CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT all final exams, PRACTICE TEST, study guides nad assigments 2024

12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia in September in 1774 for what? - Answer- The First Continental Congress After the battles of Lexington and Concord__________________________ convened in May of 1775 - Answer-The Second Continental Congress "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" - ...

527 Committee -->named after code 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, a political organization that promotes certain issues, and, as long as it if not formally affiliated with a political party and does not specifically endorse a candidate, its political advertisements are not taxed. Acting Pres...

The Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 -->Ordered the racial desegregation of public schools A person who votes based on what a candidate says he or she will do in the future is said to be -->engaging in prospective voting Should presidential candidates receive a...

Verse -->A single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general (as opposed to prose). Stanza -->In poetry , a group of lines set off by space; also referred to as a verse. Rhyme Scheme -->Pattern of repetition of rhyme within a poem designated by aabb or abab, where the letter a marks the...

Act- -->plays are broken down into smaller units of action. Sometimes broken down further into scenes. Is similar to a chapter in a book. Antagonist— -->the character or force with which the protagonist conflicts. Aside- -->words spoken by one character in a play, either directly to the ...

Accentual meter - stressed rythmic structure of poetic lines Agon - "struggle" portagonist/antagonist a formal debate (comedy) Alexandrine - 12 syllable line written in iambic hexameter Allegorical - a narrative that is an extended metaphor the elements of the narrative carry significance on ...

In this passage the metaphor in "Astride of a grave and a difficult birth" suggests which of the following? - Answer-Birth is the beginning of death. Life is a struggle which ends in death. Reddening on a high branch Right at the very top And the fruit-pickers Have overlooked it - Answer-when ...

Federalism -->A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments Dual / Layer Cake Federalism -->A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US from the during the 19th century u...

planning -->The act of determining the organization's goals and defining the means for achieving them. One of the five basic functions of managers. decision-making process - 1st step -->Define the problem decision-making process - 2nd Step -->Identify limiting factors. decision-making pr...

A computer processes data in a device called the ___. - Answer-CPU A computer processes data in a device called the central processing unit or CPU. The CPU could be considered the ______ of the computer. - Answer-brain ______ is an area of a computer that holds data that is waiting to be processe...