CLEP: American Government - Ultimate Test Questions with well detailed answers
NAFTA - correct answer-North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and
Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
ICC - correct answer-Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate
railroads that moved goods and services between states
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 - correct answer-A) 2
The states in the US system of government enjoy _________ powers.
A) delegated
B) reserved
C) only concurrent
D) no particular grant of of constitutional - correct answer-B) reserved
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 - correct answer-B) Senators and
Representatives in Congress
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 - correct answer-B) Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
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 - correct answer-B) Georgia and Kentucky
The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in __________ committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select - correct answer-A) standing
,Each Court of Appeals has __________ judges.
A) one
B) three
C) six
D) nine - correct answer-B) three
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has __________ representative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting - correct answer-D) only a nonvoting
The Supreme Court has primarily __________ jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above - correct answer-B) appellate
Treaties are ratified by the __________.
A) Secretary of State
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
, D) President - correct answer-B) Senate
How many Congressmen does each state send to the House of Representatives?
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) A number in proportion to the population of the state - correct answer-D) a number in
proportion to the population of the state
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 - correct answer-B) Court of Appeals
Constitutionally, the power to coin money rests with __________.
A) Congress ONLY
B) state legislatures ONLY
C) Congress and state legislatures
D) President - correct answer-A) Congress ONLY
Which statement does NOT apply to the principle of judicial review?
NAFTA - correct answer-North American Free Trade Agreement; signed by US, Canada and
Mexico in 1993. Tariff rates are falling or disappearing
ICC - correct answer-Interstate Commerce Commission; created in 1887 to regulate
railroads that moved goods and services between states
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 - correct answer-A) 2
The states in the US system of government enjoy _________ powers.
A) delegated
B) reserved
C) only concurrent
D) no particular grant of of constitutional - correct answer-B) reserved
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 - correct answer-B) Senators and
Representatives in Congress
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 - correct answer-B) Brown v. the Board of Education, Topeka
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 - correct answer-B) Georgia and Kentucky
The Congress does MOST of its legislative work in __________ committees.
A) standing
B) joint
C) conference
D) select - correct answer-A) standing
,Each Court of Appeals has __________ judges.
A) one
B) three
C) six
D) nine - correct answer-B) three
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Puerto Rico has __________ representative(s).
A) no
B) one
C) two
D) only a nonvoting - correct answer-D) only a nonvoting
The Supreme Court has primarily __________ jurisdiction.
A) original
B) appellate
C) equal responsibility for original and appellate
D) none of the above - correct answer-B) appellate
Treaties are ratified by the __________.
A) Secretary of State
B) Senate
C) House of Representatives
, D) President - correct answer-B) Senate
How many Congressmen does each state send to the House of Representatives?
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) A number in proportion to the population of the state - correct answer-D) a number in
proportion to the population of the state
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 - correct answer-B) Court of Appeals
Constitutionally, the power to coin money rests with __________.
A) Congress ONLY
B) state legislatures ONLY
C) Congress and state legislatures
D) President - correct answer-A) Congress ONLY
Which statement does NOT apply to the principle of judicial review?
