CLEP: American Government - Ultimate Test Questions
1. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and Mexico in 1993.
Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
2. ICC: Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate railroads that moved
goods and services between states
3. Each state sends __________ Senators to the United States Senate.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) a number in proportion to the population of the state: A) 2
4. The states in the US system of government enjoy _________ powers.
A) delegated
B) reserved
C) only concurrent
D) no particular grant of of constitutional: B) reserved
5. Each state has a number of electors in the Electoral College equivalent to the number of __________.
A) Representatives in the House of Representatives
B) Senators and Representatives in Congress
C) it's state legislatures
D) delegates sent to the national party conventions: B) Senators and Representatives in Congress
6. The Supreme Court ruling rendering unconstitutional segregation in the public schools was __________.
A) Plessey v. Ferguson
B) Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka
C) White v. Texas
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D) the Dred Scott case: B) Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
7. Just prior to the ratification of the 26th Amendment, MOST states required a person to be 21 years of age to vote, but two
states required that a person be only 18. These states were __________.
A) Kansas and Nebraska
B) Georgia and Kentucky
C) Texas and Louisiana
D) Wyoming and Utah: B) Georgia and Kentucky
8. The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in __________ committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select: A) standing
9. Each Court of Appeals has __________ judges.
A) one
B) three
C) six
D) nine: B) three
10. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has __________ representative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting: D) only a nonvoting
11. The Supreme Court has primarily __________ jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
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C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above: B) appellate
12. Treaties are ratified by the __________.
A) Secretary of State
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
D) President: B) Senate
13. How many Congressmen does each state send to the House of Representatives?
A) two
B) fourC) six
D) A number in proportion to the population of the state: D) a number in proportion to the population of the state
14. A case appealed from a regulatory commission would go FIRST to the __________.
A) Supreme Court
B) Court of Appeals
C) District Court
D) none of the above: B) Court of Appeals
15. Constitutionally, the power to coin money rests with __________.
A) Congress ONLY
B) state legislatures ONLY
C) Congress and state legislatures
D) President: A) Congress ONLY
16. Which statement does NOT apply to the principle of judicial review?
A) Judicial review is the process by which courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution.
B) Judicial review was established in a famous case in which, for the first time, the Supreme Court declared an act of
Congress unconstitutional.
C) Judicial review is often used by Congress as a check on the power of the judicial branch.
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D) Judicial review is a powerful check upon both the legislative and executive branches of government.: C) Judicial review
is often used by Congress as a check on the power of the judicial branch.
17. The qualifications for Supreme Court justices and other federal judges are __________.
A) Not specified in the Constitution
B) the same as those for the office of President
C) US citizenship and thirty-five years of age
D) a law degree and a knowledge of the US Constitution: C) US Citizenship and thirty-five years of age.
18. Which of these American political customs is the only one mentioned anywhere in the Constitution?
A) How presidential candidates are selected
B) How many votes each state may cast in the electoral college
C) The formation of political parties
D) Holding national conventions: B) How many votes each state may cast in the electoral college
19. To __________ is NOT a purpose for which an election would normally be held in the United States.
A) nominate or elect public officials
B) approve or reject constitutional amendments
C) approve or reject a proposed law submitted to a direct popular vote
D) decide whether or not a treaty should be ratified: D) decide whether or not a treaty should be ratified
20. People who vote in public elections __________.
A) perform a civic duty
B) exercise a basic freedom
C) participate in the democratic process
D) all of the above apply to persons who vote in public elections.: D) all of the above apply to persons who vote in public
elections
21. All powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to the federal government or deny to the states are reserved for
__________.
A) Congress
1. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and Mexico in 1993.
Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
2. ICC: Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate railroads that moved
goods and services between states
3. Each state sends __________ Senators to the United States Senate.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) a number in proportion to the population of the state: A) 2
4. The states in the US system of government enjoy _________ powers.
A) delegated
B) reserved
C) only concurrent
D) no particular grant of of constitutional: B) reserved
5. Each state has a number of electors in the Electoral College equivalent to the number of __________.
A) Representatives in the House of Representatives
B) Senators and Representatives in Congress
C) it's state legislatures
D) delegates sent to the national party conventions: B) Senators and Representatives in Congress
6. The Supreme Court ruling rendering unconstitutional segregation in the public schools was __________.
A) Plessey v. Ferguson
B) Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka
C) White v. Texas
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D) the Dred Scott case: B) Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
7. Just prior to the ratification of the 26th Amendment, MOST states required a person to be 21 years of age to vote, but two
states required that a person be only 18. These states were __________.
A) Kansas and Nebraska
B) Georgia and Kentucky
C) Texas and Louisiana
D) Wyoming and Utah: B) Georgia and Kentucky
8. The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in __________ committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select: A) standing
9. Each Court of Appeals has __________ judges.
A) one
B) three
C) six
D) nine: B) three
10. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has __________ representative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting: D) only a nonvoting
11. The Supreme Court has primarily __________ jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
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C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above: B) appellate
12. Treaties are ratified by the __________.
A) Secretary of State
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
D) President: B) Senate
13. How many Congressmen does each state send to the House of Representatives?
A) two
B) fourC) six
D) A number in proportion to the population of the state: D) a number in proportion to the population of the state
14. A case appealed from a regulatory commission would go FIRST to the __________.
A) Supreme Court
B) Court of Appeals
C) District Court
D) none of the above: B) Court of Appeals
15. Constitutionally, the power to coin money rests with __________.
A) Congress ONLY
B) state legislatures ONLY
C) Congress and state legislatures
D) President: A) Congress ONLY
16. Which statement does NOT apply to the principle of judicial review?
A) Judicial review is the process by which courts interpret the meaning of the Constitution.
B) Judicial review was established in a famous case in which, for the first time, the Supreme Court declared an act of
Congress unconstitutional.
C) Judicial review is often used by Congress as a check on the power of the judicial branch.
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D) Judicial review is a powerful check upon both the legislative and executive branches of government.: C) Judicial review
is often used by Congress as a check on the power of the judicial branch.
17. The qualifications for Supreme Court justices and other federal judges are __________.
A) Not specified in the Constitution
B) the same as those for the office of President
C) US citizenship and thirty-five years of age
D) a law degree and a knowledge of the US Constitution: C) US Citizenship and thirty-five years of age.
18. Which of these American political customs is the only one mentioned anywhere in the Constitution?
A) How presidential candidates are selected
B) How many votes each state may cast in the electoral college
C) The formation of political parties
D) Holding national conventions: B) How many votes each state may cast in the electoral college
19. To __________ is NOT a purpose for which an election would normally be held in the United States.
A) nominate or elect public officials
B) approve or reject constitutional amendments
C) approve or reject a proposed law submitted to a direct popular vote
D) decide whether or not a treaty should be ratified: D) decide whether or not a treaty should be ratified
20. People who vote in public elections __________.
A) perform a civic duty
B) exercise a basic freedom
C) participate in the democratic process
D) all of the above apply to persons who vote in public elections.: D) all of the above apply to persons who vote in public
elections
21. All powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to the federal government or deny to the states are reserved for
__________.
A) Congress
