CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT ULTIMATE
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
1. NAFTA
Answer> North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and
Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
2. ICC
Answer> 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
Answer> 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
Answer> 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
Answer> B) Senators and Represen- tatives 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
D) the Dred Scott case
, Answer> 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
Answer> B) Georgia and Kentucky
8. The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select
Answer> A) standing
9. Each Court of Appeals has judges.
A) one
B) three
, C) six
D) nine
Answer> B) three
10. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has repre-
sentative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting
Answer> D) only a nonvoting
11. The Supreme Court has primarily jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above
Answer> B) appellate
12. Treaties are ratified by the .
A) Secretary of State
QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
1. NAFTA
Answer> North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and
Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
2. ICC
Answer> 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
Answer> 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
Answer> 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
Answer> B) Senators and Represen- tatives 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
D) the Dred Scott case
, Answer> 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
Answer> B) Georgia and Kentucky
8. The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select
Answer> A) standing
9. Each Court of Appeals has judges.
A) one
B) three
, C) six
D) nine
Answer> B) three
10. In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has repre-
sentative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting
Answer> D) only a nonvoting
11. The Supreme Court has primarily jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above
Answer> B) appellate
12. Treaties are ratified by the .
A) Secretary of State
