Post on 28-Dec-2015
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”?