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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXAM 2024 RECENT UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS [MOST EXAMINED QUESTIONS] GRADED A+ PASSED GET IT RIGHT$15.99
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS [MOST EXAMINED QUESTIONS]
GRADED A+ PASSED GET IT RIGHT
Which of the following statements best reflects the
pluralist theory of American politics? - (correct answer)
Public policies emerge from compromises reached
among competing groups.
Which of the following is generally the most significant
influence on an individual's identification with a
particular political party? - (correct answer) Family
Which of the following committee assignments would
confer the most power and influence on members of the
House of Representatives? - (correct answer) Ways
and means committee
,Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board
of Education of Topeka is correct? - (correct answer)
It declared segregation by race in public schools
unconstitutional.
Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were
used by some southern states to - (correct answer)
Prevent African Americans from exercising their right to
vote
The practice whereby individual senators can veto
federal judicial nominations in their respective states is
called - (correct answer) Senatorial courtesy
Differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
are resolved in - (correct answer) A conference
committee
Which of the following principles protects a citizen from
imprisonment without trial? - (correct answer) Due
process
,The passage of legislation in Congress often depends on
mutual accommodations among members. This suggests
that, to some extent, congressional behavior is based on
- (correct answer) The principle of reciprocity
Which of the following statements accurately describes
the president's veto power? - (correct answer) A
president can threaten to veto a bill that is under
discussion in order to influence congressional decision
making.
Congress is usually unable to override a president's veto
All of the following issues were decided at the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 - (correct answer) -
Representation in the legislature
-The method of electing the president
-The congressional power to override a presidential veto
-Qualifications for members of the House and Senate
, Which of the following is an example of soft money? -
(correct answer) Money given to a political party for
advertisements about the party's goals
The usefulness to the president of having cabinet
members as political advisers is undermined by the fact
that - (correct answer) Cabinet members are often
divided between the loyalty to the president as well as
their own executive departments
All of the following are constitutional rights that neither
the federal government nor the state can restrict. The
right to - (correct answer) -Remain silent during
questioning
-Be represented by counsel
-Be informed of the charges pending
-Receive a trial by jury in a criminal case
In the electoral history of the United States, third parties
have been effective vehicles of protest when they -
(correct answer) Dramatized issues and positions that
were being ignored by major parties
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