Stats: AP Gov Terms

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Description	Term	% Correct
Right to bear arms	2nd Amendment	73%
Women can vote	19th Amendment	71%
People who opposed Federalists	Anti-Federalists	70%
Gives Congress the power to do anything that helps them fulfill their responsibilities	Necessary and Proper Clause	67%
No unreasonable searches and seizures + exclusionary rule	4th Amendment	58%
No double jeopardy (what amendment)	5th Amendment	56%
The President's role as head of the military	Commander-in-Chief	56%
Unpredictable states in a presidential election	Swing State	56%
Direct election of senators	17th Amendment	53%
Bans poll taxes	24th Amendment	50%
State can use grant money for whatever	Block Grant	47%
Right to an attorney	6th Amendment	44%
The drawing of district boundaries by state legislature to benefit a party, group, or candidate	Gerrymandering	44%
Failed rebellion in 1786 by poor farmers in MA against state government & banks that were taking their farms. Showed how weak the central confederation government was.	Shays' Rebellion	44%
Congress can regulate trade between the states and of foreign powers	Commerce Clause	43%
Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Marshall, John Jay	Federalists	43%
If a bill is proposed within 10 days of congress adjourning and the president does not sign it, it will die (un-overrideable veto)	Pocket Veto	42%
Proposed at the Constitutional Convention to have proportional (population-based) representation in Congress	Virginia Plan	40%
First constitution of America. Weak central government	Articles of Confederation	38%
Which group advocated for the removal of the Bill of Rights	Federalists	38%
Due process of law (what amendment)	5th Amendment	36%
Freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and petition	1st Amendment	35%
The leader of the majority party and presiding officer of the House of Representatives.	Speaker of the House	35%
Judicial policy of respecting precedent. ("the decision stands")	Stare Decisis	35%
Due process of law and equal protection of the law	14th Amendment	33%
All citizens can vote	15th Amendment	33%
Presidents have 2 terms	22nd Amendment	33%
Federal government tells states exactly how to spend money	Categorical Grant	33%
Racial gerrymandering is (legal/illegal)	Illegal	33%
Racial gerrymandering is (legal/illegal)	Legal	33%
Proposed at Constitutional Convention for equal representation in new Congress	New Jersey Plan	33%
When the state legislature draws new lines for the House	Redistricting	33%
The division of federal power into different branches to prevent tyranny	Separation of Powers	33%
Federal constitution, laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land	Supremacy Clause	33%
States must let citizens 18+ to vote	26th Amendment	31%
Unenumerated rights. Citizens have more rights than stated in the constitution	9th Amendment	31%
Government can't impose religion	Establishment clause	31%
There's a centralized government and state governments	Federalism	31%
Powers not given to the federal government given to the states	10th Amendment/reserved powers amendment/states' rights amendment	30%
Constitutional system for electing president	Electoral College	30%
Who assigns bills to committee and members to committees & sets the majority party's legislative agenda?	Speaker of the House	28%
No self incrimination (what amendment)	5th Amendment	27%
Federal and state government work together	Cooperative federalism/Marble-cake federalism	27%
Evidence found illegally is void in court	Exclusionary rule	27%
Legal restriction that limits the number of years a person may serve in a particular elected office	Term Limits	27%
E.g. the President can veto Congress' bills	Checks and Balances	25%
Created bicameral legislature	Great Compromise	23%
The process of acquiring political beliefs	Political Socialization	23%
A written comment issued by a President at the time of signing legislation that provides president's interpretation of the bill	Signing Statement	20%
Anyone can practice any religion	Free exercise clause	18%
Application of the Bill of Rights to state and local governments	Selective Incorporation	18%
Federal power is bad and gives too much power to the government. Anti-federalist document.	Brutus I	17%
Strictly separates federal and state powers	Dual Federalism/layer-cake federalism	17%
"You support my bill, I'll support yours"	Logrolling	17%
Alexander Hamilton advocates for judicial review (required document)	Federalist 78	15%
Power to tax, borrow & coin money, regulate foreign & interstate commerce, establish army, declare war, make all laws necessary & proper	Enumerated Powers	13%
Poll of voters who have cast their ballot	Exit Poll	13%
Assistance given to individual constituents by congresspeople	Casework	10%
Written in 1787 at Philadelphia Convention to replace Articles of Confederation and create stronger central government.	US Constitution	10%
Representative democracy. Sovereignty rests with the people, as opposed to a king or monarch.	Republic	8%
Uses Commerce Clause to ban racial discrimination in workplaces and in public	Civil Rights Act of 1964	7%
Law that bans gender discrimination in federally funded schools	Title IX	7%
Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes	23rd Amendment	0%
	Appellate Jurisdiction	0%
	Appointment Power	0%
	Attorney General	0%
	Bully Pulpit	0%
	Bureuacratic Discretion	0%
	Cabinet	0%
	Circuit Courts	0%
	Civil Service	0%
	Closed Rule	0%
	Conference Committees	0%
Thomas Jefferson's statement of political liberalism	Declaration of Independence	0%
	Delegate Model	0%
Giving rights to the states	Devolution	0%
	District Courts	0%
Practice of congressmen of securing ("appropriating") federal money ("pork") for projects that will benefit their constituents. Major incumbent advantage & source of budget increases	Earmarking	0%
	Elite Democracy	0%
	Executive Agreement	0%
	Executive Orders	0%
	Executive Privilege	0%
Tried to convince people to ratify the constitution without the Bill of Rights	Federalist Papers	0%
	Filibuster	0%
	Government Corporations	0%
	Honeymoon Period	0%
	House Rules Committee	0%
	House Ways and Means Committee	0%
	Independent Executive Agencies	0%
	Independent Regulatory Commissions	0%
Government should stimulate the economy during recessions by spending more	Keynesian Economics	0%
	Limited Government	0%
	Line Item Veto	0%
SCOTUS case that expanded the rights of Congress by allowing them the implied power of regulating banks. Also reinforced the Supremacy Clause	McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)	0%
	Open Rule	0%
	Original Jurisdiction	0%
	Pardon Power	0%
	Participatory Democracy	0%
A more or less consistent set of beliefs about what policies government should pursue	Political Ideology	0%
The % margin of error of a survey. Randomized polls accurate to 3%.	Sampling Error	0%
	Senatorial Courtesy	0%
	Solicitor General	0%
	Standing Committees	0%
number of senators + number of representatives	state electors	0%
	State of the Union Address	0%
	Supreme Court	0%
	Treaty Power	0%
	Veto	0%
	Vice President	0%
	Whips (House or Senate)	0%
	White House Staff	0%

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