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CLEP American Government Test Exam 1 New 2024
Version Best Studying Material with All Questions
and Answers
Which strategy has been most successful for congressional lobbyists?

(A) Grassroots mobilization

(B) Public information campaigns

(C) Testimony in Congress

(D) Endorsements of candidates for public office

(E) Financial contributions to political campaigns ----------- Correct Answer ------------ E.
Financial contributions to political campaigns

According to law, the President of the United States must be

(A) at least 35 years old.

(B) a college graduate.

(C) wealthy enough to afford a campaign.

(D) unconnected to a religion.

(E) a lifelong resident of the United States. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A. at least 35
years old.

A theory of government that "emphasizes government-directed equalization of wealth and
government control of industry" is referred to as

(A) democracy

(B) communism

(C) theocracy

(D) monarchy

(E) socialism ----------- Correct Answer ------------ E. socialism

The Constitution grants justices of the Supreme Court terms of

,(A) four years.

(B) six years.

(C) ten years.

(D) twelve years.

(E) life tenure. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ E. life tenure

Which of the following is NOT related to political activity on behalf of gender equality?

(A) Equal Rights Amendment

(B) Equal Pay Act

(C) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964)

(D) Gibbons v. Ogden

(E) Faragher v. City of Boca Raton ----------- Correct Answer ------------ D. Gibbons v. Ogden

Why are unfunded mandates so popular for Congress?

(A) Unfunded mandates improve relationships between representatives and their constituencies.

(B) Representatives can satisfy constituents without being obligated to find funding.

(C) Most representatives have served at the state level and wish to return favors.

(D) State agencies are more efficient and flexible than the federal bureaucracy.

(E) State problems are best solved at the state level. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B.
Representatives can satisfy constituents without being obligated to find funding.

The United States Constitution was opposed by which group?

(A) Abolitionists

(B) Royalists

(C) Nationalists

(D) Smaller states

,(E) Federalists ----------- Correct Answer ------------ B. Royalists

The Constitution grants Congress the power to do all of the following EXCEPT

(A) borrow money for the public treasury.

(B) declare war.

(C) govern commerce among the states and with foreign countries.

(D) tax exports from any one state.

(E) coin money and set its value. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ D. tax exports from any
one state.

A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is called

(A) a docket

(B) an earmark

(C) a bill

(D) casework

(E) a lobby ----------- Correct Answer ------------ C. a bill

The agency that provides Congress with evaluations of public policies is the

(A) Department of Justice.

(B) Department of Commerce.

(C) Office of Personnel Management.

(D) Office of Management and Budget.

(E) General Accounting Office. ----------- Correct Answer ------------ E. General Accounting
Office.

What do unanimous consent agreements accomplish?

(A) they move legislation quickly through the House committee system

(B) they provide for political party unanimity at nominating conventions

, (C) they meld various concurrent opinions into a single document

(D) they provide for unanimous votes in the Senate

(E) they end debate in the Senate ----------- Correct Answer ------------ E. they end debate in the
Senate

The federal and state court systems

(A) are distinct and deal with completely separate legal issues and jurisdictions.

(B) are both subordinate to federal and state constitutions.

(C) work together to interpret federal law and to uphold the Constitution.

(D) function in a parallel manner so that federal courts may receive appeals from state courts.

(E) have differing jurisdictions so that no federal court can hear an appeal from a state court. -----
------ Correct Answer ------------ D. function in a parallel manner so that federal courts may
receive appeals from state courts.

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 ----------- Correct Answer ------------ A. indirect democracy

An interest group perceives a problem and then works to encourage legislation that addresses the
problem. Interest groups 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

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