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

Gatekeepers Free exercise clause Executive privilege Executive order

#2 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Executive agreement

a very brief excerpt from a political speech aired on television or radio agreement with another head of state not requiring approval from the Senate minority party is able to win the support of majority party members, independents, and new voters rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person

#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,

Congressional review A Politico Affirmative Action Elite theory of democracy

#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

Congressional Oversight Executive order Pork barrel legislation Bill of rights

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Exclusionary rule

rule that evidence acquired as a result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct false written statements about others that harm their reputation action by the government to prevent the publication of material; censorship

#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

political organizations that use contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor unions to spend

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

democracy seen as a system of many groups pulling government in many directions at the same time,

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,

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

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

political organizations that use contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor unions to spend

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

democracy seen as a system of many groups pulling government in many directions at the same time,

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