<p>matt94, where did you find the 2009 government exam?</p>
<p>How much of the exam is weighted on multiple choice vs. essays? Typically score well on multiple choice.</p>
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<p>It’s 50% each. </p>
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<p>Whatever it takes to answer the prompt completely. You don’t need an intro or conclusion.</p>
<p>Essays of past students can all be found on:
[AP</a> Central - The AP United States Government and Politics Exam](<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board)</p>
<p>those are right. Can anyone explain how the president appoints bureaucracy heads? Is it the same as cabinet members? And which agencies does he appoint?</p>
<p>What are the inherent powers, again? (Actually, what are all the distinctions between the powers - enumerated, inherent, reserved, etc.)</p>
<p>enumerated are specificly listed (commander in chief), inherent powers are given to the president by the vague clauses in the constitution (the elastic clause) and inherent are powers not specifically given nor denied.</p>
<p>What are some examples of the inherent powers?</p>
<p>Reserved powers: powers given to the state that the federal govt doesn’t have
Expressed/ Enumerated powers: powers explicitly stated in the Constitution for the federal govt
Implied powers: powers derived from the elastic clause; not enumerated but just assumed</p>
<p>like with Jefferson, he used the elastic clause to defend his power to purchase land. Purchasing land is not a power specifically given (enumerated), but he used his executive power to purchase louisiana because it was in the best interest of the country. It was a big constitutional debate because it didnt specifically say in the constitution that he was allowed to do that.</p>
<p>But, wait, I thought the elastic clause only applied to Congress…?</p>
<p>inherent and reserved powers arent the same. Reserved is powers given to the state by the 10th amendment. Inherent is for the president.</p>
<p>yeah sorry not the elastic clause but vague words like “the executive Power shall be vested in a President” and that the president should “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”</p>
<p>ah my bad. thanks for the correction pcarlitz</p>
<p>Can someone explain the Budget and Impoundment Control Act?</p>
<p>i just know that it was an attempt by congress to get more power over the executive branch</p>
<p>PaulaZaria, I am having trouble getting the Crash Course’s online practice test to open too…Did you figure out how to make it work?</p>
<p>created the congressional budget office (CBO) which amends the budget suggested by the president.</p>
<p>okay, I have a question on FRQs:
on the AP Central website, the first part of the second question for the 2009 exam is:
(a) Describe how each of the following is related to the likelihood of voting.
• Age
• Education </p>
<p>For a response, could one just put a very bare-bones answer that directly addresses the points and nothing else? For example, could I just say:
Older people are more likely to vote than younger people, and people with a higher level of education are more likely to vote than an uneducated person.</p>
<p>would that get me the 2/2 points possible for that part? Or do I need to go into more detail?</p>
<p>^ honestly that should work, but just to be safe you could add a bit more detail. Give some statistics about how people over 60 are the most likely to vote, and those aged 18-24 have the lowest turnout.
etc, etc…</p>
<p>They stress concise and correct answers. I think including statistics would be unnecessary.</p>