AP Gov Review

Unit 2

1

When multiple bills are combined into 1 to secure enough votes for passage

logrolling

2

legislation that only favors 1 district, used to get more votes

pork barrel legislation

3

agenda setter of HOR 

Speaker of House and Rules committee

4

When the president goes directly to the people through the media

bully pulpit

5

When the court uses personal ideologies to make a decision

Judicial activism

The Constitution

1

This Article of the Constitution establishes the constitution as the "supreme law of the land"

Article VI

2

This implied power of the president is used when Congress is gridlocked and won't pass legislation

executive order

3

This branch of government is responsible for creating lower courts (aka every federal court that is not the Supreme Court)

The Legislative Branch

4

Sometimes Congress has to do things that are not EXPRESSLY written in the constitution. They can do so because of...

The Elastic Clause

(The Necessary and Proper Clause)

5

If a person immigrates to this country, which government position are they disqualified from running for?

The President.

Required Documents

1

Framework for the US Government

The US Constitution

2

Argued that a large republic was the best defense against the "tyranny of factions."

Federalist 10

3

Written by MLK Jr. in order to defend the expansion of civil rights.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

4

Defended the importance of a federal judiciary

Federalist 78

5

Discusses the importance of Checks and Balances to a federalist government

Federalist 51

Supreme Court Cases

1

Protected students' right to free speech.

Tinker v. Des Moines

2

Tested America's commitment to the free exercise clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder

3

Created the "clear and present danger" test for free speech

Schenck v. United States

4

Established the process of Judicial Review

Marbury v. Madison

5

In Engel v. Vitale, it was determined that a prayer in public school was inappropriate because it violated the...

establishment clause

AP Exam Logistics

1

What time are you supposed to arrive?

11:30AM

2

Which section of the Exam will you take first?

Multiple Choice or MCQ

3

Where are you taking the exam?

Media Center 

4

Name all four FRQ Questions.

Concept Application, Quantitative Analysis, SCOTUS Comparison, Argumentative 

5

When do you get AP Exam results

July