AP Gov. Unit 1

Question 1

What eligibility requirements this is the consultation established for members of the house

Answer 1

Must be 25 years old, a citizen for seven years, and live in the state their elected

Question 2

What eligibility requirements does the constitution establish for members of the Senate

Answer 2

30 years old, citizens for nine years, lives in the state

Question 3

What eligibility requirements does the constitution establish for the president

Answer 3

35 years old, citizen for 14 years, natural born American

Question 4

What is the term for a house member

Answer 4

Two years

Question 5

What is the term for a Senate member

Answer 5

Six years

Question 6

What is the term for a president

Answer 6

Four years

Question 7

How many years can someone serve as president

Answer 7

Eight years

Question 8

Who fills a vacant seat in the house

Answer 8

Executive authority

Question 9

How many senators does each state have

Answer 9

To

Question 10

How many house members does it state have

Answer 10

To

Question 11

Who is the leader of the house

Answer 11

Speaker

Question 12

Who is the president of the Senate

Answer 12

Vice president

Question 13

Who determines the pay of Congress

Answer 13

Treasury

Question 14

Who determines the pay of the president

Answer 14

Senators

Question 15

Any bills raising revenue must begin in what chamber

Answer 15

House of representative’s

Question 16

Who follows the president and vice president in succession

Answer 16

Senate president pro tempore

Question 17

Who has the power to admit new states

Answer 17

Congress

Question 18

What are two powers of the president

Answer 18

Design/veto legislation, make treaties

Question 19

What are the expressed powers of the vice president

Answer 19

Decides vote in the event of a tie, president of senate

Question 20

Identify the expressed powers of Congress

Answer 20

Coin/borrow money

Question 21

Bureaucrats

Answer 21

And official concerned with procedural Correctness at the expense of people’s needs

Question 22

Federalism

Answer 22

Division equally between the federal and state government

Question 23

Declaration of independence

Answer 23

A document in which we declared our separation from England

Question 24

Commerce clause

Answer 24

Describes an enumerated power listed in the constitution dealing with foreign nations

Question 25

Unicameral/bicameral

Answer 25

Unicameral is having a single legislator chamber and bicameral having two

Question 26

Block grants

Answer 26

A grant from central government that Local authority can allocate to a wide range of services

Question 27

Separation of powers

Answer 27

Division of the three branches

Question 28

Concurrent powers

Answer 28

Powers shared by the federal and state government

Question 29

Dual federalism

Answer 29

Clearly define division between state and federal government

Question 30

Cooperative federalism

Answer 30

And more lenient form of separation of state and federal government

Question 31

Necessary and proper clause

Answer 31

Enables Congress to make laws required for the exercise of its other powers established in the constitution.

Question 32

Faction

Answer 32

As defined by Madison, a faction was a number of citizens, whether a majority or minority, who were united and activated "by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community."

Question 33

Shays rebellion

Answer 33

Caused by lack of money for Farmer’s revolted against the war debt

Question 34

Executive order

Answer 34

Rule issued by the president to the executive branch

Question 35

Categorical grants

Answer 35

Grants issued to the US Congress which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes

Question 36

10th amendment

Answer 36

It gives the power is not listed up to the states

Question 37

McCulloch versus Maryland

Answer 37

Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law

Question 38

Bill of rights

Answer 38

A list of natural rights that no law can take away

Question 39

United States v. Lopez

Answer 39

This court case set limits to con

Question 40

Federalist 10

Answer 40

And the 10th Federalist paper written by James Madison written for an argument to ratify the constitution initiated by Alexander Hamilton. It discusses how factions are dangerous but necessary.

Question 41

Enumerated powers

Answer 41

Powers of the federal government specifically described in the constitution and that describe how three branches work affectively

Question 42

Marbury versus Madison

Answer 42

A Supreme Court case that established judicial review Which meant American courts could strike down laws.

Question 43

Articles of confederation

Answer 43

An old document that gave too much power to the states and too little to the federal government

Question 44

What bodies have the power to override a presidential veto

Answer 44

Congress

Question 45

What margin is required to override a presidential veto

Answer 45

2/3 vote per chamber

Question 46

Where in the constitution is the veto power described

Answer 46

Article 1, section 7

Question 47

What body has the power to ratify treaties

Answer 47

Senate

Question 48

What margin is required to ratify treaties

Answer 48

2/3

Question 49

Where in the constitution is the ratification power described

Answer 49

Article 2 section 3

Question 50

What body has the power to impeach the president

Answer 50

House of representatives

Question 51

Where in the constitution is the impeachment power described

Answer 51

Article 1 section 3

Question 52

What body has the power to come back to the president of charges brought against him in the impeachment process and thereby remove him from presidency

Answer 52

Senate

Question 53

What margin is required to convict and remove the president

Answer 53

2/3