CLEP (2025) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
1 of 90
Term
Which of the following best describes the relationship between
socioeconomic status and participation in politics?
(A)The lower one's socioeconomic status, the more likely it is that
one will run for public office.
(B)The higher one's socioeconomic status, the greater
the probability of active involvement in the political
process.
(C) Adults who are unemployed have a greater personal interest in
policy and tend to participate more actively in politics than do
employed adults.
(D) People in the lower socioeconomic status are the most likely to
, vote.
(E)There is no relationship between socioeconomic status and
political participation.
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(A)The Constitution divides power
(B)It is the shared attitudes of
between a central government and
a people regarding
its constituent governments, with
government.
some powers being shared.
(B) The higher
one's socioeconomic
(C)The use of filibuster by
status, the greater the
individual senators
probability of active
involvement in the
political process.
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2 of 90
Term
Which of the following ensures that the president and the vice
president are of the same party affiliation?
(A)The Twelfth Amendment
(B)Baker v. Carr
(C)The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
(D)Gerrymandering
(E) Representative democracy
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, (A) Griswold v. Connecticut (A) The Twelfth Amendment
(B)The Bill of Rights (C) The Federalist papers
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3 of 90
Term
One important change in political culture since the Second World
War is that United States citizens have become
(A) less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders
(B)less likely to think of themselves as ideologically moderate
(C) less likely to support civil rights
(D) more likely to believe that their actions can
influence government policy
(E) more trusting of nongovernmental institutions and leaders
Give this one a try later!
(A) less trusting of
(A) the growth of factions was
governmental institutions and
inevitable in a democracy
leaders
(C) The winner of the popular (C) Being sponsored by a United
vote did not win the presidency States citizen
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, 4 of 90
Term
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court establish the
precedent that a right to privacy stems from several amendments
in the Bill of Rights?
(A) Griswold v. Connecticut
(B)New York Times v. Sullivan
(C) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
(D) Lawrence v. Texas
(E) Planned Parenthood v. Casey
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(A) Baker v. Carr (A) Griswold v. Connecticut
(E) Marbury v. Madison (A) First Amendment
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5 of 90
Term
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions
regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular,
majoritarian democracy?
(A) Election of members of the House of Representatives
(B)Election of members of the Senate
(C) Election of the president
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
1 of 90
Term
Which of the following best describes the relationship between
socioeconomic status and participation in politics?
(A)The lower one's socioeconomic status, the more likely it is that
one will run for public office.
(B)The higher one's socioeconomic status, the greater
the probability of active involvement in the political
process.
(C) Adults who are unemployed have a greater personal interest in
policy and tend to participate more actively in politics than do
employed adults.
(D) People in the lower socioeconomic status are the most likely to
, vote.
(E)There is no relationship between socioeconomic status and
political participation.
Give this one a try later!
(A)The Constitution divides power
(B)It is the shared attitudes of
between a central government and
a people regarding
its constituent governments, with
government.
some powers being shared.
(B) The higher
one's socioeconomic
(C)The use of filibuster by
status, the greater the
individual senators
probability of active
involvement in the
political process.
Don't know?
2 of 90
Term
Which of the following ensures that the president and the vice
president are of the same party affiliation?
(A)The Twelfth Amendment
(B)Baker v. Carr
(C)The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
(D)Gerrymandering
(E) Representative democracy
Give this one a try later!
, (A) Griswold v. Connecticut (A) The Twelfth Amendment
(B)The Bill of Rights (C) The Federalist papers
Don't know?
3 of 90
Term
One important change in political culture since the Second World
War is that United States citizens have become
(A) less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders
(B)less likely to think of themselves as ideologically moderate
(C) less likely to support civil rights
(D) more likely to believe that their actions can
influence government policy
(E) more trusting of nongovernmental institutions and leaders
Give this one a try later!
(A) less trusting of
(A) the growth of factions was
governmental institutions and
inevitable in a democracy
leaders
(C) The winner of the popular (C) Being sponsored by a United
vote did not win the presidency States citizen
Don't know?
, 4 of 90
Term
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court establish the
precedent that a right to privacy stems from several amendments
in the Bill of Rights?
(A) Griswold v. Connecticut
(B)New York Times v. Sullivan
(C) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
(D) Lawrence v. Texas
(E) Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Give this one a try later!
(A) Baker v. Carr (A) Griswold v. Connecticut
(E) Marbury v. Madison (A) First Amendment
Don't know?
5 of 90
Term
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions
regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular,
majoritarian democracy?
(A) Election of members of the House of Representatives
(B)Election of members of the Senate
(C) Election of the president
