AP GOV SUMMER QUIZ

The debates between Federalists and Anti Federalists were primarily about which of the following issues?

The Scope of Power of the central government

Which of the following is commonly identified as a failure of the Articles of Confederation?

The national Government lacked an effective power to raise revenue

The term “Bicameralism” refers to the

establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and rules

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances in action in the United States Government

The President vetoes a bill passed by congress

Which of the following is a fundamental element of the United States constitution?

Division of government authority across political institutions

The process in the diagram reflects which of the following about the perspective of the framers on constitutional government?

The system should be able to accommodate political change, but the process for change should incorporate checks and balances.

Which of the following debates is at the center of the national conversation regarding surveillance program referred to in this scenario?

Liberty versus stability and order

Which off the following is an example of how separation of powers creates friction between the executive and legislative branches

The president

Which of the following describes the social contract theory as advanced as John Locke?

It is an agreement in which the government promises to protect the natural rights of people

Southern states were able to take this action because

the framers allowed the individual states tp create voting processes and voter qualifications

Would Hamilton agree with

As a practical matter, the laws of the national government ought to have supremacy over state laws

The Connecticut compromise drafted at the constitutional convention is significant for which of the following reasons

it proposed a senate with equal representation

As originally ratified, the United States constitution included provisions designed to

increase the economic powers of the central government

Which of the following is not a trait of a liberal democracy

Achieving income equality

Which one is expressed in the passage

The articles allowed a federal government to request revenues.