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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ULTIMATE
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 170
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ULTIMATE VERSION 1
The practice whereby individual senators can veto federal judicial nominations in their respective states is called (A) logrolling (B) preferential treatment (C) senatorial prerogative (D) senatorial courtesy (E) judicial selection - CORRECT ANSWER -(D) senatorial courtesy
Differences between House and Senate versions of a bill are resolved (A) in a conference committee (B) by the Rules committees of both chambers (C) in subcommittee hearings 1 / 4
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(D) by the president before the bill is signed into law (E) during the bill's markup phase - CORRECT ANSWER -(A) in a conference committee
Which of the following principles protects a citizen from imprisonment without trial?(A) Representative government (B) Separation of powers (C) Due process (D) Checks and balances (E) Popular sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER -(C) Due process
The passage of legislation in Congress often depends on mutual accommodations among members. This suggests that, to some extent, congressional behavior is based on (A) ideological divisions (B) partisan division (C) the principle of reciprocity (D) deference to state legislatures (E) norms of seniority - CORRECT ANSWER -(C) the principle of reciprocity 2 / 4
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All of the following are constitutional rights that neither the federal government nor the states can restrict EXCEPT the right to (A) remain silent during questioning (B) be represented by counsel (C) be indicted by grand jury (D) not be tried for the same offense twice (E) receive a trial by jury in a criminal case - CORRECT ANSWER-(C) be indicted by grand jury
. In the electoral history of the United States, third parties have been effective vehicles of protest when they (A) aligned themselves with one of the major parties (B) presented innovative programs in Congress (C) dramatized issues and positions that were being ignored by the major parties (D) chose the president by depriving either of the major parties of an electoral college victory (E) supported a political agenda that appealed especially to women - CORRECT ANSWER -(C) dramatized issues and positions that were being ignored by the major parties 3 / 4
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Which of the following best defines the term "judicial activism"?(A) The tendency of judges to hear large numbers of cases on social issues (B) The efforts of judges to lobby Congress for funds (C) The unwillingness of judges to remove themselves from cases in which they have a personal interest (D) The attempts by judges to influence election outcomes (E) The attempts by judges to influence public policy through their case decisions - CORRECT ANSWER -(E) The attempts by judges to influence public policy through their case decisions
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 (A) incumbency (B) the candidate's personal wealth (C) the previous political office the candidate held in the district (D) the candidate's membership in the political party of the president
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