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Unit 1 Multiple Choice AP Gov

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AP Government Unit 1

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Which of the following is the best example of devolution?

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Which of the following pairs is an accurate comparison of the powers of the federal and state governments?

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Which of the following is an example of concurrent powers?

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Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the Tenth Amendment?

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The inclusion of the national government and the state governments to be a part of the amendment process is best seen as an example of

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The state of Nevada receives federal money to renovate McCarran International Airport. The money must be used for this purpose and there are additional requirements that must be met by Nevada. What term best describes this?

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Which of the following statements is reflected in the table?

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Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on the information in the table?

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Which of the following describes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

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Many instances can be produced in which the people have voluntarily increased the powers of their rulers; but few, if any, in which rulers have willingly abridged their authority. This is a sufficient reason to induce you to be careful, in the first instance, how you deposit the powers of government.
Brutus No. 1
Which of the following best summarizes Brutus’ argument?

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The concept of limited government is reflected in the U.S. constitution through which of the following?

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What was the result of the Great Compromise?

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In 1995 the Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Lopez that the federal government did not have the authority to regulate guns in local schools. This ruling upholds the idea of

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It is here taken for granted, that all agree in this, that whatever government we adopt, it ought to be a free one; that it should be so framed as to secure the liberty of the citizens of America…
- Brutus 1

Which of the following most accurately describes the Antifederalist position on the Constitution, as originally drafted at the Constitutional Convention?

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Which of the following was the largest economic concern under the Articles of Confederation?

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Which of the following statements best represents the pluralist view of politics?

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Which of the following is a product of the Framers’ concerns over balancing popular rule with mob mentality?

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Presidential campaigns from 2008 onward have cost an average of over one billion dollars per major party candidate. This development would most likely support the outlook of

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[all people] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The Declaration of Independence
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the argument presented in the passage?

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[all people] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The Declaration of Independence
The above passage is critical of government for not upholding which of the following?