AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CLEP EXAM 2024-2025 LATEST{DETAILED
ANSWERS} GRADED A+
In the House of Representatives, the _______ is the presiding officer and is usually selected by the
members of the majority party and functions as a leader of that party.
Choose on:
A. Head of the House
B. Commissioner
C. Speaker
D. Chief Legislator - answer-C. Speaker
Social Security and Medicare are social welfare programs, also known as _________ programs.
Choose one:
A. Endowment
B. Assurance
C. Entitlement
D. Trust - answer-C. Entitlement
The President will threaten his ability to ______ as a strategic move to get Congress to further discuss
and work on a proposed bill.
Choose one:
A. Interject
B. Filibuster
C. Veto
D. Parlay - answer-C. Veto
_________ are groups consisting of Political Party members or Congress members for the purpose of
coordinating members' actions, choose group policy, or the nomination of candidates for various offices.
Choose one:
A. Pluralists
B. Political Activists
,C. Special Interest Groups
D. Caucuses - answer-D. Caucuses
The ________ can implement a filibuster in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on
a proposal needing to take place.
Choose one:
A. State Legislature
B. House of Representatives
C. White House
D. Senate - answer-D. Senate
The President receives exceptional fame for negotiating treaties with foreign governments however,
these treaties require the power of the _________ for ratification.
Choose one:
A. Senate
B. Supreme Court
C. House of Representatives
D. Executive Committee - answer-A. Senate
The United States Constitution grants power to the President to make treaties with the "advice and
consent" of two-thirds of the Senate however, the President also has the ability to side step this by
establishing _____________ with foreign governments.
Choose one:
A. Executive Privileges
B. Diplomatic Pacts
C. Foreign Pacts
D. Executive Agreements - answer-D. Executive Agreements
The ______________ committee is responsible for deciding when a bill will come to the House floor for
discussion and debate.
,Choose one:
A. Decision Making
B. House Rules
C. Congressional Oversight
D. Pending Bills - answer-B. House Rules
When legislation is approved by Congress late in a session and that session ends prior to the 10 days the
President is given to approve or deny bills, the President has the power to withhold any action on the
bills and let them die from the lack of approval. What is this scenario called?
Choose one:
A. Heckler's Veto
B. Executive Order
C. Pocket Veto
D. Filibuster - answer-C. Pocket Veto
Although Congress can override a veto with ____ vote, they are rarely successful.
Choose one:
A. 0.51
B. 0.8
C. 0.75
D. 2/3 - answer-D. 2/3
_________ theory holds that political power and policy creation in society does not lie with the
electorate but is distributed among a wide number of competing groups that give way to compromise.
Choose one:
A. Democratic
B. Group
C. Pluralist
D. Legislative - answer-C. Pluralist
, _________ mandates are regulations or conditions for receiving grants that impose costs on state and
local governments for which they are not reimbursed by the federal government.
Choose one:
A. Unexecuted
B. Unfunded
C. Rider
D. Defunct - answer-B. Unfunded
The _______________ are the charges brought against a President to initiate the impeachment process.
Choose one:
A. Articles of Chief Executive Dismissal
B. Presidential Discharge Articles
C. Articles of Impeachment
D. Chief Violation Articles - answer-C. Articles of Impeachment
The Founding Fathers of the United States favored ___________ in legislature. This is apparent in how
Congress was established where the upper house represents states equally, and the lower house
represents states by population.
Choose one:
A. Parliament
B. Bicameralism
C. Unicameralism
D. Federalism - answer-B. Bicameralism
The Presidentialist view is that the President has power and right in policy creation whereas the
__________ view is that the President has no power in policy creation.
Choose one:
A. Congressionalist
B. Democratic
C. Constitutionalist
ANSWERS} GRADED A+
In the House of Representatives, the _______ is the presiding officer and is usually selected by the
members of the majority party and functions as a leader of that party.
Choose on:
A. Head of the House
B. Commissioner
C. Speaker
D. Chief Legislator - answer-C. Speaker
Social Security and Medicare are social welfare programs, also known as _________ programs.
Choose one:
A. Endowment
B. Assurance
C. Entitlement
D. Trust - answer-C. Entitlement
The President will threaten his ability to ______ as a strategic move to get Congress to further discuss
and work on a proposed bill.
Choose one:
A. Interject
B. Filibuster
C. Veto
D. Parlay - answer-C. Veto
_________ are groups consisting of Political Party members or Congress members for the purpose of
coordinating members' actions, choose group policy, or the nomination of candidates for various offices.
Choose one:
A. Pluralists
B. Political Activists
,C. Special Interest Groups
D. Caucuses - answer-D. Caucuses
The ________ can implement a filibuster in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on
a proposal needing to take place.
Choose one:
A. State Legislature
B. House of Representatives
C. White House
D. Senate - answer-D. Senate
The President receives exceptional fame for negotiating treaties with foreign governments however,
these treaties require the power of the _________ for ratification.
Choose one:
A. Senate
B. Supreme Court
C. House of Representatives
D. Executive Committee - answer-A. Senate
The United States Constitution grants power to the President to make treaties with the "advice and
consent" of two-thirds of the Senate however, the President also has the ability to side step this by
establishing _____________ with foreign governments.
Choose one:
A. Executive Privileges
B. Diplomatic Pacts
C. Foreign Pacts
D. Executive Agreements - answer-D. Executive Agreements
The ______________ committee is responsible for deciding when a bill will come to the House floor for
discussion and debate.
,Choose one:
A. Decision Making
B. House Rules
C. Congressional Oversight
D. Pending Bills - answer-B. House Rules
When legislation is approved by Congress late in a session and that session ends prior to the 10 days the
President is given to approve or deny bills, the President has the power to withhold any action on the
bills and let them die from the lack of approval. What is this scenario called?
Choose one:
A. Heckler's Veto
B. Executive Order
C. Pocket Veto
D. Filibuster - answer-C. Pocket Veto
Although Congress can override a veto with ____ vote, they are rarely successful.
Choose one:
A. 0.51
B. 0.8
C. 0.75
D. 2/3 - answer-D. 2/3
_________ theory holds that political power and policy creation in society does not lie with the
electorate but is distributed among a wide number of competing groups that give way to compromise.
Choose one:
A. Democratic
B. Group
C. Pluralist
D. Legislative - answer-C. Pluralist
, _________ mandates are regulations or conditions for receiving grants that impose costs on state and
local governments for which they are not reimbursed by the federal government.
Choose one:
A. Unexecuted
B. Unfunded
C. Rider
D. Defunct - answer-B. Unfunded
The _______________ are the charges brought against a President to initiate the impeachment process.
Choose one:
A. Articles of Chief Executive Dismissal
B. Presidential Discharge Articles
C. Articles of Impeachment
D. Chief Violation Articles - answer-C. Articles of Impeachment
The Founding Fathers of the United States favored ___________ in legislature. This is apparent in how
Congress was established where the upper house represents states equally, and the lower house
represents states by population.
Choose one:
A. Parliament
B. Bicameralism
C. Unicameralism
D. Federalism - answer-B. Bicameralism
The Presidentialist view is that the President has power and right in policy creation whereas the
__________ view is that the President has no power in policy creation.
Choose one:
A. Congressionalist
B. Democratic
C. Constitutionalist
