CLEP American Government Study Guide Q&A 2025/2026 –
Fully Solved & Updated
The Supremacy Clause was first invoked in which Supreme Court case?
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Mcculloch v. Maryland
D. Fletcher v. Peck - correct answer mcculloch v. Maryland
Which doctrine held that though the national government was supreme in its
sphere, the states were equally supreme in theirs?
A. New federalism
B. Supreme federalism
C. Dual federalism
D. Constitutional federalism - correct answer dual federalism
Which document(s) argued states had the right to "nullify" federal laws that
violated the Constitution?
A. Federalist Papers
B. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
C. The Declaration of Independance
D. The Virginia Plan - correct answer Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Under the doctrine of dual federalism:
A. Congress could regulate intrastate commerce
B. Congress could regulate interstate commerce
C. Congress could regulate both intrastate and interstate commerce
,D. States could regulate interstate commerce - correct answer Congress
could regulate interstate commerce
Which type of grant is for one specific purpose?
A. Revenue sharing grant
B. Block grant
C. Conditional grant
D. Categorical grant - correct answer Categorical grant
A(n) _________________ is a procedure whereby voters can remove an
elected official from office.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Recall
A(n) _________________ is a procedure whereby voters can place legislative
measures directly on the ballot by obtaining signatures on petitions.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Initiative
A(n) _______________ is a procedure whereby voters have the chance to
reject measures adopted by legislatures.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
, C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Referendum
Operational block grants can be used for such purposes as:
A. Building local wastewater treatment plants
B. Transferring income to families and individuals
C. Building a low-income housing project
D. Running state child care programs - correct answer Running state child
care programs
The increased role of nonprofit organizations and private groups in policy
implementation is referred to as:
A. Third-order devolution
B. First-order devolution
C. Second-order devolution
D. Centralization - correct answer third-order devolution
The old aid to Families to Dependent Children (AFDC) program is an example
of a(n) ___________________ grant.
A. Entitlement
B. Capital
C. Operating
D. Revenue sharing - correct answer Entitlement
True or False:
Federalism was one device whereby personal liberty was to be protected. -
correct answer True
Fully Solved & Updated
The Supremacy Clause was first invoked in which Supreme Court case?
A. Marbury v. Madison
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Mcculloch v. Maryland
D. Fletcher v. Peck - correct answer mcculloch v. Maryland
Which doctrine held that though the national government was supreme in its
sphere, the states were equally supreme in theirs?
A. New federalism
B. Supreme federalism
C. Dual federalism
D. Constitutional federalism - correct answer dual federalism
Which document(s) argued states had the right to "nullify" federal laws that
violated the Constitution?
A. Federalist Papers
B. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
C. The Declaration of Independance
D. The Virginia Plan - correct answer Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Under the doctrine of dual federalism:
A. Congress could regulate intrastate commerce
B. Congress could regulate interstate commerce
C. Congress could regulate both intrastate and interstate commerce
,D. States could regulate interstate commerce - correct answer Congress
could regulate interstate commerce
Which type of grant is for one specific purpose?
A. Revenue sharing grant
B. Block grant
C. Conditional grant
D. Categorical grant - correct answer Categorical grant
A(n) _________________ is a procedure whereby voters can remove an
elected official from office.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Recall
A(n) _________________ is a procedure whereby voters can place legislative
measures directly on the ballot by obtaining signatures on petitions.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Initiative
A(n) _______________ is a procedure whereby voters have the chance to
reject measures adopted by legislatures.
A. Initiative
B. Referendum
, C. Recall
D. Redactation - correct answer Referendum
Operational block grants can be used for such purposes as:
A. Building local wastewater treatment plants
B. Transferring income to families and individuals
C. Building a low-income housing project
D. Running state child care programs - correct answer Running state child
care programs
The increased role of nonprofit organizations and private groups in policy
implementation is referred to as:
A. Third-order devolution
B. First-order devolution
C. Second-order devolution
D. Centralization - correct answer third-order devolution
The old aid to Families to Dependent Children (AFDC) program is an example
of a(n) ___________________ grant.
A. Entitlement
B. Capital
C. Operating
D. Revenue sharing - correct answer Entitlement
True or False:
Federalism was one device whereby personal liberty was to be protected. -
correct answer True
