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this sucks. my sister persuaded me to take the exam without taking the course. i feel like im 3 material but if i put up some strong essays i think i can pull off a 4. and does anyone know if the practice tests for princeton review are harder than the actual exam?
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<p>Check out AP central for examples of the actual essay questions for the test and you should be able to judge reasonably well how well the PR questions correspond to the actual test.</p>
<p>Is anyone up for an AP US Gov AIM chatroom (the AP Bio chatroom last year was pretty interesting and sortof helpful)?</p>
<p>im up for it</p>
<p>but what does the three part test of the lemon vs. kurtzman case include. and name an example of when this test was used</p>
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<p>Sounds good.</p>
<p>Okay, I set one up.</p>
<p>Chatroom ID is APUSGov.</p>
<p>I can't make the chat atm, but let's see if I recall this.</p>
<p>@blackjunker, Lemon v Kurtzman test (lemon test):
1. does there exist a secular purpose?
2. the establishment does not encourage or hinder religion
3. the establishment does not excessively tangle government and religion</p>
<p>hmm, ok I guess it is in reference to legislation/government action in general.</p>
<p>how do you get to the chatroom</p>
<p>sorry im new</p>
<p>If you have trouble getting to the chatroom, PM me with your AIM screenname and I can invite you.</p>
<p>Haha I might not be awake then (10AM pacific).</p>
<p>Would you like to have the honor of opening up the chatroom, then?</p>
<p>The Chat ID I used is APUSGov.</p>
<p>how do you get onto the chatroom again? :D</p>
<p>I'm rarely use AIM but I figured it out. So log on, go to AIM, Chat, Buddy Chat, put in APUSGov in the chat room name and invite yourself. Didn't seem very productive to me! Good Luck everyone with the Gov't test tomorrow!</p>
<p>Back to the questions...</p>
<h2>Since the question was posted a few posts ago, I'm copying it first.</h2>
<p>Is Congress effective in exercising legislative oversight of the federal bureaucracy? Support your answer by:
a. Explain two specific methods Congress uses to exercise effective oversight of the federal bureaucracy.</p>
<h2>b. Give two specific explanations for the failure of Congress to exercise effective oversight of the federal bureaucracy</h2>
<p>a) First, Congress controls all appropriations, so it can basically cut off funding to an agency or other part of the bureacracy to exercise oversight. Second, Congress can change the jurisdiction of bureacratic agencies.</p>
<h2>b) Congressional oversight has failed recently due to partisan politics. Republican congressmen are often hesitant to bring blame to a president from their own politics. In addition, Congressional work has increased substantially. Congressmen now have much more work in keeping up with matters like the budget or the needs of the electorate.</h2>
<p>I hope that answered the question effectively. I had to look on the web for the second answer; my textbook didn't have it. :-(</p>
<p>Anyway, next question (from the 2002 test):</p>
<p>The concept of "divided government" in the United States means that one political party can control the executive branch while another controls the legislative branch. This poses problems for the President in making appointments to federal offices.</p>
<p>a) Describe two problems that divided government poses for the President in making federal appointments.
b) Identify and explain two ways Presidents try to overcome problems described in (a).</p>
<p>Bump, join the aim chat</p>
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<p>a) A divided government slows down the process of senate confirmation and increases challenges to presidential nominees
b) Presidents overcome the process by nominating moderates who will recieve contention and by urging congress to fill the vacancy quickly (?) </p>
<p>Many critics assert that media oversimplifies or ignores stories that are complicated and/or ambiguous. Cite three examples agreeing or disagreeing with this opinion.</p>
<p>bump.............</p>