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CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS(DETAILED ANSWERS)ALREADY
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First continental congress - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Sept
1774. Tired to peacefully seperate from Britian
Second Continental Congress - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
May 1775. Established postal, Navy and marines,
Voted to leave Britian
Declaration of Independence - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
July 4th 1776.
Based on John Locke's two Treatises of Government.
People have unalienable rights
When gov. infringes on those rights, it is the duty of the
people to overthrow that government
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Articles of Confederation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ March
1st 1781
Government is Unicameral
Set up a government with 13 members (one from each
state)
All powers not under congress where given to the states
Weaknesses - no power to tax
No power for and army
Why were the Articles of Confederation set up the way
they were - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The people were
scared of big government because they just got out of a
war with Britian
Annapolis Convention - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ James
Madison and Hamilton called for a stroger central
government
Shay's Rebellion - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Proved the
Articles were inadequate
Constitutional Convention - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ May
1787
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Virginia Plan - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Proposed by
Madison to institute a bicameral legislation
Created two houses
Lower- chosen by the state
Upper- chosen by the lower
Representation was appointed based on population
New Jersey Plan - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ One house
legislature
Great Compromise (Connecticut compromise) -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Created a house and a senate
Slavery Compromise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 3/5th
Congress can't do anything until 1808
Compromise over presidency - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Electoral college to select president so the smaller states
can have more say
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Federalism - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Division of power
from national and state governments
Article one - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Legislation is set up
and list delegated powers
Necessary and proper (Elastic) clause
Article two - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ President and
election
List presidential powers
Article three - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Supreme court
Article four - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ States rights
Article five - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Process for
amendments
Article six - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Supremacy clause
Article seven - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ratification
CLEP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS(DETAILED ANSWERS)ALREADY
GRADED A+/NEW VERSION! 100%
GUARANTEED PASS!
First continental congress - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Sept
1774. Tired to peacefully seperate from Britian
Second Continental Congress - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
May 1775. Established postal, Navy and marines,
Voted to leave Britian
Declaration of Independence - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
July 4th 1776.
Based on John Locke's two Treatises of Government.
People have unalienable rights
When gov. infringes on those rights, it is the duty of the
people to overthrow that government
,2|Page
Articles of Confederation - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ March
1st 1781
Government is Unicameral
Set up a government with 13 members (one from each
state)
All powers not under congress where given to the states
Weaknesses - no power to tax
No power for and army
Why were the Articles of Confederation set up the way
they were - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ The people were
scared of big government because they just got out of a
war with Britian
Annapolis Convention - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ James
Madison and Hamilton called for a stroger central
government
Shay's Rebellion - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Proved the
Articles were inadequate
Constitutional Convention - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ May
1787
,3|Page
Virginia Plan - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Proposed by
Madison to institute a bicameral legislation
Created two houses
Lower- chosen by the state
Upper- chosen by the lower
Representation was appointed based on population
New Jersey Plan - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ One house
legislature
Great Compromise (Connecticut compromise) -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Created a house and a senate
Slavery Compromise - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 3/5th
Congress can't do anything until 1808
Compromise over presidency - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Electoral college to select president so the smaller states
can have more say
, 4|Page
Federalism - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Division of power
from national and state governments
Article one - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Legislation is set up
and list delegated powers
Necessary and proper (Elastic) clause
Article two - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ President and
election
List presidential powers
Article three - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Supreme court
Article four - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ States rights
Article five - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Process for
amendments
Article six - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Supremacy clause
Article seven - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ratification
