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Nam e : _ Class : — Class: Da t e: - Date: ID : A AP Test 1 - 1 7 Period 3 # 2 Mult ipl e Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question . Thomas Hobbes said, life in the “ state of nature " (t h at is, without government) would be " solitary , poor, nasty , brutish , and short . " Without government there would be no la ws — people could do whatever they w anted . Even if people tried to develop informal rules, there would be no way to guarant ee enforcement of those rules. Accordingly, one of the most important roles of government is policing-making sure that people obey the law and protecting citizens from threats coming from outside the nation . 1. The most important point about living in a state of nature according to Hobbes was that government would a. not exist in any mean ingful way and people would live in a constant state of danger . b . not be mettlesome in daily life leading to economic growth . c. be overbearing and tyrannical . d . crowd out other institutions like the arts and industry . Madison s aw these groups , which he called factions , as being opposed to the public good, and his greatest fear was of tyra nn y by a faction imposing its will on the rest of the nation. For example, if one group took power and established an official state religion , that faction would be tyrannizing people who practiced a different religion. This type of oppression is precisely why many of the early American colonists fled Europe in the first place. By opposing the public good , Madison viewed these factions as a. supporting societal goals. c . a harmless elite. b. self -serving. d. an inevitable form of pr ogress .

United States Constitution We the Peop l e of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice , insure domestic Tranquility , provide for the common defence , promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. 3 . The importance of the preamble to the U . S . Constitution is that it a. explains the platform of the Federalist Party . b . endows citizens with civil liberties. endows citizens with civil rights . d. explains the framers ' view about the purpose of government . Name : I D : A It is easy for two people or even a small group to tackle a common problem without the help of government, but 1,000 people (to say nothing of the more than 320 million in the United States today) would have a very difficult time . They would suffer from the free rider problem—that is, because it is in e veryone' s own interest to let someone else do the work , the danger is that no one will contribute , even though everyone wants the outcome that collective contributions would create . A government representing more than 320 million people can provide public goods, such as protecting the environment or defending the nation, that all those people acting on their own would be unable to provide, so people elect leaders and pay taxes to provide those public goods. 4 . A free rider problem is best addressed by a. g overnment action . b. m arket-based solutions. C . waiting for the economic climate to change on its own. d. raising prices. Article I, Section 3 United States Constitution The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments . When sitting for that Purpose , they shall be on Oath or Affirmation . When the President of the United States is tried , the Chief Justice shall preside : And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present. 5. In considering impeachments, the Senate a. is acting as a prosecutor. b . decides criminal punishments . c . has the power to

remove federal officials from any branch . d. has only a ceremonial role. Kno wledge Questions 6 . Which of the follow ing statements a bout the Articles of Confederation is accurate? a . The execut ive branch was fairly powerful during this time period. b . The Articles were submitted to the states for ratification in 17 7 7 , and subsequently ratif ied by all 13 states by 1781 . C . The document gave the legislative branch too much power . d. The document placed too many limits on g overnmental power. 7 . Which of the following statements is accurate about the U . S. Constitution? a . The president has more specific powers delineated in the Const i tution than Congress does . b. Of the three pri mary institutions of government, the Supreme Court received the most atten tion by the framers of the Constitution . The creation and assignme nt of duties of Con gress was the most important issue to the frame rs of the Constitution . d. The framers of the Constitution clearly wanted the president to h ave the power to tax. Name: ID: A Kno wledge Questions 8. In his 1981 inaugural address, President Ro nal d Reagan a . e xpressed his belief in strong national power over the states. b. expressed his belief in the doctrine of states' rights. c. sounded like a Federalist from the early years of the Republic. d. sounded like a leader who believed that s tates were exercising t oo much power in the American political s ystem. 9. Child pornography is found to be obscene because it a. meets the standards of the Miller test. b . meets the standards of the Lemon test. c. p resents clear and present danger. d. is direct incitement. Privacy rights are controversial because a . they emanate from Congress rather than

the Supreme Court. b. they are not explicitly stated in the Bi ll of Rights. c. they were only implemented to provide access to birth co ntrol. d. the Supreme Court has not reco gnized that they exist. Concept Application Questions 11. Which of the following best illustrates the principles for social change discussed in Martin Luther King's "Letter from a B irmingh am Jail”? a . The Buddhist-dominated army in Myanmar att acks Musl im villages in an effort to drive Mus lim s out of their homes. b. The Weather Underground bombs federal facilities in protest of the draft during the Vietnam War. c. The Ku Klux Klan lynches African Americans who demand voting rights. d. Football players kneel prior to NFL games in protest of police brutality. - - --- Name: ID: A SEN moves SALE Party Identification in America S H ES 32

Independent 39% Republican 23 % O t her 32 % Although Americans generally tend to dislike , they are relat ively happy with a . their own representatives; the American political system b . the U . S . Congress as a whole ; the ir own representatives c. both of their state ' s U . S. senators; their representat ive in the U.S. House d. democracy; their ow n representatives Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act of 2017 SEC. 107. Public Service Campaign Relating to Cybersecurity and Combating Disinf ormation ( a ) In general . —The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a series of public service campa igns to educate the people of the United States on threats to their cybersecurity and to urge better online practices to ensure the protection of private information. In