American Government CLEP Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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American Government CLEP Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal bureaucracy
over the past hundred years?
(A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925
(B) The inability of Congress to cut programs
(C) The success of Demo...
American Government CLEP Exam Questions and Answer s 100% Pass Which of the following best explains the consistent growth of the federal bureaucracy over the past hundred years? (A) Increases in federal income tax since 1925 (B) The inability of Congress to cut programs (C) The success of Democratic presidents in promoting their policies (D) Public demand for, and expectation of, social services (E) United States Supreme Court rulings requiring Congress to assist those living in poverty - Answer - Public demand for, and expectation of, social services Public opinion is given a lot of attention in democracies because the democratic form of government rests on (A) underwriting by the wealthy (B) access to politicians (C) the consent of the governed (D) mobilization of the poor (E) the capabilities of bureaucrats - Answer - (C) the consent of the governed 3. An oral statement that is false and intended to damage an individual is known as (A) slander (B) libel (C) testimony (D) argument (E) free speech - Answer - (A) slander 4. Which of the following is clearly a task charged to the Federal Reserve as a regulatory agency? (A) Protecting market users and the public from fraud, manipulation and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options (B) Eliminating and preventing what regulators perceive to be harmfully anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopolies (C) Disclosing campaign -finance information and overseeing the public funding of presidential elections (D) Developing government -wide, cost -minimizing policies and offering superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies (E) Providing financial services to depository institutions, the United States government and foreign institutions, as well as playing a key role in operating the nation's payments system - Answer - (E) Providing financial services to depository institution s, the United States government and foreign institutions, as well as playing a key role in operating the nation's payments system Although the Constitution does not explicitly give Congress the right to enact a military draft, which clause in the Constitution allows Congress to do so? (A) Necessary and proper clause (B) Take care clause (C) Taxing and spending clause (D) Due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (E) Equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment - Answer - (A) Necessary and proper clause The formation of numerous interest groups during the post -Civil War industrialization shows the (A) influence of debates about slavery on the public (B) growing influence of women's rights groups (C) minimal influence of the federal government on group formation (D) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group formation (E) shift in federal government funding for interest groups - Answer - (D) influence of social tensions and economic stress on group formation Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliations outside the family. - Answer - (C) 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? (A) Religious affiliation (B) Family (C) Level of education (D) Television (E) The party identification of the incumbent president - Answer - (B) Family . Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and influence on members of the House of Representatives? (A) Agriculture (B) Ways and Means (C) Veterans' Affairs (D) Armed Services (E) Education and Labor - Answer - (B) Ways and Means Which of the following statements about Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka is correct? (A) It declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional (B) It established the principle of one person, one vote. (C) It required that citizens about to be arrested be read a statement concerning their right to remain silent. (D) It declared Bible reading in the public schools unconstitutional. (E) It declared segregation by race in places of public accommodation unconstitutional. - Answer - (A) It declared segregation by race in the public schools unconstitutional Prior to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, literacy tests were used by some southern states to (A) determine the educational achievement of potential voters (B) prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote
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