CLEP American Government Practice
Test Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Punch cards - Correct answer-Type of voting system that became well known
immediately following the 2000 election
Prospective voting - Correct answer-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
House of Representatives - Correct answer-Should presidential candidates receive
an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by___________
Democracy - Correct answer-"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"
Direct democracy - Correct answer-New England town's meetings are examples of
this type of democracy
The Federalist Papers - Correct answer-Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
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, The Mayflower Compact - Correct answer-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?
Rhode Island - Correct answer-The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
U.S. President - Correct answer-The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the_________
Interest groups - Correct answer-In the debates over the Constitution, federalist
sand anti-federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak of _________
Article I - Correct answer-"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S.
Constitution?
John Locke - Correct answer-The English philosopher whose words are heavily
drawn on in the Declaration of Independence
U.S. Treasury - Correct answer-Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members
of Congress receive payment for their work from_______
Senate - Correct answer-The Vice President of the United States is the president of
what government body?
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Test Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Punch cards - Correct answer-Type of voting system that became well known
immediately following the 2000 election
Prospective voting - Correct answer-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
House of Representatives - Correct answer-Should presidential candidates receive
an equal number of electoral votes, the election is decided by___________
Democracy - Correct answer-"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"
Direct democracy - Correct answer-New England town's meetings are examples of
this type of democracy
The Federalist Papers - Correct answer-Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander
Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
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, The Mayflower Compact - Correct answer-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?
Rhode Island - Correct answer-The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
U.S. President - Correct answer-The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the_________
Interest groups - Correct answer-In the debates over the Constitution, federalist
sand anti-federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak of _________
Article I - Correct answer-"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
House of Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S.
Constitution?
John Locke - Correct answer-The English philosopher whose words are heavily
drawn on in the Declaration of Independence
U.S. Treasury - Correct answer-Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members
of Congress receive payment for their work from_______
Senate - Correct answer-The Vice President of the United States is the president of
what government body?
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