Quiz on AP Government required terms

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive privilege

powers, usually claimed by the president, that are implied but not specifically stated in the when the president takes no action on a bill within ten days of Congress adjourning, the bill does not a claim by the president or a member of the executive branch that information or documents determines the rules for debate for bills in the House

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

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

Executive agreement Pluralist theory of democracy Loose constructionist Free rider

#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,

Prospective voting Unitary system Cooperative federalism Elite theory of democracy

#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 exchange of political favors for support of a bill direct majority or minority party strategy and decisions in the House and Senate

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Exclusionary rule

Gerrymandering drawing of congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person holds that the Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions, operating when the president takes no action on a bill within ten days of Congress adjourning, the bill does not

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

Deviating election

system a political system in which all power is derived from the central government

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

Congress may not make laws restricting or prohibiting a person's religious practices

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

a method of evaluating candidates in which voters evaluate incumbent candidates and decide

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

system a political system in which all power is derived from the central government

De facto segregation

segregation that results from living patterns rather than law

Cooperative federalism

Congress may not make laws restricting or prohibiting a person's religious practices

Delegate Representation

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

Dealigning election

a method of evaluating candidates in which voters evaluate incumbent candidates and decide

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