American Government CLEP Practice
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Home style" - ANSWER-Refers to appeals of local interests
"Mobocracy" - ANSWER-Rule by the mob
10th Amendment - ANSWER-What amendment says, "The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people."
18 - ANSWER-According to the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, how old must
someone be to have a right to vote?
25 - ANSWER-What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for members of
the House of Representatives?
30 - ANSWER-Senators must be at least how many years old?
Administrative discretion - ANSWER-Term for when Congress sets guidelines for
government agencies to follow
Amicus Curiae briefs - ANSWER-Legal opinions submitted to the Court by interested
parties
Anarchism - ANSWER-A philosophical opposition to any kind of formal government
Article 1 - ANSWER-Article on both chambers of Congress
Article 1 - ANSWER-Article that the elastic clause is found in
Article 1, Section 2 - ANSWER-Article and section of the Constitution that reads (in
part): "No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of
twenty five Years."
Article 1, Section 3 - ANSWER-Article and section that says that the Vice President is
president of the Senate, though he has no vote, except in the case of a tie vote in the
Senate-in which case the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Article 1, Section 6 - ANSWER-Article and section that says, "Senators and
Representatives shall receive Compensation for their Services."
Article 2 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the presidency
, Article 3 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the courts
Article 4 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the states
Article 5 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on amending the Constitution
Article I - ANSWER-"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S. Constitution?
Article II - ANSWER-Article that discusses the Presidency
Article III - ANSWER-Article that discusses the Supreme Court
Attack and contrast ads - ANSWER-Designed, respectively, to create negative feelings
toward a candidate's opponent and to draw distinctions between opponents
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - ANSWER-Signed by President Bill Clinton, led to a
balanced budget and a budget surplus
Bill - ANSWER-A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is called_________
Bill - ANSWER-A piece of proposed legislation
Both houses of Congress - ANSWER-To override a presidential veto, who must vote in
favor of the override by a two-thirds majority?
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER-Required the desegregation of public schools
Caucuses - ANSWER-Closed meetings of members of a political party who meet to
decide on political candidates and policy positions
Common Sense - ANSWER-Written by Thomas Paine in the early stage of the
Revolution. It's purpose was to rouse the American public against the British
Concurrence - ANSWER-Refers to a judge's agreement with a court majority's opinions,
though for reasons other than those expressed by the majority
Concurrence - ANSWER-Refers to a judge's agreement with the decision of a majority
of judges on the court, through different reasons.
Congress - ANSWER-Article I is the longest section contained in the U.S. Constitution.
What is the subject matter of this article?
Cooperative federalism - ANSWER-Sometimes called marble-cake federalism, refers to
the overlapping federal and state government jurisdiction
Test 2025 Rated A+
Home style" - ANSWER-Refers to appeals of local interests
"Mobocracy" - ANSWER-Rule by the mob
10th Amendment - ANSWER-What amendment says, "The powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the
States respectively, or to the people."
18 - ANSWER-According to the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, how old must
someone be to have a right to vote?
25 - ANSWER-What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for members of
the House of Representatives?
30 - ANSWER-Senators must be at least how many years old?
Administrative discretion - ANSWER-Term for when Congress sets guidelines for
government agencies to follow
Amicus Curiae briefs - ANSWER-Legal opinions submitted to the Court by interested
parties
Anarchism - ANSWER-A philosophical opposition to any kind of formal government
Article 1 - ANSWER-Article on both chambers of Congress
Article 1 - ANSWER-Article that the elastic clause is found in
Article 1, Section 2 - ANSWER-Article and section of the Constitution that reads (in
part): "No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of
twenty five Years."
Article 1, Section 3 - ANSWER-Article and section that says that the Vice President is
president of the Senate, though he has no vote, except in the case of a tie vote in the
Senate-in which case the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Article 1, Section 6 - ANSWER-Article and section that says, "Senators and
Representatives shall receive Compensation for their Services."
Article 2 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the presidency
, Article 3 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the courts
Article 4 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on the states
Article 5 - ANSWER-Article that focuses on amending the Constitution
Article I - ANSWER-"All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives." These words appear in which article of the U.S. Constitution?
Article II - ANSWER-Article that discusses the Presidency
Article III - ANSWER-Article that discusses the Supreme Court
Attack and contrast ads - ANSWER-Designed, respectively, to create negative feelings
toward a candidate's opponent and to draw distinctions between opponents
Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - ANSWER-Signed by President Bill Clinton, led to a
balanced budget and a budget surplus
Bill - ANSWER-A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is called_________
Bill - ANSWER-A piece of proposed legislation
Both houses of Congress - ANSWER-To override a presidential veto, who must vote in
favor of the override by a two-thirds majority?
Brown v. Board of Education - ANSWER-Required the desegregation of public schools
Caucuses - ANSWER-Closed meetings of members of a political party who meet to
decide on political candidates and policy positions
Common Sense - ANSWER-Written by Thomas Paine in the early stage of the
Revolution. It's purpose was to rouse the American public against the British
Concurrence - ANSWER-Refers to a judge's agreement with a court majority's opinions,
though for reasons other than those expressed by the majority
Concurrence - ANSWER-Refers to a judge's agreement with the decision of a majority
of judges on the court, through different reasons.
Congress - ANSWER-Article I is the longest section contained in the U.S. Constitution.
What is the subject matter of this article?
Cooperative federalism - ANSWER-Sometimes called marble-cake federalism, refers to
the overlapping federal and state government jurisdiction
