Unit 1 AP Review

Enumerated powers are:

• Powers shared by state and federal governments

• Powers reserved to the states

• Powers specifically written in the Constitution

• Powers inferred from the Necessary and Proper Clause

Federalists supported:

• Ratification of the Constitution and a strong central government

• More power for state governments

• A weaker national government

• The Articles of Confederation

Which of the following correctly identifies the arguments that led to the formation of the Electoral College?

• Should we have only one president, or should we create an executive council?

• Should the House or the Senate elect the President?

• Should the people elect the President, or are they not informed enough to make a good decision?

• Should states be allowed to run their own elections?

Categorical grants are:

• Funding with no restrictions

• Funding with minimal restrictions

• Funding restricted to specific categories of expenditures

• Requirements imposed by the federal government

Anti-Federalists opposed:

• State governments having power

• The ratification of the Constitution

• Individual rights

• Popular democracy

A system where citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf is called:

• Direct democracy

• Republicanism

• Federalism

• Limited government

Block grants provide:

• National funding with almost no restrictions

• National funding with minimal restrictions

• Funding for specific categories only

• No federal funding

Which concept of John Locke's appears in the Declaration of Independence as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

• Popular sovereignty

• Natural rights

• Social contract

• Limited government

What major event in history highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Boston Tea Party

• The End of Salutary Neglect

• Shays Rebellion

• The Whiskey Rebellion

Concurrent powers are:

• Powers held exclusively by the federal government

• Powers shared between state and federal governments

• Powers reserved to the states

• Powers that can be implied