CLEP American Government Practice Test 2 exam with complete solutions

Where in the Constitution does Congress locate its authority to oversee gov. bodies not mentioned in the Constitution, such as the Department of Education correct answersNecessary and proper clause Powers claimed by the president but NOT expressly called for in the Constitution are called correct answersinherent powers Which of the following stipulates that Congress may NOT put in place an official religion correct answersEstablishment clause The redistricting in the states of seats for the US Representatives is determined by correct answerscensus figures on state populations Sometimes the federal gov hands over to commercial enterprises work formerly done by gov employees. This is known as correct answersprivatization The Pendleton Act of 1883 was the first law to correct answersmake some government jobs off-limit to patronage Presidents are elected every _ years, representatives every _ years, and senators every _ years correct answers4,2,6 Which executive department writes and enforces rules that regulate some element of industry correct answersIndependent agencies The US Postal Service is a government corporation that sells services, thus generating correct answersits own revenue