Quiz on AP Government required terms

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive privilege

serves as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president; chosen by the majority a claim by the president or a member of the executive branch that information or documents a method of evaluating candidates in which voters evaluate incumbent candidates and decide a temporary committee of Congress set up for a specific purpose that is outside the scope of the

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

President pro tempore Trustee representatives Retrospective voting Executive agreement

#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,

Casework Elite theory of democracy Libertarianism Civil rights

#4 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive order

standards or guides based on prior decisions that serve as a rule for settling similar disputes action by the president that does not require the approval of Congress; subject to judicial review holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions, operating an individual who benefits from the activities of an interest group but does not support the group either

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Exclusionary rule

standards or guides based on prior decisions that serve as a rule for settling similar disputes under the 10th Amendment, powers not granted to the federal government or denied to the states Federal funds given to states in broad policy areas with few restrictions rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

#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

All levels of government working together

True

False

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

Delegate Representation

a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct

True

False

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

Dealigning election

a political organization, typically at the local level, that wielded considerable power through its ability

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

Executive privilege

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

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

All levels of government working together

Delegate Representation

a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct

Dealigning election

a political organization, typically at the local level, that wielded considerable power through its ability

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