Simulado AP Gov: Unidades 1 a 5
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In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that the dangers of factions are best controlled by
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Esta é uma amostra grátis de 15 questões de AP Gov, o curso de governo e política dos EUA do programa AP, escrita pela equipe da StudyPDF a partir das cinco unidades do curso AP U.S. Government and Politics. Ela cobre os documentos fundadores, o Congresso, a presidência e os tribunais, liberdades e direitos civis, crenças políticas e participação, com várias questões baseadas nos casos obrigatórios da Suprema Corte. Você vai encontrar múltipla escolha, marcar todas as corretas e completar a lacuna. Responda as 15 questões, depois veja sua pontuação e leia a explicação de cada uma.
Todas as 15 questões de uma vez
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1.In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that the dangers of factions are best controlled by
- A. banning political parties and interest groups
- B. keeping government small enough for citizens to vote on every law
- C. a large republic with many competing interests, so that no single faction easily dominates
- D. letting each state decide which groups may organize
Resposta: C. a large republic with many competing interests, so that no single faction easily dominates
Madison thought factions could not be removed without destroying liberty, so the goal was to control their effects. In a large republic with representatives and many different interests, it is harder for one faction to form a majority and impose its will. A small direct democracy was the model he warned against. Federalist No. 10 is a required foundational document, and it is usually paired with Brutus No. 1.
2.The Anti-Federalist essay Brutus No. 1 warned that the new Constitution would
- A. create a strong national government that would grow distant from the people and absorb the states
- B. give the states too much power to block national policy
- C. allow the president to be elected directly by voters
- D. limit Congress so much that it could not raise an army
Resposta: A. create a strong national government that would grow distant from the people and absorb the states
Brutus argued that a free republic works best in a small territory where representatives know their voters. He feared that broad national powers, such as taxing and the Necessary and Proper Clause, would swallow the states and leave citizens with no real control. The other choices describe the opposite concern, which is closer to the problems the Federalists saw in the Articles of Confederation.
3.In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that Maryland could not tax the national bank. Which principle supports that ruling?
- A. States have the final say over any bank that operates inside their borders.
- B. The president may create federal agencies without Congress.
- C. The Tenth Amendment forbids Congress from creating any institution not named in the Constitution.
- D. Congress has implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and federal law is supreme over state action that conflicts with it.
Resposta: D. Congress has implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause, and federal law is supreme over state action that conflicts with it.
The Court said the Constitution lets Congress create a national bank as a means of carrying out its listed powers, even though a bank is not named. A state tax that could destroy the bank would let a state defeat a federal institution, which the Supremacy Clause does not allow. The case is a core example of a broad reading of national power. United States v. Lopez is the usual contrast, because there the Court set a limit on the commerce power.
4.Which of these is a power given only to the Senate?
- A. Beginning impeachment by voting on articles of impeachment
- B. Approving treaties by a two-thirds vote
- C. Starting bills that raise revenue
- D. Overriding a presidential veto
Resposta: B. Approving treaties by a two-thirds vote
Only the Senate ratifies treaties, with two-thirds of the senators present, and it also confirms major presidential appointments. The House votes on articles of impeachment and starts revenue bills. Overriding a veto takes a two-thirds vote in both chambers, so it is not exclusive to either one. A question that asks for the exclusive powers of each chamber is a common multiple-choice item.
5.A group of senators uses a filibuster to block a vote on a bill. Under Senate rules for legislation, what can end the debate?
- A. A simple majority of the House of Representatives
- B. A presidential order to the Senate
- C. A cloture vote by three-fifths of the Senate, which is 60 senators when all seats are filled
- D. A ruling by the Supreme Court
Resposta: C. A cloture vote by three-fifths of the Senate, which is 60 senators when all seats are filled
Cloture is the Senate's way of ending debate, and for most legislation it takes three-fifths of the Senate. That is why a bill that has 51 supporters can still stall. The House has its own rules, including a Rules Committee that limits debate, and neither the president nor the courts can end a Senate debate. Be ready to explain how the filibuster makes the Senate different from the House.
6.Which of these are checks that Congress has on the executive branch?
Marque todas as opções corretas.
- A. Overriding a veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses
- B. Declaring an executive action unconstitutional
- C. Confirming presidential appointments in the Senate
- D. Issuing executive orders
- E. Impeaching a president in the House of Representatives
Resposta: A. Overriding a veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses, C. Confirming presidential appointments in the Senate, E. Impeaching a president in the House of Representatives
Veto overrides, Senate confirmation and impeachment are all ways Congress limits the president. Declaring an executive action unconstitutional is judicial review, which belongs to the courts. Issuing executive orders is something the president does, not a check on the president. Sorting each power into the branch that holds it is a basic skill for Unit 2.
7.Complete the sentence.
In _____ (1803), the Supreme Court established the power of judicial review, the authority to strike down laws that conflict with the Constitution.
Opções para a lacuna 1: Gideon v. Wainwright, Marbury v. Madison, Brown v. Board of Education, Baker v. Carr
Resposta: Marbury v. Madison
Chief Justice John Marshall wrote that it is the duty of the courts to say what the law is, and that a law that conflicts with the Constitution cannot stand. The Constitution does not use the words judicial review, so this case is where the power comes from. It is one of the required cases, and it comes up often in questions about the strength of each branch.
8.Students wear black armbands to school to protest a war. The school suspends them, and they sue. Which required case is most relevant?
- A. Tinker v. Des Moines, which protects student speech unless it substantially disrupts school
- B. Schenck v. United States, which allows no speech during wartime
- C. Engel v. Vitale, which bans prayer on school grounds at any time
- D. Wisconsin v. Yoder, which gives students a right to skip school
Resposta: A. Tinker v. Des Moines, which protects student speech unless it substantially disrupts school
In Tinker the Court held that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate, and that a school needs evidence of a substantial disruption to punish symbolic speech. The other choices misstate their cases. Schenck set a clear and present danger test and did not ban all wartime speech. Engel was about school-sponsored prayer, and Yoder gave a narrow religious exemption to Amish families.
9.Which of these statements about required Supreme Court cases are accurate?
Marque todas as opções corretas.
- A. Engel v. Vitale held that a prayer written and led by a public school violates the Establishment Clause.
- B. Baker v. Carr held that courts may never hear cases about how legislative districts are drawn.
- C. In New York Times v. United States, the Court refused to block newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers.
- D. Wisconsin v. Yoder held that the Free Exercise Clause never protects a religious practice from a state law that requires school attendance.
- E. Schenck v. United States upheld a conviction for speech that created a clear and present danger.
Resposta: A. Engel v. Vitale held that a prayer written and led by a public school violates the Establishment Clause., C. In New York Times v. United States, the Court refused to block newspapers from publishing the Pentagon Papers., E. Schenck v. United States upheld a conviction for speech that created a clear and present danger.
Engel, New York Times and Schenck are described correctly. Baker v. Carr went the other way: the Court said that unequal districts raise questions courts can hear, which opened the door to the one person, one vote cases. Yoder also went the other way: the Court said that Amish families could not be forced to send their children to school after eighth grade, because that conflicted with their free exercise of religion. Mixing up the direction of a ruling is a common trap.
10.Complete the sentence.
The Bill of Rights first limited only the national government. Through selective incorporation, the Supreme Court has applied most of its protections to the states by using the due process clause of the _____ Amendment.
Opções para a lacuna 1: Tenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth
Resposta: Fourteenth
The Fourteenth Amendment says that no state may deny any person life, liberty or property without due process of law. Over the twentieth century the Court read most of the Bill of Rights into that clause, one right at a time, in cases such as Gideon v. Wainwright and McDonald v. Chicago. The same amendment also contains the equal protection clause, which is the base of Brown v. Board of Education.
11.Which statements about civil rights in the AP Gov course are accurate?
Marque todas as opções corretas.
- A. Brown v. Board of Education held that state-required segregation in public schools violates the equal protection clause.
- B. Shaw v. Reno held that a district drawn mainly on race, with a very odd shape, can be challenged under equal protection.
- C. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail argues that people have a moral duty to resist unjust laws by violence.
- D. The equal protection clause applies only to the federal government.
- E. The Letter from Birmingham Jail defends nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust laws.
Resposta: A. Brown v. Board of Education held that state-required segregation in public schools violates the equal protection clause., B. Shaw v. Reno held that a district drawn mainly on race, with a very odd shape, can be challenged under equal protection., E. The Letter from Birmingham Jail defends nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust laws.
Brown and Shaw are described correctly, and the Letter from Birmingham Jail defends nonviolent direct action and open disobedience of unjust laws, with a willingness to accept the penalty. The letter does not call for violence. The equal protection clause is in the Fourteenth Amendment and limits the states, and Brown is the best-known example of that.
12.A news site posts an online poll about a new policy, and only visitors who choose to click can answer. Why can its result not be trusted to describe all adults?
- A. The sample is too large to be accurate.
- B. The poll asks about only one policy.
- C. People who choose to respond may differ from the public, so the sample is not random.
- D. Online polls always have a margin of error of zero.
Resposta: C. People who choose to respond may differ from the public, so the sample is not random.
When respondents select themselves, people with strong opinions or an interest in the site are more likely to answer, which creates selection bias. A reliable poll draws a random sample so that every member of the population has a chance of being chosen, and then reports a margin of error. A bigger sample does not fix a biased one.
13.Citizens United v. FEC (2010) held that
- A. corporations may not take part in elections in any form
- B. the government may not ban independent political spending by corporations and unions, which is protected speech
- C. candidates must accept public funds to run for office
- D. political parties may not raise money from individuals
Resposta: B. the government may not ban independent political spending by corporations and unions, which is protected speech
The Court ruled that independent expenditures, meaning spending not coordinated with a candidate, are protected by the First Amendment even when a corporation or union makes them. The ruling led to super PACs. It did not remove limits on direct contributions to candidates, and it is a core example of the debate over money and speech in Unit 5.
14.Which feature of the American electoral system is most often cited as a reason that third parties rarely win elections?
- A. The use of proportional representation in congressional elections
- B. A ban on candidates who do not belong to a party
- C. Free public funding for the two largest parties only
- D. Single-member districts where the candidate with the most votes wins
Resposta: D. Single-member districts where the candidate with the most votes wins
In a winner-take-all system with one seat per district, a candidate who finishes second or third gets nothing, so voters tend to avoid a candidate who looks unlikely to win. This tends to produce two major parties. Proportional representation, which gives parties seats by their share of the vote, helps small parties, but it is not used for Congress. Ballot access rules and campaign funding also matter, though they are not the first reason given.
15.Complete the sentence.
Ratified in 1971, the _____ Amendment lowered the national voting age to 18.
Opções para a lacuna 1: Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-sixth
Resposta: Twenty-sixth
The Twenty-sixth Amendment came during the Vietnam War, when many people argued that those old enough to be drafted were old enough to vote. The Fifteenth barred denying the vote on account of race, the Nineteenth gave women the vote, and the Twenty-fourth banned poll taxes in federal elections. Each voting amendment extended the electorate to a different group.
Como é a prova de AP Gov e como as unidades são ponderadas
A prova de AP U.S. Government and Politics é totalmente digital e feita no app Bluebook. Quando esta página foi conferida pela última vez, em outubro de 2026, o College Board marcava a prova de 2027 para terça-feira, 4 de maio, na Session 1. A Section I tem 55 questões de múltipla escolha em 1 hora e 20 minutos e vale 50 por cento da nota. A Section II tem 4 questões abertas em 1 hora e 40 minutos e vale os outros 50 por cento: uma aplicação de conceito, uma análise quantitativa, uma comparação de casos da Suprema Corte (SCOTUS) e uma redação argumentativa.
A seção de múltipla escolha é ponderada por unidade. A Unidade 1, Foundations of American Democracy, vale de 15 a 22 por cento. A Unidade 2, Interactions Among Branches of Government, é a maior, com 25 a 36 por cento. A Unidade 3, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, vale de 13 a 18 por cento. A Unidade 4, American Political Ideologies and Beliefs, é a menor, com 10 a 15 por cento. A Unidade 5, Political Participation, vale de 20 a 27 por cento. Esta amostra toca as cinco unidades, então use os pesos para decidir onde gastar mais tempo de revisão.
O curso também tem uma lista de leitura fixa. O College Board acrescentou quatro documentos fundadores obrigatórios para 2026-27: a Proclamação de Emancipação, o Federalist No. 39, o Discurso de Gettysburg e os princípios centrais de A Riqueza das Nações, de Adam Smith. Eles se juntam aos documentos obrigatórios mais antigos e aos casos obrigatórios da Suprema Corte, nos quais as questões abertas e muitos conjuntos de múltipla escolha se baseiam. Confira o AP Central para ver a lista atual antes de confiar em qualquer livro de revisão.
Como usar esta amostra e o que revisar primeiro
Faça as 15 questões de uma vez, sem anotações, depois leia todas as explicações, inclusive as das que você acertou. Trate cada erro como um tema, não como um fato solto. Se você errou a questão de Tinker e a de Engel, o tema é como a Suprema Corte aplica a Primeira Emenda, que é também o que a questão de comparação de casos pede que você faça.
O AP Gov premia quem consegue aplicar um caso ou um documento a uma situação que ainda não viu. Para cada caso obrigatório, saiba dizer os fatos em uma frase, a decisão em uma frase e a cláusula constitucional em que ela se apoia. Para cada documento fundador, saiba dizer quem o escreveu, o que ele defende e a qual outro documento ele responde. O Federalist No. 10 e o Brutus No. 1 são um par clássico, porque discordam sobre se uma república grande protege a liberdade ou a ameaça.
Quando uma questão trouxer um gráfico, uma tabela ou uma pesquisa, leia o título e os rótulos antes das alternativas. Depois diga a tendência em uma frase. Muitas respostas erradas descrevem algo verdadeiro sobre política que os dados não mostram. Use as questões abertas oficiais do AP Central para praticar a escrita com tempo, porque uma amostra de múltipla escolha não faz isso.
Como a StudyPDF cria simulados de AP Gov a partir das suas anotações de aula
Quinze questões mostram quais unidades estão frágeis. Elas não deixam você pronto sozinhas, e um banco de questões genérico raramente combina com os casos e documentos que o seu professor enfatizou.
A StudyPDF parte do seu material. Envie os capítulos do seu livro, os slides do professor, o seu pacote de revisão ou fotos das suas anotações, toque em Novo material, e a StudyPDF cria simulados a partir dessas páginas exatas. Cada questão é baseada no seu material e cada explicação cita de onde vem a resposta, então dá para voltar direto à página.
Você não precisa enviar nada para começar. Diga um tema, por exemplo os casos obrigatórios da Suprema Corte ou a Unidade 2, e o Bo o prepara com os conceitos-chave, para você criar quizzes e flashcards sobre ele. Seus resultados mostram quais conceitos você continua errando, e o próximo simulado pode mirar neles. Começar é grátis, e o plano grátis cobre cerca de quatro materiais por semana.
Escrito pela equipe da StudyPDF. Atualizado em 19 de agosto de 2026.
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Este simulado de AP Gov é grátis?
Sim. As 15 questões, a tela de pontuação e todas as explicações são grátis para jogar no navegador, e não há paywall nesta página.
Estas são questões reais da prova de AP Gov?
Não. A equipe da StudyPDF escreveu cada questão e cada explicação a partir das unidades publicadas do curso, dos documentos fundadores e dos casos obrigatórios da Suprema Corte. Nenhuma vem de uma prova liberada, do banco de um fornecedor ou de itens lembrados por candidatos. A StudyPDF não tem vínculo com o College Board, e AP e Advanced Placement são marcas do College Board. O College Board não endossa esta página.
Esta amostra treina as questões abertas?
Não. Ela treina o lado da múltipla escolha, mais marcar todas as corretas e completar a lacuna. A seção aberta tem quatro tarefas: uma aplicação de conceito, uma análise quantitativa, uma comparação de casos da Suprema Corte (SCOTUS) e uma redação argumentativa. Para elas, pratique com as questões liberadas e os critérios de correção do AP Central, com cronômetro.
Dá para ter questões de AP Gov a partir das minhas próprias anotações de aula?
Sim. Envie os capítulos do seu livro, os slides ou o pacote de revisão para a StudyPDF, e o Bo cria simulados a partir dessas páginas exatas, com explicações que citam de onde vem cada resposta. Se você não tem nada para enviar, diga um tema, por exemplo os casos obrigatórios da Suprema Corte ou a Unidade 2.
Precisa de mais que uma amostra?
Envie seu próprio livro de preparação, slides ou anotações e o Bo cria simulados completos a partir do seu material, acompanha os conceitos que você continua errando e foca nos seus pontos fracos. Comece grátis.