FREE AP US Government & Politics Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following presidential nomination processes has seen a notable trend during the past three decades?

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Increasing importance of presidential primaries rather than state conventions

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A sharply declining role for political action committees (PAC's)

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Decreasing cost of campaigns

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Increasing control by political party leaders over outcomes

Question 2

Which of the following actions did Congress take to reclaim authority that had been ceded to the executive branch?

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Budget and Impoundment Control Act

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Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Presidential Disability Act

Question 3

Because of how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution, the majority of the rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights now apply to the states.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Supremacy clause

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Tenth Amendment

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Necessary and proper clause

Question 4

The federal judiciary's decisions have been most successfully changed by presidents by

Accepted Answer

Using the appointment process to select judges with judicial philosophies similar to those of the President

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Using the media to build consensus for the President's position

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Threatening to ask Congress to impeach specific judges

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Requesting that Congress reduce the term of office that judges may serve

Question 5

Shays' Rebellion was crucial in the formation of the US Constitution because it

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Indicated that a strong, constitutionally designed national government was needed to protect property and maintain order

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Demonstrated the intensity of anti-ratification sentiment within the thirteen states

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Revealed the necessity of both adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution and creating a new system of checks and balances

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Reinforced the idea that slavery should be outlawed in the new Constitution

Question 6

The House's committee structure is more significant than the Senate's because

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The House is so large that more work can by accomplished in committees than on the floor

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Committee members are appointed by the President

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The majority party in the House prefers to give priority to the work of the committees

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The Constitution mandates the type of committee structure in the House

Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning the trends of group voting is accurate?

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African American Democrats tend to support the more liberal candidates within their party

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More women than men identify themselves as Republicans

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Rural voters are more likely to support Democratic candidates than are urban voters

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Protestant voters tend to be more liberal than Roman Catholics on economic issues