College Confidential AP gov. practice test wrong answers
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3. What are party machines?
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It is a local party organization that is tightly disciplined and well staffed and relies on patronage to create party loyalty.
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5. What is an independent agency?
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They are agencies that are part of the executive branch but are independent of presidential control.
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7. Who's in charge of printing currency?
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The Department of the Treasury
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11. What is a regressive tax?
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It is a tax by which the more money you have, the less you are taxed.
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13. What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002?
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It increased the role of soft money and made more issue advocacy ads be made.
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16. What has the Supreme Court used to incorporate the Bill of Rights into state laws?
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The Fourteenth Amendment
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24. What's filed when an imprisoned person wants to go before court about whether his imprisonment is legal?
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Habeas Corpus petition
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25. What did James Madison think political liberty is best protected by?
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The fragmentation of political power in a large republic
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28. Who sets the number of Supreme Court justices?
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Congress
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31. What outlawed Jim Crow laws?
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passage of the 1964 Civil RIghts Act.
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32. What is a government that has equal house and senate by party numbers and a republican president?
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Divided Government
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33. When many bases of electoral support shift sides in an election, what is it called?
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realigning election
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36. How does the Congress impeach federal judges and the president?
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The House can impeach federal judges and the president, and the Senate hold the impeachment trial.
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44. Can the president declare war?
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No
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46. What is a referendum?
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It is a vote to determine whether citizens support an action by their state legislature.
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56. Who are PACs more likely to contribute to?
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incumbents of both major parties
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57. Why might cabinet secretaries not aggressively pursue the president's policy agenda?
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Because cabinet members may develop strong loyalty to their departments.
