CLEP American Government Practice Test 2025 complete questions (
frequently tested) and answers| already graded A+
1) Punch cards - (ANSWERS)Type of voting system that became well known immediately
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following the 2000 election
2) Prospective voting - (ANSWERS)A person who votes based on what candidate says he
or she will do in the future is said to be engaged in this type of voting
3) House of Representatives - (ANSWERS)Should presidential candidates receive an
equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by___________
4) Democracy - (ANSWERS)"A form of government in which the people (defined broadly
to include all adults or narrowly to exclude women and slaves, for example) are the
ultimate political authority"
5) Direct democracy - (ANSWERS)New England town's meetings are examples of this
type of democracy
6) The Federalist Papers - (ANSWERS)Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
7) The Mayflower Compact - (ANSWERS)In the seventeenth century, the signers of which
document agreed to live under the colony's recognized authority and to wait for a royal
charter, such as the Virginians had?
8) Rhode Island - (ANSWERS)The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
9) U.S. President - (ANSWERS)The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the_________
10) Interest groups - (ANSWERS)In the debates over the Constitution, federalist sand anti-
federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak of _________
11) Article I - (ANSWERS)"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S. Constitution?
12) John Locke - (ANSWERS)The English philosopher whose words are heavily drawn on in
the Declaration of Independence
13) U.S. Treasury - (ANSWERS)Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members of
Congress receive payment for their work from_______
, CLEP American Government Practice Test 2025 complete questions (
frequently tested) and answers| already graded A+
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14) Senate - (ANSWERS)The Vice President of the United States is the president of what
government body?
15) 25 - (ANSWERS)What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for members
of the House of Representatives?
16) Oregon - (ANSWERS)In recent decades, which state has relied most heavily on mail-in
voting?
17) The Constitution - (ANSWERS)In which of the nation's founding documents could one
point to an "elastic clause" to justify the existence of vast government agencies such as
the Department of Health and Human Services?
18) State legislatures and the people - (ANSWERS)The Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution states that government powers "not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States," are reserved for_____, ______, and
_______.
19) Administrative discretion - (ANSWERS)Term for when Congress sets guidelines for
government agencies to follow
20) Unfunded mandate - (ANSWERS)The Real ID Act of 2005 was an example of an_______
21) Filibuster - (ANSWERS)Senators have the power to "talk a bill to death." What is the
formal term for this procedure?
22) Bill - (ANSWERS)A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is called_________
23) End debate in the Senate - (ANSWERS)What do Unanimous consent agreements
accomplish?
24) Congress - (ANSWERS)Article I is the longest section contained in the U.S.
Constitution. What is the subject matter of this article?
25) Punch-card ballots - (ANSWERS)Created a controversy following the 2000 presidential
election; the "hanging" and "dimpled" chads that resulted when voters did not punch
through the cards completely were difficult for vote counters to assess
frequently tested) and answers| already graded A+
1) Punch cards - (ANSWERS)Type of voting system that became well known immediately
#$%^&
following the 2000 election
2) Prospective voting - (ANSWERS)A person who votes based on what candidate says he
or she will do in the future is said to be engaged in this type of voting
3) House of Representatives - (ANSWERS)Should presidential candidates receive an
equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by___________
4) Democracy - (ANSWERS)"A form of government in which the people (defined broadly
to include all adults or narrowly to exclude women and slaves, for example) are the
ultimate political authority"
5) Direct democracy - (ANSWERS)New England town's meetings are examples of this
type of democracy
6) The Federalist Papers - (ANSWERS)Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
7) The Mayflower Compact - (ANSWERS)In the seventeenth century, the signers of which
document agreed to live under the colony's recognized authority and to wait for a royal
charter, such as the Virginians had?
8) Rhode Island - (ANSWERS)The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
9) U.S. President - (ANSWERS)The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the_________
10) Interest groups - (ANSWERS)In the debates over the Constitution, federalist sand anti-
federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak of _________
11) Article I - (ANSWERS)"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S. Constitution?
12) John Locke - (ANSWERS)The English philosopher whose words are heavily drawn on in
the Declaration of Independence
13) U.S. Treasury - (ANSWERS)Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members of
Congress receive payment for their work from_______
, CLEP American Government Practice Test 2025 complete questions (
frequently tested) and answers| already graded A+
#$%^&
14) Senate - (ANSWERS)The Vice President of the United States is the president of what
government body?
15) 25 - (ANSWERS)What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for members
of the House of Representatives?
16) Oregon - (ANSWERS)In recent decades, which state has relied most heavily on mail-in
voting?
17) The Constitution - (ANSWERS)In which of the nation's founding documents could one
point to an "elastic clause" to justify the existence of vast government agencies such as
the Department of Health and Human Services?
18) State legislatures and the people - (ANSWERS)The Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution states that government powers "not delegated to the United States by the
Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States," are reserved for_____, ______, and
_______.
19) Administrative discretion - (ANSWERS)Term for when Congress sets guidelines for
government agencies to follow
20) Unfunded mandate - (ANSWERS)The Real ID Act of 2005 was an example of an_______
21) Filibuster - (ANSWERS)Senators have the power to "talk a bill to death." What is the
formal term for this procedure?
22) Bill - (ANSWERS)A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is called_________
23) End debate in the Senate - (ANSWERS)What do Unanimous consent agreements
accomplish?
24) Congress - (ANSWERS)Article I is the longest section contained in the U.S.
Constitution. What is the subject matter of this article?
25) Punch-card ballots - (ANSWERS)Created a controversy following the 2000 presidential
election; the "hanging" and "dimpled" chads that resulted when voters did not punch
through the cards completely were difficult for vote counters to assess
