AP U.S.A Government & Politics Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024

AP U.S. Government & Politics Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024

26. Which of the following is NOT a check on the power of the president that the Constitution gives Congress?: Congress can reject the president'sselections of people to fill key positions in the Executive Office of the President. 27. Which of the following is NOT a step in the process of passing the annual federal budget?: Federal agencies submit their budget requests directly to Con- gress. 28. The main reason why the popular vote and the electoral vote for president may be very different is: the winner-take-all system most states use in selecting electors 29. The decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v.Wade was based on: the right to privacy implied in the Bill of Rights 30. Which of the following federal courts have/has original jurisdiction?: The Supreme Court and U.S. District Courts 31. The "Elastic Clause" of the Constitution: states that the national govern- ment's powers include implied powers not specifically listed in the Constitution 32. The chief accomplishment of the Anti-Federalists in the debate over the Constitution was: the addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution 33. Which statement below best describes an open primary?: Voters can choose which party's primary election ballot they want to use to vote. 34.Which one of the following statements does NOTcorrectly describe admin- istrative law?: Administrative law does not have the full force of law that statutory law has. 35. What role does Congress play in amending the Constitution?: Congress submits amendments to the states for their approval. 36. Which of the following statements are (is) supported by the data in the table above? I.The size of the federal government in terms of number of federal employees continues to grow. II.The size of the federal government in terms of number of employees de- clined between 1970 and 2008. III.The number of federal government employees has declined each year since 1990. IV. Federal government workers in 2008 comprised less than half the share of the U.S. labor force that they did in 1970.: statements II and IV only 37.In a congressional race, the news media are LEAST likely to focus on: - in-depth reporting on the issues on which the candidates disagree 38. What is grassroots lobbying?: an interest group encouraging and organizing its members to contact their representatives in Congress in support of the interest group's policy goals