Test your basic knowledge |

AP Government

Subjects : civics, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Policy of erecting trade barriers to protect domestic industry.






2. A government agency or commission with regulatory power whose independence is protected by Congress.






3. A formal agreement between the U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that does not require Senate approval.






4. Trial or punishment for the same crime by the same government; forbidden by the Constitution.






5. The constitutional requirement (in Article II - Section 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed - even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws.






6. An election during periods of expanded suffrage and change in the economy and society that proves to be a turning point - redefining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within parties.






7. Procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution.






8. Powers inferred from the express powers that allow Congress to carry out its functions.






9. The right to vote.






10. Denial of export - import - or financial relations with the target country in an effort to change that nation's policies.






11. Views the Constitution as giving a limited list of powers—primarily foreign policy and national defense—to the national government - leaving the rest to the sovereign states. Each level of government is dominant within its own sphere. The Supreme Cou






12. Election in which voters choose party nominees.






13. A combination of entitlement programs - paid for by employer and employee taxes - that includes retirement benefits - health insurance - and support for disabled workers and the children of deceased or disabled workers.






14. A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.






15. The residents of a congressional district or state.






16. A theory that government should control the money supply to encourage economic growth and restrain inflation.






17. Promoting a particular position or an issue by interest groups or individuals but not candidates. Much issue advocacy is often electioneering for or against a candidate and - until 2004 had not been subject to regulation.






18. Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous or different.






19. Promoting a particular position or an issue paid for by interest groups or individuals but not candidates. Much issue advocacy is often electioneering for or against a candidate - and until 2004 had not been subject to any regulation.






20. An organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy.






21. Alternative means of health care in which people or their employers are charged a set amount and the HMO provides health care and covers hospital costs.






22. Constitutional arrangement in which sovereign nations or states - by compact - create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals.






23. 30-second statements on the evening news shows. The media have been accused of simplifying complicated political issues by relying on sound bites to explain them to the public.






24. Government policy that attempts to manage the economy by controlling the money supply and thus interest rates.






25. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.






26. The first governing document of the confederated states drafted in 1777 - ratified in 1781 - and replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.






27. A minor party dedicated to the environment - social justice - nonviolence - and the foreign policy of nonintervention. Ralph Nader ran as the Green party's nominee in 2000.






28. An official who is expected to vote independently based on his or her judgment of the circumstances; one interpretation of the role of the legislator.






29. Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern.






30. A secret ballot printed by the state.






31. Conservative Christians who (as a group) have become more active in politics in the last two decades and were especially influential in the 2000 presidential election.






32. Governance divided between the parties - especially when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress.






33. A formal agreement between a U.S. president and the leaders of other nations that acquires approval by both houses of Congress.






34. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals (each limited to $2000) and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.






35. Political contributions given to a party - candidate - or interest group that are limited in amounts and fully disclosed. Raising such limited funds is harder than raising unlimited funds - hence the term 'hard money.'






36. Domination of an industry by a single company that fixes prices and discourages competition; also - the company that dominates the industry by these means.






37. A theory that is based on creating enough military strength to convince other nations not to attack first.






38. Contributions to a state or local party for party-building purposes.






39. The total amount of money the Federal government has borrowed to finance deficit spending over the years.






40. The precise legal definition of how government will implement a policy.






41. A technique of Congress to establish federal regulations. These sanctions permit the use of federal money in one program to influence state and local policy in another. For example - a 1984 act reduced federal highway aid by up to 15 percent for any






42. An agency of Congress that analyzes presidential budget recommendations and estimates the cost of proposed legislation.






43. Arrangement whereby public officials are hired to provide legal assistance to people accused of crimes who are unable to hire their own attorneys.






44. Primary election in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote.






45. Views the national government - 50 states - and thousands of local governments as competing with each other over ways to put together packages of services and taxes. Applies the analogy of the marketplace: we have some choice about which state and ci






46. Governance divided between the parties - as when one holds the presidency and the other controls one or both houses of Congress.






47. Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents.






48. Synonymous with 'collective action -' it specifically studies how government officials - politicians - and voters respond to positive and negative incentives.






49. The rule of precedent - whereby a rule or law contained in a judicial decision is commonly viewed as binding on judges whenever the same question is presented.






50. The tendency in elections to focus on the personal attributes of a candidate - such as his/her strengths - weaknesses - background - experience - and visibility.







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests