Chapters 1-3 Test REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS PART 1

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1 Name Date Period Chapters 1-3 Test REVIEW CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS PART 1 Chapter 1 AP Government 1. How does government usually protect its national sovereignty? 2. How does our government respond to the priorities of its people? 3. What makes up the government s policy agenda? 4. What most closely exemplifies equality in voting? 5. The principle is that, in a democracy, policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters. 6. What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy? 7. Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines? 8. Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign, and the government is merely their servant? 9. What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the will of the others? 10. The U.S. preference for economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries. 11. A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of. 12. Give an example of a collective good? 13. The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq resulted from action. 14. What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures? 15. Which principle of traditional democracy theory is violated in circumstances in which the wealthy have influence over the government s policy agenda that far exceeds what would be expected based on their numbers? 14. Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory? 16. In the United States, what does pluralism suggest? 17. Who is at the center of all theories of elitism? 18. According to James Q. Wilson, is an intense commitment to a candidate, a culture, or an ideology that sets people in one group definitively apart from people in another, rival group.

2 Chapter Over what, specifically, did the colonists rebel against the imposition by the British government? 20. While working on the Constitution, what aspect of the new government most concerned James Madison? 21. Who generally favored a stronger national government and supported the proposed U.S. Constitution - Federalists or Anti-Federalists? 22. Burning the flag is generally considered to be a freedom of that is protected by the Constitution. 23. In Federalist 10, who wrote, The most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property? 24. The Constitution limits the government s ability to suspend writs of habeas corpus. What does this protect individuals against? 25. What did the Connecticut Compromise help to establish? 26. was a protest by Massachusetts farmers to stop foreclosures by state courts. 27. The Articles of Confederation required consent from the states for ratification. 28. What type of legislature did the United States have under the Articles of Confederation? 29. Under the Constitution, the president is elected by the? 30. What is the feature of the Constitution that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches? 31. Which concept most directly helps to make American government legitimate? 32. How did the Constitution differ from the Articles of Confederation? 33. Which part of the Constitution most directly protects individuals civil liberties? 34. Which constitutional plan called for representation in Congress to be based on state population? 35. What was the subject of the Connecticut Compromise? 36. Who was most likely to support a strong state government and a weak national government - the Anti-Federalists or the Federalists? 37. Which book urged for the colonies to become independent from Britain? 38. List some of the major problem under the Articles of Confederation. 39. Describe the delegates of Constitutional Convention in terms of their personal economic situations. 40. John Locke s belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced the Declaration of Independence, which says, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from. 41. How is eligibility for voting determined under the Constitution?

3 42. List some reasons for the separation of powers? 43. Which branch of government was part of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? 44. The Federalists preferred a stronger government than did the Anti-Federalists. (national or state) 45. How is a constitutional amendment ratified? 46. The Constitution prohibits having qualifications for holding public office. 47. How did small farmers feel about the proposed Constitution? Why??? 48. What was written to encourage passage of the Constitution and remains a compelling source for determining the intent of the Framers? 49. What was a fear of the Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention and subsequent debate? 50. What are the ways in which a constitutional amendment can be proposed? 51. The meaning of the Constitution can change through interpretation. Chapter Education and transportation policies are primarily state responsibilities. However, under the federal government has also been making policy in these areas. 53. The Framers adopted a federal system of government partly because they feared what? 54. Which clause of the U.S. Constitution did the Supreme Court interpret in McCulloch v. Maryland as allowing Congress to create a national bank? 55. grants typically allocate federal dollars based on population. 56. Early Supreme Court decisions established the power of Congress to promote through subsidies and services for business interests. 57. In Bond v. United States (2011), the Court held that a person could challenge a federal statute on the basis that it involves a power that belongs to the states under the Amendment. 58. The War helped establish the preeminence of the federal government over the states. 59. Before the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was organized as a(n). 60. The Supreme Court ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act was a violation of rights. 61. What model of federalism is sometimes described metaphorically as a marble cake? 62. Which type of federalism is characterized by a system of state and national governments with separate but distinct authority? 63. Grants-in-aid is an example of which type of federalism? 64. What is a mandate?

4 STATE, FEDERAL OR SHARED: 65. the power to enter into treaties? 66. the power to have a military a military 67. the power to tax 68. The Constitution is more specific about the states do not have than about those they possess. 69. The power of both the state and federal governments to influence education policy is an example of federalism. 70. Devolution is best exemplified by what? 71. Many local school districts complain that the No Child Left Behind Act does not provide enough funding to implement the law. If this is the case, the law is a(n) mandate 72. If the United Nations was a government, which system would it be Federal? Confederal? Unitary? 73. What are some examples of a formula grant? 74. The preemption of state and local laws by federal laws is based on which clause of the U.S. Constitution? 75. grants minimize the paperwork that must be filled out and the strings attached to using the grant. 76. Which case involved the commerce clause? 77. In United States v. Lopez, the U.S. Supreme Court scrutinized the use of which powers, as related to the possession of firearms in public schools? 78. Establishing a national bank is an power of the federal government? 79. Define federalism 80. What is an example of a federal mandate? 81. Describe the decision in Printz v. United States 82. Proponents of devolution argue that the authority of governments should be expanded. 83. List a few examples of a categorical grant.

5 84. The power to regulate immigration is best described as a(n) power. 85. The goal of the privileges and immunities clause is to keep states from discriminating against which of the following? 86. An advantage of federalism is that it allows states to. 87. One disadvantage of federalism is that the quality of education a child receives varies from to. 88. Describe the death penalty in the United States in relation to states rights. 89. Why did the Framers create a federal system? 90. Federalism allows citizens significantly more opportunities to participate in. 91. How does federalism contribute to democracy?

Unit 1 Take-Home Test Part 1 (AP GaP)

Unit 1 Take-Home Test Part 1 (AP GaP) Please complete these test items on the GradeCam form provided by your teacher. These are designed to be practice test items in preparation for the Midterm exam and