AP Government Review

Quiz Game

Question 1

• What is the difference between a “democracy” and a “republic”?

Question 2

• Give two reasons why the Articles of Confederation failed.

Question 3

• What did John Locke believe about government?

Question 4

• What did Montesquieu believe about government?

Question 5

• What did Voltaire believe about government?

Question 6

• Explain the main differences between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.

Question 7

• What is casework?

Question 8

• What was the Connecticut Compromise? What did it create?

Question 9

• Name two powers given to Congress in the Constitution.

Question 10

• What was the 3/5th Compromise? What issues did it deal with?

Question 11

• What are the qualifications to serve in the House of Representatives?

Question 12

• To win the presidency, how many Electoral votes must a candidate receive?

Question 13

• What are the qualifications to serve as President of the US?

Question 14

• What was the name given to the group who wanted adopt the new Constitution? Give two arguments why they wanted to adopt it.

Question 15

• What are the qualifications to serve in the Senate?

Question 16

• Describe the process of adopting an amendment.

Question 17

• What is political socialization? Give some examples.

Question 18

• Who is credited with conducting the first political opinion poll?

Question 19

• Which group of voters has the best voter turnout in elections?

Question 20

• Which group of voters has the worst voter turnout?

Question 21

• What was JFK’s domestic agenda called by historians?

Question 22

• Which state has the most Electoral College votes?

Question 23

• What is the difference between a general election and a primary election?

Question 24

• What does the term pork barrel mean?

Question 25

• What are delegates? What are super-delegates?

Question 26

• Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Question 27

• How many electoral college votes are there? (Total)

Question 28

• How many electoral votes does the state of Washington have?

Question 29

• What is the “iron triangle”?

Question 30

• What is a census?

Question 31

• What is reapportionment?

Question 32

• What is gerrymandering?

Question 33

• Describe two differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Question 34

• What is a filibuster?

Question 35

• What is NAFTA? What did it do?

Question 36

• What is a “lobbyist”?

Question 37

• What does “PAC” stand for?

Question 38

• Why is the House Rules Committee so important?

Question 39

• How can Congress override a Presidential veto?

Question 40

• What did the 17th Amendment do?

Question 41

• What is the difference between “original jurisdiction” and “appellate jurisdiction”?

Question 42

• Why was the case of Marbury v. Madison so important in the United States?

Question 43

• Who is the current US Secretary of State?

Question 44

• What were the Constitutional issues surrounding the case of McCulloch v. Maryland?

Question 45

• Who is the current Attorney General of the United States?

Question 46

• How do US Supreme Court Justices get their job?

Question 47

• Who was the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Question 48

• Who was the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?

Question 49

• What is the difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation?

Question 50

• 49 out of 50 states have a bicameral legislature. Which state has a unicameral legislature?

Question 51

• What is the “elastic clause”?

Question 52

• Where in the Constitution can you find the “equal protection” clause?

Question 53

• What is a “quorum”?

Question 54

• What is “cloture”?

Question 55

• What is meant by “franking” privilege?

Question 56

• What is a “lame duck” session?

Question 57

• What is the difference between a “closed primary” and an “open primary”?

Question 58

• What is “senatorial courtesy”?

Question 59

• What is “patronage”? (Think—the spoils system)

Question 60

• Which constitutional amendment requires the police to get a warrant before searching your home?

Question 61

• What is the difference between “mandatory spending” and “discretionary spending”?

Question 62

• Which two constitutional amendments cancel each other out?

Question 63

• What is the “rule of four”?

Question 64

• What does the term “incorporation” mean? Think—14th Amendment

Question 65

• Why is “seniority” so important in Congress?

Question 66

• Which amendment abolished slavery?

Question 67

• What is “symbolic speech”?

Question 68

• What is meant by a “talking head”?

Question 69

• Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

Question 70

• What is an “incumbent”?