CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT BEST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE ANSWERS.
PACKED EXAM 2024-2025.PASS GUARANTEE!!!
POWER: ANSWER-an American crime drama television series airing on Starz
political power - ANSWER-In social science and politics, the ability to influence or outright control the
behavior of people
primary election - ANSWER-an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for offce
bureaucracy - ANSWER-a body of non-elective government offcials and/or an administrative policy-
making group
direct democracy - ANSWER-a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly
oligarchy - ANSWER-a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of
people
,limited government - ANSWER-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
representative democracy - ANSWER-a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected offcials
representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
Authority - ANSWER-can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State , or by academic
knowledge of an area
theocracy - ANSWER-or ecclesiocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the source from which
all authority derives
United States Constitution - ANSWER-the supreme law of the United States of America
limited government - ANSWER-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
constitutional amendment - ANSWER-refers to the modification of the constitution of a nation or state
legislature - ANSWER-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such
as a country or city
,Bill of Rights - ANSWER-the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution
nullification - ANSWER-in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right
to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional
Great Depression - ANSWER-a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s
bicameral - ANSWER-A bicameral legislature is one in which the legislators are divided into two separate
assemblies, chambers or houses
judicial branch - ANSWER-the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the
state
sovereign nation - ANSWER-is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing
body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies
legislative branch - ANSWER-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity
such as a country or city
Fourteenth Amendment - ANSWER-was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction
Amendments
, New Deal - ANSWER-was a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between 1933
and 1938, and a few that came later
state official - ANSWER-someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates
in the exercise of authority
Interest groups - ANSWER-Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public
opinion and/or policy
Issue networks - ANSWER-an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to
promote a single issue in government policy
bureaucracy - ANSWER-a body of non-elective government officials and/or an administrative policy-
making group
New Deal - ANSWER-a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and
1938, and a few that came later
Conflict - ANSWER-In literature, the literary element is an inherent incompatibility between the
objectives of two or more characters or forces
QUESTIONS AND ELABORATE ANSWERS.
PACKED EXAM 2024-2025.PASS GUARANTEE!!!
POWER: ANSWER-an American crime drama television series airing on Starz
political power - ANSWER-In social science and politics, the ability to influence or outright control the
behavior of people
primary election - ANSWER-an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for offce
bureaucracy - ANSWER-a body of non-elective government offcials and/or an administrative policy-
making group
direct democracy - ANSWER-a form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly
oligarchy - ANSWER-a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of
people
,limited government - ANSWER-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
representative democracy - ANSWER-a type of democracy founded on the principle of elected offcials
representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy
Authority - ANSWER-can be used to mean the right to exercise power given by the State , or by academic
knowledge of an area
theocracy - ANSWER-or ecclesiocracy is a form of government in which a deity is the source from which
all authority derives
United States Constitution - ANSWER-the supreme law of the United States of America
limited government - ANSWER-a concept in political philosophy in which governmental power is
restricted by law, usually in a written constitution
constitutional amendment - ANSWER-refers to the modification of the constitution of a nation or state
legislature - ANSWER-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such
as a country or city
,Bill of Rights - ANSWER-the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution
nullification - ANSWER-in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right
to nullify, or invalidate, any federal law which that state has deemed unconstitutional
Great Depression - ANSWER-a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s
bicameral - ANSWER-A bicameral legislature is one in which the legislators are divided into two separate
assemblies, chambers or houses
judicial branch - ANSWER-the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the
state
sovereign nation - ANSWER-is understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing
body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies
legislative branch - ANSWER-a deliberative assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity
such as a country or city
Fourteenth Amendment - ANSWER-was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction
Amendments
, New Deal - ANSWER-was a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between 1933
and 1938, and a few that came later
state official - ANSWER-someone who holds an office in an organization or government and participates
in the exercise of authority
Interest groups - ANSWER-Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public
opinion and/or policy
Issue networks - ANSWER-an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to
promote a single issue in government policy
bureaucracy - ANSWER-a body of non-elective government officials and/or an administrative policy-
making group
New Deal - ANSWER-a series of social liberal programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and
1938, and a few that came later
Conflict - ANSWER-In literature, the literary element is an inherent incompatibility between the
objectives of two or more characters or forces
