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AP Government Final Exam Review DetailedQuestions And Expert Answers
According to John Locke, the purpose of governments is to protect people's? - ANS
People's Natural Rights - Life, Liberty, and Property.
The Great Compromise proposed? - ANS A Bicameral Legislature:
House - Representation based on population of the state.
Senate - Equal Representation
What was the 3/5 Compromise? - ANS For every 5 slave votes 3 were counted.
The concept of separation of powers was included in the Constitution to prevent? -
ANS Tyranny
The concept of checks and balances allows the President to? - ANS ✸ Appoint
Federal Judges
✸ President can veto proposed laws
✸ Can call special sessions of Congress
✸ Recommend Legislation
✸ Appeal to the people
, The Bill of Rights was important for Constitutional ratification because? - ANS
Without them the Anti-Federalists would not have ratified the Constitution.
The usual method for amending the Constitution is? - ANS Proposal by state
conventions, ratification by Congress.
What is Judicial Review? - ANS The ability of the courts to declare acts of the
legislature and executive unconstitutional.
Where is the "necessary and proper" clause found in the Constitution? How is it
used by Congress? - ANS Article 1 Section 8
Grants the Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its
specifically delegated powers.
Also known as the Elastic Clause.
What are concurrent powers? - ANS Powers that are held jointly by the national
and state governments.
What is the supremacy clause in the Constitution? - ANS The constitutional
provision that makes the constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting
state and local laws.
McCulloch v. Marland ruling? - ANS It expanded the national government and gave
it supremacy.
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