American Government CLEP

American Government CLEP
Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal
bureaucracy over the past hundred years?
(A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925
(B) ) The inability of Congress to cut programs
(C) ) The success of Democratic presidents in promoting their policies
(D) ) Public demand for, and expectation of, social services
(E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those living in
poverty
Correct Answer-Public demand for, and expectation of, social services


Public opinion is given a lot of attention in democracies because the democratic
form of government rests on
(A) underwriting by the wealthy
(B) ) access to politicians
(C) the consent of the governed
(D) ) mobilization of the poor
(E) the capabilities of bureaucrats
Correct Answer-(C) the consent of the governed


3. An oral statement that is false and intended to damage an individual is known as
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(A) slander
(B) ) libel
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(C) testimony
(D) ) argument
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(E) free speechg




Correct Answer-(A) slander
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4. Which of the following is clearly a task charged to the Federal Reserve as a
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g regulatory agency? g

,(A) Protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation and abusive
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g practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options
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(B) ) Eliminating and preventing what regulators perceive to be
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harmfully anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive
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monopolies
(C) Disclosing campaign-finance information and overseeing the public funding of
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g States government and foreign institutions, as well as playing a key role in
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operating g the nation's payments system
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Although the Constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a
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military draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so?
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(B) ) Take care clause
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(C) ) Taxing and spending clause
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(D) Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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(E) Equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
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The formation of numerous interest groups during the post-Civil War
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(C) ) minimal influence of the federal government on group formation
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(D) ) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group formation
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(E) shift in federal government funding for interest groups
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Correct Answer-(D) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group
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formation


Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American
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(B) ) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor,
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(C) ) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups.
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(D) ) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas.
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(E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few
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Which of the following is generally the most significant influence on an individual's
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(A) Religious affiliation g




(B) ) Family
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(C) ) Level of education
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(D) ) Television
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. Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and
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influence on members of the House of Representatives?
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(A) Agriculture
(B) ) Ways and Means
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(C) ) Veterans' Affairs
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(D) ) Armed Services
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Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is
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correct?
(A) It declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional
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(B) It established the principle of one person, one vote.
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