AP US Government- FRQs

Test Preparation
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<p>In the past, the FRQs have been: </p>

<p>2004
-Presidential and Congressional Powers in Foreign Policy Making
-Interest Group techniques
-Third Parties
-Divided Government</p>

<p>2003
-Presidential Approval Ratings
-Forms of Political Participation (other than voting)
-Block grants and federal mandates
-Congressional Committee System and the Legislative Process</p>

<p>2002
-Divided Government
-Distribution of Government Benefits
-Obstacles and Opportunities for minority groups
-Voter Turnout Decline</p>

<p>2001
-Amending the Constitution
-Incumbency
-Fourteenth Amendment
-Difficulties in Federal Enactment of public policy</p>

<p>2000
-Articles of Confederation
-Supreme Court- nominees and interest groups
-1992 and 1996 election voting patterns
- Campaign Finance Reform</p>

<p>1999
-Media contribution to candidate-centered campaigns
-Interest Groups and policy making
-Congressional oversight over bureaucracy
-Budgetary Barriers that hinder the creation new policy initiatives</p>

<p>Any predictions about this year?</p>

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<p>I hope like 2003, that was so easy.</p>

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<p>Yeah. Most of the years do seem easy. Which makes me think only the hard topics are left, lol.</p>

<p>Seems like they've never done anything with vice president, formation of the Constitution (Founders), the effects of a specific Supreme Court Chief Justice, and they haven't done much with the bureaucracy.</p>