AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CLEP
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal Public demand for, and
bureaucracy over the past hun- dred years? expectation of, social
services
(A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925
(B) The inability of Congress to cut programs
(C) The success of Democratic presidents in promot- ing their policies
(D) Public demand for, and expectation of, social ser- vices
(E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those
living in poverty
2. Public opinion is given a lot of attention in democ- racies because the
democratic form of government rests on (C) the consent of the
(A) underwriting by the wealthy governed
(B) access to politicians
(C) the consent of the governed
(D) mobilization of the poor
(E) the capabilities of bureaucrats
(A) slander
3. 3. An oral statement that is false and intended to damage an individual is
known as
(A) slander
(B) libel
(C) testimony
(D) argument
(E) free speech (E) Providing fi- nancial
services to
4. 4. Which of the following is clearly a task charged to the Federal Reserve as a
regulatory agency?
(A) Protecting market users and the public from fraud, depository institu-
manipulation and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial
tions, the Unit-
futures and options
ed States govern- ment
(B) Eliminating and preventing what regulators per- ceive to be harmfully and foreign institutions, as
anticompetitive business prac- tices, such as coercive monopolies well as playing a key role
(C) Disclosing campaign-finance information and overseeing the public in operating
funding of presidential elec-
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
tions the nation's pay- ments syste
(D) Developing government-wide, cost-minimizing policies and offering superior
workplaces, expert so- lutions, acquisition services and management poli- cies
(E) Providing financial services to depository institu- tions, the United States
government and foreign insti- tutions, as well as playing a key role in operating the
nation's payments system
5. Although the Constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a (A) Necessary and proper
military draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so? clause
(A) Necessary and proper clause
(B) Take care clause
(C) Taxing and spending clause
(D) Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
(E) Equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amend- ment
6. The formation of numerous interest groups during the post-Civil War industrialization (D) influence of so- cial
shows the tensions and economic
(A) influence of debates about slavery on the public stress on group formation
(B) growing influence of women's rights groups
(C) minimal influence of the federal government on group formation
(D) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group formation
(E) shift in federal government funding for interest groups
7. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American
(C) Public policies emerge
politics?
from com- promises
(A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. reached among
(B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, competing groups.
and government.
(C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among
competing groups.
(D) American politics is dominated by cities at the
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
expense of rural areas. 0 0 0
(E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0group affiliations outside the family.
0 0 0 0
8. Which of the following is generally the most signifi- cant influence on an
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (B) Family
0
individual's identification with a particular political party?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(A) Religious affiliation 0
(B) Family
(C) Level of education 0 0
(D) Television
(E) The party identification of the incumbent president
0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) Ways and
0 0
0Means
9. . Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0influence on mem- bers of the House of Representatives?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(A) Agriculture
(B) Ways and Means 0 0
(C) Veterans' Affairs 0
(D) Armed Services 0
(E) Education and Labor 0 0
(A) It declared
0 0
segregation by race in the
0 0 0 0 0
pub- lic schools uncon-
0 0 0 0
10. Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board of Education of
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 stitutional
0
0Topeka is correct? 0 0
(A) It declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) It established the principle of one person, one vote.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(C) It required that citizens about to be arrested be read a statement
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0concerning their right to remain silent. 0 0 0 0 0
(D) It declared Bible reading in the public schools unconstitutional.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(E) It declared segregation by race in places of public accommodation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0unconstitutional.
11. Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were used by some
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) prevent African
0 0
southern states to
0 0 0 Americans from
0 0
(A) determine the educational achievement of poten- 0 0 0 0 0
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal Public demand for, and
bureaucracy over the past hun- dred years? expectation of, social
services
(A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925
(B) The inability of Congress to cut programs
(C) The success of Democratic presidents in promot- ing their policies
(D) Public demand for, and expectation of, social ser- vices
(E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those
living in poverty
2. Public opinion is given a lot of attention in democ- racies because the
democratic form of government rests on (C) the consent of the
(A) underwriting by the wealthy governed
(B) access to politicians
(C) the consent of the governed
(D) mobilization of the poor
(E) the capabilities of bureaucrats
(A) slander
3. 3. An oral statement that is false and intended to damage an individual is
known as
(A) slander
(B) libel
(C) testimony
(D) argument
(E) free speech (E) Providing fi- nancial
services to
4. 4. Which of the following is clearly a task charged to the Federal Reserve as a
regulatory agency?
(A) Protecting market users and the public from fraud, depository institu-
manipulation and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial
tions, the Unit-
futures and options
ed States govern- ment
(B) Eliminating and preventing what regulators per- ceive to be harmfully and foreign institutions, as
anticompetitive business prac- tices, such as coercive monopolies well as playing a key role
(C) Disclosing campaign-finance information and overseeing the public in operating
funding of presidential elec-
, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CLEP
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
tions the nation's pay- ments syste
(D) Developing government-wide, cost-minimizing policies and offering superior
workplaces, expert so- lutions, acquisition services and management poli- cies
(E) Providing financial services to depository institu- tions, the United States
government and foreign insti- tutions, as well as playing a key role in operating the
nation's payments system
5. Although the Constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a (A) Necessary and proper
military draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so? clause
(A) Necessary and proper clause
(B) Take care clause
(C) Taxing and spending clause
(D) Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
(E) Equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amend- ment
6. The formation of numerous interest groups during the post-Civil War industrialization (D) influence of so- cial
shows the tensions and economic
(A) influence of debates about slavery on the public stress on group formation
(B) growing influence of women's rights groups
(C) minimal influence of the federal government on group formation
(D) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group formation
(E) shift in federal government funding for interest groups
7. Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American
(C) Public policies emerge
politics?
from com- promises
(A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. reached among
(B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, competing groups.
and government.
(C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among
competing groups.
(D) American politics is dominated by cities at the
, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CLEP
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
expense of rural areas. 0 0 0
(E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0group affiliations outside the family.
0 0 0 0
8. Which of the following is generally the most signifi- cant influence on an
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (B) Family
0
individual's identification with a particular political party?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(A) Religious affiliation 0
(B) Family
(C) Level of education 0 0
(D) Television
(E) The party identification of the incumbent president
0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) Ways and
0 0
0Means
9. . Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0influence on mem- bers of the House of Representatives?
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(A) Agriculture
(B) Ways and Means 0 0
(C) Veterans' Affairs 0
(D) Armed Services 0
(E) Education and Labor 0 0
(A) It declared
0 0
segregation by race in the
0 0 0 0 0
pub- lic schools uncon-
0 0 0 0
10. Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board of Education of
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 stitutional
0
0Topeka is correct? 0 0
(A) It declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) It established the principle of one person, one vote.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(C) It required that citizens about to be arrested be read a statement
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0concerning their right to remain silent. 0 0 0 0 0
(D) It declared Bible reading in the public schools unconstitutional.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(E) It declared segregation by race in places of public accommodation
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0unconstitutional.
11. Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were used by some
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
(B) prevent African
0 0
southern states to
0 0 0 Americans from
0 0
(A) determine the educational achievement of poten- 0 0 0 0 0
