CLEP American Government Exam Review | Actual
Questions & Correct Answers | Graded A+ (2025/2026)
All of the following statements correctly describe judicial appointments at the
federal level EXCEPT: - correct answer Congress nominates and confirms all
appointments to the federal judiciary.
Which of the following agencies determines the domestic monetary policy of
the United States? - correct answer The Federal Reserve Board
Under which of the following conditions are interest groups most likely to
influence policymaking? - correct answer When the issue is a highly
technical one requiring very detailed legislation
All of the following help to explain the president's difficulty in controlling
cabinet-level agencies EXCEPT: - correct answer The president cannot
dismiss appointees after they have been confirmed by the Senate.
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which
of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy? -
correct answer Election of members of the House of Representatives
The most likely and often the most powerful policy coalition of interests is
likely to include a federal agency plus which of the following? - correct
answer An interest group and a congressional subcommittee
Throughout most of the twentieth century, which of the following was most
likely to occur in midterm congressional elections? - correct answer The
party of the president typically lost seats in Congress, regardless of whether
the president was a Republican or a Democrat.
, Delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions are
primarily chosen - correct answer in primaries
The chart above supports which of the following statements?
I. Both Republicans and Democrats have more trust in the federal government
to do a better job than state governments.
II. Most groups trust their own state governments more than the federal
government.
III. Democrats trust the federal government more than Republicans.
IV. Liberals believe in big government. - correct answer II and III only
Which of the following political philosophers most influenced the writing of the
United States Constitution? - correct answer Locke
The concept of responsible party government emphasizes which of the
following about elections? - correct answer Political parties will take clear,
unambiguous positions.
Which of the following is a difference between the House of Representatives
and the Senate? - correct answer The Senate has the exclusive power to
ratify treaties.
Which of the following was a consequence of the New Deal legislation passed
during the Great Depression under the administration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt? - correct answer The federal government became a more
important agent of change than in previous presidential administrations.
Congressional oversight is best described as - correct answer monitoring the
federal bureaucracy
Questions & Correct Answers | Graded A+ (2025/2026)
All of the following statements correctly describe judicial appointments at the
federal level EXCEPT: - correct answer Congress nominates and confirms all
appointments to the federal judiciary.
Which of the following agencies determines the domestic monetary policy of
the United States? - correct answer The Federal Reserve Board
Under which of the following conditions are interest groups most likely to
influence policymaking? - correct answer When the issue is a highly
technical one requiring very detailed legislation
All of the following help to explain the president's difficulty in controlling
cabinet-level agencies EXCEPT: - correct answer The president cannot
dismiss appointees after they have been confirmed by the Senate.
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which
of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy? -
correct answer Election of members of the House of Representatives
The most likely and often the most powerful policy coalition of interests is
likely to include a federal agency plus which of the following? - correct
answer An interest group and a congressional subcommittee
Throughout most of the twentieth century, which of the following was most
likely to occur in midterm congressional elections? - correct answer The
party of the president typically lost seats in Congress, regardless of whether
the president was a Republican or a Democrat.
, Delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions are
primarily chosen - correct answer in primaries
The chart above supports which of the following statements?
I. Both Republicans and Democrats have more trust in the federal government
to do a better job than state governments.
II. Most groups trust their own state governments more than the federal
government.
III. Democrats trust the federal government more than Republicans.
IV. Liberals believe in big government. - correct answer II and III only
Which of the following political philosophers most influenced the writing of the
United States Constitution? - correct answer Locke
The concept of responsible party government emphasizes which of the
following about elections? - correct answer Political parties will take clear,
unambiguous positions.
Which of the following is a difference between the House of Representatives
and the Senate? - correct answer The Senate has the exclusive power to
ratify treaties.
Which of the following was a consequence of the New Deal legislation passed
during the Great Depression under the administration of Franklin D.
Roosevelt? - correct answer The federal government became a more
important agent of change than in previous presidential administrations.
Congressional oversight is best described as - correct answer monitoring the
federal bureaucracy
