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AP? United States History 2012 Free-Response Questions About the College Board The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 5,900 of the world?s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success ? including the SAT? and the Advanced

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

Chapter 13, 14, 15

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Presidency
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

Chapter 13. The Presidency As noted by Richard Neustadt, presidential power is the power to persuade, not the power to command. Therefore, it is the job of the president to get people to do what they would normally not do. The Presidents The presidency is an institution composed of the president?s job description, the power at his disposal, and the bureaucracy he controls. Within this institution, the president?s personality also makes a difference. Great Expectations: when a new president takes office, his most difficult task is living up to the expectations set by the American people. On the one hand, the American people want a powerful president who uses the office for good ? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, FRD, JFK?

The Judiciary

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Chapter 16: The Federal Courts I. The Nature of the Judicial System (504-507) A. Introduction The judicial system in the United States is an adversarial one in which the courts provide an arena for two parties to bring their conflict before an impartial arbiter. Most cases never reach trial because they are settled by agreements reached out of court. In a criminal law case, an individual is charged by the government with violating a specific law. Civil law involves disputes between two parties and defines relationships between them. B. Participants in the Judicial System

Chapter 16- The Judiciary

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Chapter 16: The Federal Courts I. The Nature of the Judicial System (504-507) A. Introduction The judicial system in the United States is an adversarial one in which the courts provide an arena for two parties to bring their conflict before an impartial arbiter. Most cases never reach trial because they are settled by agreements reached out of court. In a criminal law case, an individual is charged by the government with violating a specific law. Civil law involves disputes between two parties and defines relationships between them. B. Participants in the Judicial System

Chapter 3 quiz answers

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Question 1 As a result of the Watergate affair?s discussion in the text, what conclusion can we draw about the Constitution? a. The legislative and judicial branches lack the power to check presidential excesses. b. The Constitution still provides an effective means of checking the abuse of power by a particular branch. c. The Constitution loses popular legitimacy when public officials violate it. d. The Constitution can be easily subverted by a determined president. Question 2 John Locke?s social contract theory was embodied in a. the Boston Revolution. b. the Declaration of Independence. c. the Intolerable Acts. d. none of the above. e. all of the above. Question 3 Social contract theory essentially means which of the following?

Chapter 2 quiz answers

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Question 1 On the issue of gun control, Americans, when polled, show a preference for a. less regulation b. increased enforcement of the Second Amendment?s right to bear arms c. elimination of background checks. d. longer sentences for gun law violators. e. registration of all handguns. Question 2 Gun control laws are usually unsuccessful in Congress because a. the public generally does not favor gun control. b. the National Rifle Association lobbies on behalf of the majority of Americans. c. the National Rifle Association speaks for a minority of people who have very intense views about the undesirability of gun control. d. it is unconstitutional for Congress to act on this issue; the power to regulate firearms is reserved to the states. Question 3

Unit 3 Vocabulary

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1. Cabinet A group of presidential advisers not mentioned in the Constitution, although every president has had one. Today the cabinet is composed of 14 secretaries and the attorney general. 2. central clearance Review of all executive branch testimony, reports, and draft legislation by the Office of Management and Budget to ensure that each communication to Congress is in accordance with the president's program. 3. clinton v city of ny Declared the line item veto unconstitutional. 4. closed rule An order from the House Rules Committee that sets a time limit on debate; forbids a bill from being amended on the floor. 5. cloture A procedure for terminating debate, especially filibusters, in the Senate. 6. concurring opinion

Government In America (12th) Chapter 4 Questions

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Chapter 4 Outline How did the basic interpretation of the Bill of Rights change from the cases Barron v. Baltimore (1833) to Gitlow v. New York (1925)? Barron v. Baltimore- the 1833 Supreme Court decision holding that the bill of rights restrained only the national government, not the states and cities. Gitlow v. New York- Incorporated 1st Amendment right of Free Speech to the states, using the 14th Amendment. This case started the incorporation doctrine, the legal concept under which the SC has nationalized the bill of rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states through the 14th Amendment. Explain the importance of the 14th Amendment to the legal guarantees of the freedoms in the Bill of Rights.

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