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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TEST 1 EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When voting for presidential candidates, residents of the states
are saying that they want their state's Electoral College votes to
go to that candidate. This is an example of
(A) indirect democracy
(B) nullification
(C) logrolling
(D) tyranny of the majority
(E) eminent domain - ANSWER-A. indirect democracy
An interest group perceives a problem and then works to
encourage legislation that addresses the problem. Interest groups
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can legally promote their agendas by doing all of the following
EXCEPT
(A) paying a legislator in exchange for a vote in favor of the
interest group
(B) using the interest group's legislative power to swing the vote
(C) writing letters to the president
(D) using letters, e-mails, or phone calls to get the legislator's
attention
(E) organizing peaceful protests - ANSWER-A. paying a legislator
in exchange for a vote in favor of the interest group
Which of the following interest groups might make use of litigation
rather than lobbying to advance their interests?
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(A) Prisoners
(B) Unions
(C) Corporations
(D) Senior Citizens
(E) Educators - ANSWER-A. Prisoners
Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation?
I. The government lacked the power to compel states to honor
national obligations.
II. The government had no powers of taxation.
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III. It failed to provide the authority to negotiate peace with
England.
(A) I only
(B) I and II
(C) I, II, and III
(D) II and III
(E) III only - ANSWER-B. I and II
When a bill has passed through a subcommittee, a full committee,
and both Congressional houses, the president can still kill the bill
via veto. What must happen for a presidential veto to be
overturned?
(A) a two-thirds vote must occur in both Congressional chambers
CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TEST 1 EXAM LATEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
When voting for presidential candidates, residents of the states
are saying that they want their state's Electoral College votes to
go to that candidate. This is an example of
(A) indirect democracy
(B) nullification
(C) logrolling
(D) tyranny of the majority
(E) eminent domain - ANSWER-A. indirect democracy
An interest group perceives a problem and then works to
encourage legislation that addresses the problem. Interest groups
,2|Page
can legally promote their agendas by doing all of the following
EXCEPT
(A) paying a legislator in exchange for a vote in favor of the
interest group
(B) using the interest group's legislative power to swing the vote
(C) writing letters to the president
(D) using letters, e-mails, or phone calls to get the legislator's
attention
(E) organizing peaceful protests - ANSWER-A. paying a legislator
in exchange for a vote in favor of the interest group
Which of the following interest groups might make use of litigation
rather than lobbying to advance their interests?
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(A) Prisoners
(B) Unions
(C) Corporations
(D) Senior Citizens
(E) Educators - ANSWER-A. Prisoners
Which of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation?
I. The government lacked the power to compel states to honor
national obligations.
II. The government had no powers of taxation.
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III. It failed to provide the authority to negotiate peace with
England.
(A) I only
(B) I and II
(C) I, II, and III
(D) II and III
(E) III only - ANSWER-B. I and II
When a bill has passed through a subcommittee, a full committee,
and both Congressional houses, the president can still kill the bill
via veto. What must happen for a presidential veto to be
overturned?
(A) a two-thirds vote must occur in both Congressional chambers
