AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CLEP EXAM | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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For which of the following does the Constitution of the United States
provide by name?
I. Supreme Court
II. District Courts
III. Customs Court
IV. A Court of Claims
V. Circuit Courts of Appeals
A) none of them
B) I
C) I, II, V
D) I, III, IV ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------B) I (Supreme Court)
For which of the following has the original method of selection been
changed by constitutional amendment?
I. Members of the House of Representatives
II. United States Senators
III. Federal judges
IV. Cabinet members
V. Vice-President of the United States
A) I, III, IV
B) II only
C) II, III, V
D) II, V ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------D) II, V
II - United States Senators
V - Vice-President of the United States
,Which of the following statements are true regarding American political
parties?
I. The Democrats consider George Washington the founder of their party.
II. The Republican party of 1860 opposed a strong central government.
III. The Populist party of the late 19th century represented business and
financial interests.
IV. A split in the Republican party contributed to the election of Wilson in
1912.
V. Third parties seldom win elections but exert considerable influence on
major parties
A) I, III
B) I, V
C) II, IV
D) IV, V ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------D) IV, V
IV - A split in the Republican party contributed to the election of Wilson in
1912
V - Third parties seldom win elections but exert considerable influence on
major parties
Which of the following is a *fundamental* requirement for the realization of
a workable system of World Government?
A) Agreement on a method of atomic control
B) reduction of armaments
C) limitation of national sovereignty in certain fields
D) international control of waterways ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
C) limitation of national sovereignty in certain fields
The government of Canada resembles what of the United States in which
of the following respects?
,A) the head of the government is elected directly by the people.
B) It has the federal form of government.
C) It is a republic.
D) Elections are held at specified intervals. ------CORRECT ANSWER-------
--------B) It has the federal form of government.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives exercises great influence
over legislation as a result of his __________.
A) authority to name the personnel of all standing committees
B) membership on the Rules Committee
C) right to refuse to recognize a member seeking the floor
D) control of the legislative schedule ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
C) right to refuse to recognize a member seeking the floor
In which one of the following ways can the United States constitution be
amended? A proposal by __________.
A) a majority of Congress and ratification by a majority of the state
legislatures
B) 2/3 of Congress and ratification by 3/4 of the states in convention
C) a majority of the state legislatures and ratification by 3/4 of the state
legislatures
D) a convention called at the request of the majority of the state legislatures
and ratification by 3/4 of the state legislatures ------CORRECT ANSWER----
-----------B) 2/3 of Congress and ratification by 3/4 of the states in
convention
A student report on the Camp David Summit Conference on Egyptian-
Israeli relations should refer to all of the following except an agreement to
__________.
A) set up a Palestinian State
B) sign an Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in the near future
, C) return the Sinai Desert region to Egypt
D) decide within 5 years the fate of Palestinians living in the West Bank -----
-CORRECT ANSWER---------------A) set up a Palestinian State
To which section of the United States Constitution would a segregationist
turn for support?
A) Full faith and credit clause
B) Due process clause
C) Reserved powers clause
D) Delegated powers clause ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------C)
Reserved powers clause
The purpose of the Committee of the Whole in Congress is to __________.
A) obtain a full House to consider a bill
B) expedite debate and legislative action
C) provide a roll call
D) bind the House to House-Senate conference decisions ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------B) expedite debate and legislative action
The Speaker of the House of Representatives was stripped of the power to
appoint the Rules Committee during the incumbency of __________.
A) John Nance Garner
B) Thomas B Reed
C) Joseph G Cannon
D) Champ Clark ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------C) Joseph G
Cannon
The control of the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency is the
responsibility of __________.
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