<p>Something along the lines of “what legislative entity best incorporates the idea of democracy”?</p>
<p>Question is here</p>
<p><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>(a) Identify the part of the national government that was originally most closely tied to citizens and explain how
it was tied to citizens.</p>
<p>In The Federalist paper number 10, James Madison expressed concern over the possibility that both majority and minority factions would have too much power over government, and he presented ways of minimizing that danger. The United States Constitution established a democratic government but also contained several
provisions that limited majority rule. Throughout the next two centuries, the role of majority rule in the United States government and politics continued to change.</p>
<p>(a) Identify the part of the national government that was originally most closely tied to citizens and explain how it was tied to citizens.</p>
<p>For 1a, I said the Bill of Rights was most closely tied to the citizens because that’s what led the Antifederalists to support the Constitution. I didn’t realize it was supposed to be one of the branches of government. Oh well.</p>
<p>I said the legislative branch in general, and then went on to explain how both the Senate and the House of Representatives were more closely tied to citizens than either the executive branch or the judicial branch.</p>
<p>If the answer was just supposed to be House of Reps, do you think I will still get credit for my answer?</p>
<p>siemprecuriosa, i did the same thing as you…i asked the question on this thread…but dont think anyone answered…i’m guessing we’ll get <em>some</em> credit…?!</p>
<p>I think you’ll get some credit, but the HoR was directly elected while the Senate was not so there is a bit of a difference between the two in America’s early history. I don’t think it’ll kill your essay though.</p>
<p>i actually thought of that while i wrote it…but i was thinking like…oh well…they still represent the ppl…</p>
<p>was it just me, or did the exam seem rather easy…in my school, ap gov is not taken too seriously and we have had only one 5 in the past 6 years. I don’t think i will get a 5 (which i need for credit), but i don’t think i will get the 2 i expected. </p>
<p>also what is the scale.</p>
<p>General consensus is that the exam was rather easy and this doesn’t speak well for the scale. I don’t know if you know this, but grading scales vary based on a curve, so depending on how well people generally do, the scale varies. When a test is easy, the curve becomes a bit rougher and it’s a little harder to get higher grades.</p>
<p>ya, but i heard that for calculus for example, there is a maximum scale and minimum scale (like you get a 70 raw score, you have to get a 5 no matter the year). i don’t know if this is true, or if the curve has never reached this level? plus this may be different for government anyways.</p>
<p>I don’t really know if the curve has maximum or minimum. Although a lot of people say 90 raw score on Government is pretty clear cut to 5. Anyone else clear on this?</p>
<p>just wondering, how much is each essay worth (and what is the total raw score of the gov exam)??</p>
<p>Each essay is recalculated to equal 15 points and the original number of points varies based upon the gradable facts within the essay prompt.</p>
<p>k thanks so total score is 105, which means i definitely did not get a 90 raw score, so probably a 4, which i am more than happy with…lol</p>
<p>No, total score is 120. </p>
<p>MC is 60 and there are four FR at 15 each.</p>
<p>oh ya, sorry, this is the first exam with the exception of calc (which is totally different) and bio which i had no idea about. </p>
<p>thanks for all the info.</p>
<p>Don’t apologize and don’t mention it. Those of us who plague our lives with these torturous tests ought to work together. lol</p>
<p>That exam was easy. The essays were cake.</p>
<p>for 1(b) i said electoral college and senate…good?
for 2(c) i said interest groups, and my reasons were collective benefits and lobbying
for 3(b) i said closed rule and filibuster</p>
<p>are these correct?</p>