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AP Gov Crash Course Q&A✅✅
Are committee chairs currently chosen by seniority or by election? -
-Election
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Did the separate but equal doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson strengthen the states
or the federal government? - -The states were strengthened
During the time of divided government, only how much time has passed in which
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the same party has controlled the presidency and both houses of Congress? -
-12 years
How are interest groups and political parties different? -✅✅ --Whereas political
parties nominate candidates and try to get control over government, interest
groups try to support officials and influence public policies
-Political parties have many public issue views, but interest groups focus on just
a few important issues
-Parties are public organizations that are accountable to voters, but interest
groups are private organizations only accountable to their members
How can a filibuster be stopped? - ✅✅-Only if 60 senators vote for cloture to
cut off debate
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How did the Constitution insulate Supreme Court justices from direct political
pressures? - --They are appointed to serve life terms subject only to good
behavior
-The salary of justices cannot be reduced
-The certiorari process enables the Supreme Court to set its own agenda
-The public has limited access to Court proceedings
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How did the Supreme Court uphold the provisions outlawing segregation in
places of public accommodation? - -By ruling that such segregation
involved interstate commerce and thus fell under the legislative authority of
Congress
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How do financial resources contribute to the success of interest groups? -
--The more the funding, the more successful the group
,How do interest groups link citizens to government? - ✅✅--They express
members' preferences to policymakers
-They convey government policy information to members
-They raise and spend money to influence policymakers
How do most cases in district courts end? - ✅✅ -In a plea bargain negotiated by
the defense and prosecution. Only about 2% of the cases are decided by trials
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How do the methods of election of Representatives and Senators differ? -
-Representatives are elected by eligible voters, or directly by the voters
Senators were originally chosen by state legislatures, and the 17th Amendment
mandated that they be elected by voters in each state
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How do the size, terms, and qualifications of the House and Senate members
compare? - --Size: House has 435 members; Senate has 100 members
-Terms: House has two-year terms; Senate has six-year terms
-Qualifications: House requires a rep to be 25 years old, a US citizen for 7 years,
and a resident of the state from which he or she is elected; Senate requires
senators to be 30 years old, a US citizen for 9 years, and a resident of the state
from which he or she is elected
How does House floor action operate? - ✅✅ -There is a set time specified for
that bill's debate, and it is debated and eventually voted on by the full House
How does intensity contribute to the success of interest groups? - ✅✅--Interest
groups with more passionate activists tend to be more successful
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How does mass media contribute to the candidate-centered campaigns? -
--Replaces speeches and dialogues with sound bites that average just 7.8
seconds in length
-Focuses on day-to-day campaign activities such as rallies, gaffes, scandals, and
negative commercials
-Engages in "horse race journalism," which emphasizes how candidates stand in
the polls instead of where they stand on the issues
,How does Senate floor action operate? - ✅✅ -Senators can speak as long as
they want, and this is where filibusters can come into play
How does size contribute to the success of interest groups? - ✅✅ --A large
group is vulnerable to the free-rider problem, and small groups are often more
effective in organizing members
-However, the larger the interest group, the most people available to email
legislators, work in election campaigns and participate in public protests
How does the mass media act as a linkage institution? - ✅✅ --Connects people
to government by: interviews citizens, presents poll results, and covers protests
-Connects government officials to public by: interviewing political leaders and
reporting on government committees and programs
How does the president initiate the budget process? - ✅✅-By submitting a
proposed budget to Congress
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How does the US have a system of divided supervision in terms of the federal
bureaucracy? - -Both the president and Congress exercise authority over
the bureaucracy
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How has the Supreme Court used the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment to apply protections in the Bill of Rights to the states? - --In
Barron v. Baltimore, the Supreme Court said federal courts couldn't stop the
enforcement of state laws that restricted the rights enumerated in the Bill of
Rights
-In Gitlow v. New York, the Court began the incorporation process of using Due
Process Clause to extend most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the
States
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How many bills are introduced each year, and how many actually become law? -
-5,000 bills are introduced, and 125 (2.5%) become law
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How many cabinet departments are there? -
How many district courts are there? - ✅✅-94 currently, and each state has at
least one
, How many incumbents in the House and Senate usually win? - ✅✅-90% of
incumbents in the House seeking reelection win
75% of Senate incumbents seeking reelection win
How many members are currently on the cabinet? - ✅✅-14 executive
department heads and the attorney general
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How many PACs are there currently, and how many of these are sponsored by
corporations and business groups? - -There are over 4,600 PACs, and
more than half of them
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How many states out of the original 13 sent delegates to Philadelphia, and how
many/which ones refused? - -12 of the 13 states sent delegates, and only
Rhode Island refused
How many states were necessary to approve the Constitution? - ✅✅-9 out of
13 required
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How much is a PAC able to directly contribute per candidate per election? -
-$5,000
How much of the federal caseload goes to district courts? - ✅✅-80%
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If a bill is passed in different versions by the House and Senate, where does it
go? - -It goes to a conference committee, made up of members of both
sides of Congress
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The Supreme Court exercises original jurisdiction in cases involving what? -
--Two or more states
-The US and a state government
-The US and foreign ambassadors and diplomats
There has been a decline in the last half century in the percentage of voters
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identifying as Republican or democrat because more voters are identifying as
what? - -Independents
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