American Government CLEP Study Guide Latest Update 2024-2025 Exam 100 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
A major difference between political parties and interest groups is that interest groups
generally do NOT - CORRECT ANSWER: Occupy a place on the ballot
A theoretical explanation of the operation of diverse interests in American politics is
found in - CORRECT ANSWER: The Federalist Papers
According to the Constitution, the following decides the presidential election outcome in the event that a single candidate does not get a majority of electoral votes - CORRECT
ANSWER: The House of Representatives
According to the US Constitution, who has the right to create inferior courts? -
CORRECT ANSWER: The Congress
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; congressional power to override a presidential veto; qualifications for members of the House and Senate
All the following statements correctly describe judicial appointments at the federal level -
CORRECT ANSWER: Federal judicial appointments are typically evaluated by the
American Bar Association or the Federalist Society; If a senator is a member of the president's party, tradition may allow the senator to exercise an informal veto over an individual being considered from the senator's state; Presidents seldom recommend for judicial appointment individuals from the opposition political party; and Federal judgeship's are often considered by presidents as patronage positions.
Among the expressed powers of the federal government enumerated in the Constitution of the United States is the power to - CORRECT ANSWER: regulate interstate trade and commerce
An election is a realigning or critical election if - CORRECT ANSWER: there is a lasting change in party coalitions
As compared with Republicans and Democrats, Independents in the United States are
typically - CORRECT ANSWER: less likely to vote in elections
Congress has the least discretion to change spending for the following... - CORRECT
ANSWER: Interest on the national debt and entitlement programs
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Congressional oversight is best described as - CORRECT ANSWER: monitoring the
federal bureaucracy
Delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions are primarily
chosen... - CORRECT ANSWER: in primaries
Differences between House and Senate versions of a bill are resolved... - CORRECT
ANSWER: in a conference room meeting.
Each of the following is a power of Congress - CORRECT ANSWER: declaring war,
ratifying treaties, confirming ambassadors, appropriating funds of war
High levels of political participation have been found to be positively associated with - CORRECT ANSWER: A high level of interest in politics; A sense of political efficacy; A strong sense of civic duty
If a party to a federal civil lawsuit loses the case and chooses to appeal, it would take
the appeal to the - CORRECT ANSWER: United States Courts of Appeals
If the vice presidency of the United States is vacated the Constitution stipulates that the
president must - CORRECT ANSWER: appoint a new vice president with the approval
of both houses of Congress
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding the following
most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy. - CORRECT ANSWER:
Election of members of the House of Representatives
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 the major parties
In the Federalist paper number 10 James Madison argued that... - CORRECT
ANSWER: the growth of factions was inevitable in a democracy
In the following case the Supreme Court established the precedent that a right to
privacy stems from several amendments in the Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER:
Griswold v. Connecticut
In the past 30 years, the single most important variable in determining the outcome of an election for a member of the House of Representatives has been - CORRECT
ANSWER: incumbency
Individual rights - CORRECT ANSWER: Civil liberties
Individuals who identify themselves as conservative would most likely support the following - CORRECT ANSWER: Lowering barriers to trade
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