US Government CLEP 1ST Questions and
Answers 2025 Rated A+
A tax levied after one dies is called
(A) An estate tax
(B) A progressive tax
(C) A payroll tax
(D) A sales tax
(E) A sin tax - (A) An estate tax
According to the Constitution, Congress may not
(A) Discipline itself
(B) Grant titles of nobility
(C) Regulate interstate commerce
(D) Declare war
(E) Govern Washington, D.C. - (B) Grant titles of Nobility
Although the constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a military
draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so?
(A) Necessary and Proper Clause
(B) Take care clause
(C) Taxing and spending clause
(D) Due process clause of the 14th Amendment
(E) Equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment - (A) Necessary and proper clause
Among the expressed powers of the federal government enumerated in the Constitution
of the US is the power to
(A) monitor discrimination in the workplace
(B) establish national political parties
(C) standardize the licensing of lawyers
(D) regulate interstate trade and commerce
(E) standardize high school curriculums across states - (D) regulate interstate trade and
commerce
An example of an independent regulatory agency is
(A) The Federal Reserve
(B) The Senate
(C) Amtrak
(D) The Department of Agriculture
(E) The Supreme Court - (A) The Federal Reserve
Differences between House and Senate versions of a bill are resolved
(A) in a conference committee
(B) by the Rules committees of both chambers
, (C) in subcommittee hearings
(D) by the president before the bill is signed into law
(E) during the bill's markup phase - (A) in a conference committee
Each of the following is a power of Congress EXCEPT
(A) recognizing foreign governments
(B) declaring war
(C) ratifying treaties
(D) confirming ambassadors
(E) appropriating funds for war - (A) recognizing foreign governments
If the vice presidency of the United States is vacated, the Constitution stipulates that the
president must
(A) appoint a new vice president with the approval of the House only
(B) appoint a new vice president with the approval of the Senate only
(C) appoint a new vice president with the approval of both houses of Congress
(D) instate the Speaker of the House as the new vice president
(E) leave the vice presidency vacant for the remainder of the term of office - (C) appoint
a new vice president with the approval of both houses of Congress
The ability of the media to define the importance of particular events and issues is
called
(A) preemption
(B) agenda sitting
(C) investigative reporting
(D) minimal effects thesis
(E) adversarial journalism - (B) agenda sitting
The passage of legislation in Congress often depends on mutual accommodations
among members. This suggests that, to some extent, congressional behavior is based
on
(A) ideological divisions
(B) partisan division
(C) the principle of reciprocity
(D) deference to state legislatures
(E) norms of seniority - (C) the principle of reciprocity
The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives primarily stems
from its authority to
(A) choose the chairs of other standing committees and issue rules for the selection of
subcommittee chairs
(B) initiate all spending legislation and hold budget hearings
(C) limit the time for debate and determine whether amendments to a bill can be
considered
(D) determine the procedures by which nominations by the president will be approved
by the House
Answers 2025 Rated A+
A tax levied after one dies is called
(A) An estate tax
(B) A progressive tax
(C) A payroll tax
(D) A sales tax
(E) A sin tax - (A) An estate tax
According to the Constitution, Congress may not
(A) Discipline itself
(B) Grant titles of nobility
(C) Regulate interstate commerce
(D) Declare war
(E) Govern Washington, D.C. - (B) Grant titles of Nobility
Although the constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a military
draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so?
(A) Necessary and Proper Clause
(B) Take care clause
(C) Taxing and spending clause
(D) Due process clause of the 14th Amendment
(E) Equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment - (A) Necessary and proper clause
Among the expressed powers of the federal government enumerated in the Constitution
of the US is the power to
(A) monitor discrimination in the workplace
(B) establish national political parties
(C) standardize the licensing of lawyers
(D) regulate interstate trade and commerce
(E) standardize high school curriculums across states - (D) regulate interstate trade and
commerce
An example of an independent regulatory agency is
(A) The Federal Reserve
(B) The Senate
(C) Amtrak
(D) The Department of Agriculture
(E) The Supreme Court - (A) The Federal Reserve
Differences between House and Senate versions of a bill are resolved
(A) in a conference committee
(B) by the Rules committees of both chambers
, (C) in subcommittee hearings
(D) by the president before the bill is signed into law
(E) during the bill's markup phase - (A) in a conference committee
Each of the following is a power of Congress EXCEPT
(A) recognizing foreign governments
(B) declaring war
(C) ratifying treaties
(D) confirming ambassadors
(E) appropriating funds for war - (A) recognizing foreign governments
If the vice presidency of the United States is vacated, the Constitution stipulates that the
president must
(A) appoint a new vice president with the approval of the House only
(B) appoint a new vice president with the approval of the Senate only
(C) appoint a new vice president with the approval of both houses of Congress
(D) instate the Speaker of the House as the new vice president
(E) leave the vice presidency vacant for the remainder of the term of office - (C) appoint
a new vice president with the approval of both houses of Congress
The ability of the media to define the importance of particular events and issues is
called
(A) preemption
(B) agenda sitting
(C) investigative reporting
(D) minimal effects thesis
(E) adversarial journalism - (B) agenda sitting
The passage of legislation in Congress often depends on mutual accommodations
among members. This suggests that, to some extent, congressional behavior is based
on
(A) ideological divisions
(B) partisan division
(C) the principle of reciprocity
(D) deference to state legislatures
(E) norms of seniority - (C) the principle of reciprocity
The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives primarily stems
from its authority to
(A) choose the chairs of other standing committees and issue rules for the selection of
subcommittee chairs
(B) initiate all spending legislation and hold budget hearings
(C) limit the time for debate and determine whether amendments to a bill can be
considered
(D) determine the procedures by which nominations by the president will be approved
by the House
