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 Popular sovereignty Stare decisis Reserved powers

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive agreement

Subsidy a sum of money granted by the government or a public body to assist an industry or business so that the agreement with another head of state not requiring approval from the Senate the practice of government officials becoming lobbyists for the industries or companies they were the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule,

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule,

Sound bite Rule of four Elite theory of democracy Political ideology

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive order

action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review false written statements about others that harm their reputation the first ten amendments to the constitution which protect civil liberties money used by national, state, or local party organizations that is not regulated by the Federal Election

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Exclusionary rule

money used directly by a candidate running for office; it is subject to campaign finance laws and Federal a time early in a new president's administration characterized by optimistic approval by the rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person Determining which public-policy questions will be debated or considered.

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

Deviating election

minority party is able to win the support of majority party members, independents, and new voters

True

False

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

De facto segregation

segregation that results from living patterns rather than law

True

False

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

Cooperative federalism

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

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

Those opposed to the ratification of the constitution because it gave to much power to the federal government at the cost of the states

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

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

Executive agreement

the idea that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule,

Executive order

Exclusionary rule

Section 2: True/false questions

Deviating election

minority party is able to win the support of majority party members, independents, and new voters

De facto segregation

segregation that results from living patterns rather than law

Cooperative federalism

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

Delegate Representation

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

Dealigning election

Those opposed to the ratification of the constitution because it gave to much power to the federal government at the cost of the states

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