Quiz on AP Government required terms

#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

a claim by the president or a member of the executive branch that information or documents

Executive privilege Executive agreement Prior restraint Impeachment

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

agreement with another head of state not requiring approval from the Senate

Congressional Oversight Executive agreement Regressive tax Honeymoon period

#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Elite theory of democracy

the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule, when a minority party wins by building a new coalition of voters that continues over successive Those opposed to the ratification of the constitution because it gave to much power to the federal government at the cost of the states a method of evaluating candidates in which voters evaluate incumbent candidates and decide

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review

Rules committee Executive order Full faith and credit clause amicus curiae

#5 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

Exclusionary rule Constitutional courts Revolving door Inherent powers

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Deviating election

powers, usually claimed by the president, that are implied but not specifically stated in the

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

De facto segregation

action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Cooperative federalism

All levels of government working together

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Delegate Representation

an elected official who considers it an obligation to vote the way the majority of his or her constituents

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Dealigning election

the first ten amendments to the constitution which protect civil liberties

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

a claim by the president or a member of the executive branch that information or documents

agreement with another head of state not requiring approval from the Senate

Elite theory of democracy

action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review

rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

Section 2: True/false questions

Deviating election

powers, usually claimed by the president, that are implied but not specifically stated in the

De facto segregation

action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review

Cooperative federalism

All levels of government working together

Delegate Representation

an elected official who considers it an obligation to vote the way the majority of his or her constituents

Dealigning election

the first ten amendments to the constitution which protect civil liberties

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