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Multiple Choice Practice for Interactions Among Branches of Government
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Facts about the test: The AP US Government exam has 55 multiple-choice questions and you will be given 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 22 minutes to complete 15 questions.
The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP US Gov Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.
1. A major power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives is to:
A. Calendar bills after they have been passed out of committee
B. Select the members of each House committee
C. Introduce all revenue and taxation bills
D. Allocate funding to cover the budget set forth in each bill
2. What is the fate of most bills introduced in Congress?
A. They die in Congressional committees
B. They are filibustered in the Senate
C. They are killed by the Rules Committee
D. They pass one chamber but not the other
3. What is the role of a Conference Committee?
A. Ensure that the President has the information required before signing a bill
B. Create a compromise bill based on differing House and Senate bills
C. Control which bills are sent to each of the chambers of Congress
D. Allow for discussion between Senators and House Representatives while they are each debating bills
4. Who is responsible for drawing House districts every ten years?
A. House Rules Committee
B. Federal Election Commission
C. State legislatures
D. The Census Bureau
5. Of these individuals, who has the most power in Congress?
A. House Minority Leader
B. Appropriations Committee Chairperson
C. Senate Majority Whip
D. Speaker of the House
6. Which committee would be responsible for first considering a bill to increase payroll taxes to support Social Security?
A. Senate Finance Committee
B. House Ways and Means Committee
C. House Appropriations Committee
D. Senate Appropriations Committee
7. Which of the following is not an action President have taken to expand power without requiring Congressional approval?
A. Executive Orders
B. Executive Agreements
C. Executive Filibusters
D. Signing Statements
8. According to the War Powers Resolution, how long does the President have to notify Congress after taking military action?
A. 24 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 30 days
D. 60 days
9. Which of the following do NOT need to be approved by Congress after being appointed by the President?
A. White House Staff
B. Cabinet Secretaries
C. Supreme Court Justices
D. Ambassadors
10. Which of the following is NOT a part of an iron triangle?
A. Media Organization
B. Bureaucratic Agency
C. Congressional Committee
D. Interest Group
11. How can Congress check the power of a bureaucratic agency?
A. Control the agency's budget
B. Select the director of an agency
C. Change the length of an agency head's term of office
D. Fire an agency head without just cause
12. Which Latin term refers to precedent, and often guides the Supreme Court's decision-making?
A. Writ of Certiorari
B. Writ of Mandamus
C. Habeas Corpus
D. Stare decisis
13. The Supreme Court can use judicial review to overrule all of the following EXCEPT:
A. State Laws
B. Acts of Congress
C. The Bill of Rights
D. Executive Orders
14. Which case established the concept of judicial review?
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. McCulloch v. Maryland
C. Gibbons v. Ogden
D. Schenck v. US
15. When the TSA decides that shoes must be removed during airport security screening, which bureaucratic power are they using?
A. Oversight
B. Independent Expenditure
C. Administrative Adjudication
D. Rule-making authority
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