AP Review

1. AP Review AP Review By: Chelsea Mellor Period 5

2. IV Question 1 Which of the following statements about the electoral college is correct? A. Each state may split its electoral votes among as many candidates as it wishes. B. Each state is equally represented in the electoral college. C. The electoral college was created by an amendment to the Constitution. D. The results of electoral college voting tend to distort the winner’s margin of victory, when compared to the popular vote for president. E. Each state’s delegation to the electoral college consists of that state’s U.S. senators and representatives.

3. Which of the following statements about the electoral college is correct? E. Each state’s delegation to the electoral college consists of that state’s U.S. senators and representatives.

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5. IV Question 2 The president is limited by the 22nd amendment to… A. one elected term of office. B. two elected terms and two years of the unexpired term of a president. C. no more than six years in office. D. a maximum of 14 years in office. E. 4 terms (no longer than Franklin Roosevelt's presidency).

6. The president is limited by the 22nd amendment to… Good Job! B. two elected terms and two years of the unexpired term of a president.

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8. I Question 3 Which of the following is an accurate description of the impeachment process, as provided in the Constitution? A. The Senate, by majority vote, may impeach the president. B. The House, by majority vote, may impeach the president, and the Supreme Court tries the accused. C. The Supreme Court tries the president who is accused by the Senate. D. The Judiciary Committee of the Senate impeaches the president, and both houses must vote to uphold the impeachment. E. The House by majority vote may impeach the president, and the Senate tries the accused and may remove him by a 2/3 vote.

9. Which of the following is an accurate description of the impeachment process, as provided in the Constitution? E. The House by majority vote may impeach the president, and the Senate tries the accused and may remove him by a 2/3 vote.

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11. IV Question 4 According to the 25th amendment, when the office of vice president becomes vacant… A. it is not filled until the next presidential election. B. the president nominates a new vice president, who assumes the office when both houses of Congress approve the nomination. C. the Speaker of the House assumes the vice presidency. D. the president pro tem of the Senate assumes the vice presidency. E. a special popular election must be held.

12. According to the 25th amendment, when the office of vice president becomes vacant… B. the president nominates a new vice president, who assumes the office when both houses of Congress approve the nomination.

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14. IV Question 5 In vetoing a bill, the President does which of the following? A. Rejects only a part of the bill without rejecting it entirely. B. Prevents any further action on the bill. C. Sends the bill back to the conference committee. D. Rejects all section of the bill. E. Decides the bills constitutionality.

15. In vetoing a bill, the President does which of the following? D. Rejects all section of the bill.

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17. Question 6 The line-item veto was found unconstitutional because… A. it gave executive powers to the legislature. B. it gave legislative powers to the bureaucracy. C. it gave legislative powers to the president. D. it delegated too many powers to the states. E. it permitted the Senate to use judicial review to reverse the House of Representatives.

18. The line-item veto was found unconstitutional because… C. it gave legislative powers to the president.

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20. IV Question 7 All of the following are powers are granted to the President by the Constitution EXCEPT… A. commissioning officers in the armed forces. B. addressing the Congress on the state of the union. C. receiving ambassadors. D. granting pardons for federal offenses. E. forming new cabinet-level departments.

21. All of the following are powers are granted to the President by the Constitution EXCEPT… A. commissioning officers in the armed forces.

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23. I Question 8 Which powers of the president are specifically mentioned in the Constitution? I. commander of the armed servicesII. pardons for individuals accused of offenses against the USIII. with the advice and consent of the Senate, making treaties and appointmentsIV. initiation of legislation A. I and II only B. II and III only C. I, II, and III only D. I, II, and IV only E. I, II, III, and IV

24. Which powers of the president are specifically mentioned in the Constitution? I. commander of the armed servicesII. pardons for individuals accused of offenses against the USIII. with the advice and consent of the Senate, making treaties and appointmentsIV. initiation of legislation C. I, II, and III only

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26. I Question 9 Among the executive branch’s checks on the legislative branch is the president’s power to… A. call special sessions of Congress. B. introduce bills to the floor of Congress. C. address Congress during its debate on bills. D. vote on acts of Congress. E. disband congressional committees.

27. Among the executive branch’s checks on the legislative branch is the president’s power to… A. call special sessions of Congress.

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29. IV Question 10 In recent years, presidents have come to rely most heavily on the advice of… A. the full cabinet. B. the vice president. C. congressional delegations. D. the White House staff. E. foreign ambassadors.

30. In recent years, presidents have come to rely most heavily on the advice of… D. the White House staff.

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32. V Question 11 The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the… A. Truman Doctrine. B. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1961. C. National Industrial Recovery Act. D. Civil Rights Act of 1964. E. Pendleton Act of 1883.

33. The spoils system of awarding civil service jobs was replaced by the merit system as a result of the… E. Pendleton Act of 1883.

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35. III Question 12 An interest group is most likely to have influence in Congress when the issue at stake… A. is narrow in scope and low in public visibility. B. is part of the president’s legislative package. C. has been dramatized by the media. D. engages legislator’s deeply held convictions. E. divides legislators along party lines.

36. An interest group is most likely to have influence in Congress when the issue at stake… A. is narrow in scope and low in public visibility.

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38. I Question 13 In which of the following did Congress move to regain powers previously lost to the executive branch? A. Budget and Impounding Control Act B. Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act C. Presidential Disability Act D. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution E. Persian Gulf War Resolution

39. In which of the following did Congress move to regain powers previously lost to the executive branch? A. Budget and Impounding Control Act

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41. V Question 15 One of the formal tools used by Congress for oversight of the bureaucracy is… A. the line-item veto. B. authorization of spending. C. impoundment bills. D. private bills. E. senatorial courtesy.

42. One of the formal tools used by Congress for oversight of the bureaucracy is… B. authorization of spending.

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44. IV Question 16 The Congressional power that has been contested most frequently in the federal courts is the power to… A. establish post offices. B. coin money. C. levy taxes. D. regulate commerce with foreign nations. E. regulate interstate-commerce.

45. The Congressional power that has been contested most frequently in the federal courts is the power to… E. regulate interstate-commerce.

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47. III Question 17 Which of the following form an “iron triangle”? A. President, Congress, Supreme Court B. President, House majority leader, Senate majority leader C. Interest group, Senate majority leader, House majority leader D. Executive department, House majority leader, President E. Executive department, Congressional Committee, Interest group

48. Which of the following form an “iron triangle”? E. Executive department, Congressional Committee, Interest group

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50. I Question 18 All of the following powers are granted to Congress in the Constitution EXCEPT: A. to recognize foreign government. B. to borrow money. C. to lay and collect taxes. D. to declare war. E. to raise and support an army and navy and make rules for their governance.