Ap Government Ap Exam Review (Updated 2024)

absentee ballot {Ans: One that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day}Pluralism {Ans: A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.}Saliency {Ans: the degree to which an issue is important to a particular individual or group.}Rally Points {Ans: A rise in public approval of the president that follows a crisis as Americans "rally 'round the flag" and the chief executive.}Due Process {Ans: following established legal procedures}Commercial Speech {Ans: Advertisements and commercials for products and services; they receive less First Amendment protection, primarily to discourage false and misleading ads.}US Constitution {Ans: "The supreme law of the land." Written in 1787 at Philadelphia Convention to replace Articles of Confederation and create stronger central government. Outlines structure & power of 3 branches of national government. Oldest written constitution still in use (but amended 27 times plus myriad informal amendments).}Entitlements {Ans: A claim for government funds that cannot be abridged without violating the rights of the claimant; for example, social security benefits or payments on a contract.}Tinker v. Des Moines {Ans: First Amendment/Freedom of Speech/symbolic speech