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AP Gov Legislation
From Princeton Review, legislation most likely to appear on the AP exam.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Northwest Ordinance | (1789) Guidelines for statehood; one of few successes of Articles of Confederation |
| Pendleton Act | (1883) Eliminated spoils system for gov't jobs |
| Sherman Anti-Trust Act | (1896) Congress has authority to break up monopolies |
| Hatch Act | (1939) Gov't employees can vote, but not partisan politics |
| Air Quality Act | (1967) Regulates impacts on environment |
| Federal Election Campaign Acts | (1971-74) Creates Federal Commission, requires disclosure of contribution amounts; limited contributions to presidential elections |
| War Powers Act | (1973) Congress has final power on troops; time limit on President's use of troops |
| Budget and Impoundment Control Act | (1974) Gave Congress power of "impoundment" |
| Freedom of Information Act | (1974) Gov't documents open to public use |
| Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Bill | (1985) Set budget reduction targets; fail because of loopholes |
| Espionage Act, Sedition Act | (1917), (1918) Curtails civil liberties during wartime; increased gov't control of public activities |
| Immigration Act | (1924) Quota on number of immigrants allowed into the country |
| Civil Rights Act | (1964) Title II - bans public discrimination; Title VII - bans employer discrimination on gender |
| Voting Rights Act | (1965) Suspends literacy tests; states must check with federal gov't before changing voting procedures |
| Age Discrimination in Employment Act | (1967) Banned age discrimination in jobs, unless it is related to job performance |
| Civil Rights Act | (1968) Banned housing discrimination based on race |
| Title IX Education Act | (1972) No gender discrimination in federally funded education programs |
| Americans With Disabilities Act | (1990) "reasonable accommodations" to protect civil liberties for disabled Americans |
| National Voter Registration Bill | (1993) Can register to vote when applying for license; AKA The Motor Voter Act |
| The Patriot Act | (2001) Police authority to arrest suspected terrorists |
| New Deal Legislation | (1933-1939) Social Security, Securities and Exchange Commission, Tennessee Valley Authority; increase gov't size and role |
| Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act | (1996) Welfare Reform Act, shifted more responsibilities toward states, signaled change in role of federal gov't |
| Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act | (2002)Banned soft money contributions; hard money contributions limited to $2,000; AKA McCain-Feingold Act |
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