CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICE TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. Punch cards Type of voting system that became well known immedi-
ately following the 2000 election
2. Prospective vot- A person who votes based on what candidate says he or
ing she will do in the future is said to be engaged in this type
of voting
3. House of Repre- Should presidential candidates receive an equal number
sentatives of electoral votes, the election is decided by
4. Democracy "A form of government in which the people (defined
broadly to include all adults or narrowly to exclude women
and slaves, for example) are the ultimate political author-
ity"
5. Direct democra- New England town's meetings are examples of this type
cy of democracy
6. The Federalist Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander Hamilton,
Papers James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
7. The Mayflower In the seventeenth century, the signers of which docu-
Compact ment agreed to live under the colony's recognized author-
ity and to wait for a royal charter, such as the Virginians
had?
8. Rhode Island The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
9. U.S. President The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the
10. Interest groups In the debates over the Constitution, federalist sand
anti-federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak
of
11. Article I "All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House
of Representatives." These words appear in which article
of the U.S. Constitution?
12. John Locke
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, CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICE TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The English philosopher whose words are heavily drawn
on in the Declaration of Independence
13. U.S. Treasury Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members of
Congress receive payment for their work from
14. Senate The Vice President of the United States is the president
of what government body?
15. 25 What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for
members of the House of Representatives?
16. Oregon In recent decades, which state has relied most heavily on
mail-in voting?
17. The Constitution In which of the nation's founding documents could one
point to an "elastic clause" to justify the existence of vast
government agencies such as the Department of Health
and Human Services?
18. State legisla- The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution states that
tures and the government powers "not delegated to the United States
people by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States," are
reserved for , , and .
19. Administrative Term for when Congress sets guidelines for government
discretion agencies to follow
20. Unfunded man- The Real ID Act of 2005 was an example of an
date
21. Filibuster Senators have the power to "talk a bill to death." What is
the formal term for this procedure?
22. Bill A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is
called
23. End debate in the What do Unanimous consent agreements accomplish?
Senate
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ANSWERS
1. Punch cards Type of voting system that became well known immedi-
ately following the 2000 election
2. Prospective vot- A person who votes based on what candidate says he or
ing she will do in the future is said to be engaged in this type
of voting
3. House of Repre- Should presidential candidates receive an equal number
sentatives of electoral votes, the election is decided by
4. Democracy "A form of government in which the people (defined
broadly to include all adults or narrowly to exclude women
and slaves, for example) are the ultimate political author-
ity"
5. Direct democra- New England town's meetings are examples of this type
cy of democracy
6. The Federalist Under the pen name "Publius," Alexander Hamilton,
Papers James Madison, and John Jay wrote this
7. The Mayflower In the seventeenth century, the signers of which docu-
Compact ment agreed to live under the colony's recognized author-
ity and to wait for a royal charter, such as the Virginians
had?
8. Rhode Island The last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution
9. U.S. President The purpose of the electoral college is to choose
the
10. Interest groups In the debates over the Constitution, federalist sand
anti-federalist a spoke of factions the way we today speak
of
11. Article I "All Bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House
of Representatives." These words appear in which article
of the U.S. Constitution?
12. John Locke
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, CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PRACTICE TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The English philosopher whose words are heavily drawn
on in the Declaration of Independence
13. U.S. Treasury Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members of
Congress receive payment for their work from
14. Senate The Vice President of the United States is the president
of what government body?
15. 25 What is the minimum age specified in the Constitution for
members of the House of Representatives?
16. Oregon In recent decades, which state has relied most heavily on
mail-in voting?
17. The Constitution In which of the nation's founding documents could one
point to an "elastic clause" to justify the existence of vast
government agencies such as the Department of Health
and Human Services?
18. State legisla- The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution states that
tures and the government powers "not delegated to the United States
people by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States," are
reserved for , , and .
19. Administrative Term for when Congress sets guidelines for government
discretion agencies to follow
20. Unfunded man- The Real ID Act of 2005 was an example of an
date
21. Filibuster Senators have the power to "talk a bill to death." What is
the formal term for this procedure?
22. Bill A piece of legislation proposed to Congress is
called
23. End debate in the What do Unanimous consent agreements accomplish?
Senate
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