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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TEST 1 NEWEST
2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which of the following Supreme Court cases refuted the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
(A). Baker v. Carr
(B) McCulloch v. Maryland
(C) Garcia v. San Antonio
(D) Brown v. Board of Education
(E) Miranda v. Arizona - ANSWER- D. Brown v. Board of Education
The US Constitution requires that political authority be divided among the three branches of government. This is referred to as
(A) the separation of powers
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(B) checks and balances
(C) cloture
(D) stare decisis
(E) the wall of separation - ANSWER- A. the separation of powers
The English philosopher whose words are heavily drawn on in the Declaration of Independence was
(A) Thomas Hobbes
(B) John Locke
(C) Edmund Burke
(D) Davide Hume
(E) Adam Smith - ANSWER- B. John Locke
All of the following are typical stances of American liberals EXCEPT
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(A) support for abortion rights.
(B) concern for the rights of the accused.
(C) resistance to state involvement with religious institutions.
(D) support for international organization such as the United Nations.
(E) opposition to the expansion of governmental activity and regulation.
- ANSWER- E. opposition to the expansion of governmental activity
and regulation.
Insofar as the Constitution is concerned, members of Congress receive payment for their work from
(A) their political parties
(B) their state legislatures
(C) the US Treasury
(D) political gifts
(E) interest groups - ANSWER- C. the US Treasury 3 / 4
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Which of the following Amendments to the United States Constitution were repealed?
- The 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
II. The 4th Amendment (Search and Seizure)
III. The 19th Amendment (The Right to Vote)
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III - ANSWER- A. I only (The 18th Amendment [Prohibition])
The vice president of the US is the president of what government body?
(A) Federal judiciary
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