the following sections of the United States Constitution most concerns Madison according to the passage?
Article I, Section 2—"The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature."
In The Federalist 10, James Madison argued that the new constitution would help control faction by doing which of the following?
By creating a large republic, the new constitution made it less likely that a faction could gain enough power to completely dominate.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the arguments made in The Federalist 10 and Brutus 1 ?
Fed 10: Factions are most dangerous at the local level. / Brutus 1: Small republics are best for stable governments.
Which of the following ideals of democracy is reflected in the procedure for apportionment in the House of Representatives?
Government is based on the consent of the governed.
In 1974, the House of Representatives approved a resolution granting the Judiciary Committee authority to investigate impeachment of President Nixon for obstruction of justice, abuse of power, and contempt of Congress. Which constitutional ideal of democracy is demonstrated in this scenario?
Limited government
Which of the following ideals of United States government is most relevant to this passage?
Limited government
In 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided the case Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which ruled that states must recognize same sex couples' right to marry. Which of the following ideals of democracy would the attorneys for the same sex couple most likely put forth as their argument?
Natural rights of life and liberty include the right to marry whom you choose.
Which of the following statements best reflects James Madison's beliefs about political representation as expressed in the passage?
People are best represented by a few politicians chosen to voice their issues.
Members of Congress receive many phone calls, meeting invitations, and e-mails from various competing interest groups asking for support on their preferred public policies. This situation best exemplifies which of the following models of democracy?
Pluralist
Which of the following is a model of democracy that emphasizes the role of interest groups in advocating for public policy?
Pluralist democracy
Which of the following best captures the author's argument regarding the forms of democracy?
Pluralist democracy, though it involves groups at different stages of the process of developing policy, excludes a significant portion of the population.
The Declaration of Independence states "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." This was a revolutionary change from the system of British monarchy, which was based on the divine right of kings. For which of the ideals of democracy does this quote provide a foundation?
Popular sovereignty
The language in the first paragraph of the selection most closely parallels that of which of the following documents?
The Declaration of Independence
Which of the following best describes the influence of social contract theory on the Constitution of the United States?
The framers attempted to legitimize the Constitution through an appeal to popular sovereignty.
Which of the following best summarizes the perspective of Adam Smith in the passage?
The government should not be used to promote manufacturing.
Which of the following features of the United States Constitution would most concern the author of Brutus 1?
The supremacy clause, which gives the federal government supremacy over states
Which of the following best describes Madison's primary concern about representative government?
Those who seek to represent the people may be tempted to act in their own interests instead.
Which of the following newspaper headlines best summarizes the excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address?
Washington Warns of Dangerous Party Factions
Brutus was an example of an Anti-Federalist because he
believed a centralized government posed a major threat to individual rights