AP Government Exam Review 2025

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Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation were a ________ and set up a ________ National Government.

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Failure, Strong.

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In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

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special interest groups

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How did James Madison view the existence of “faction” in America?

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He feared faction but thought its effects could be managed by the existence of many competing factions.

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The Anti-Federalists in Brutus #1 argue that the proposed constitution would create too _________ a republic, a system of government that has never successfully existed in history.

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large

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The courts ruled that the states could not tax the federal government, i.e. the Bank of the United States; the phrase "the power to tax is the power to destroy"; federal government is supreme to the states (supremacy clause); confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States (elastic clause).

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McCulloch v Maryland

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According to Madison what are the two ways to control a faction?

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Remove causes and control effects

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According to Brutus 1, which form of government is more likely to preserve and protect personal liberties? A large national republic or a confederation of small republics?

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A confederation of small republics

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Which of the following would not be considered an example of participatory democracy? The Electoral College, An initiative, A referendum, Town Hall Meetings

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The Electoral College

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The Electoral College method for electing the president is an example of which type of democracy?

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an elite democracy

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The wealthy and well educated are most closely related to...

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the elite model of democracy