CLEP American Government Exam Prep - Question List

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6. As James Madison uses the term in Federalist #10, what is a faction?
  1. An interest group that seeks to harm individuals or the country as a whole.
  2. An interest group that splits off from a larger interest group.
  3. It is the same thing as a political party.
  4. Members of Congress who are of a different political party than the President.
  5. The result of members of the Cabinet disagreeing with each other on policy.
7. Which of the following is the most important feature of getting an accurate opinion poll?
  1. A large sample
  2. A random sample
  3. Only asking those with demonstrated political knowledge
  4. Only asking those who have graduated from college
  5. Only asking those who voted in the last primary election
8. Article II of the Constitution spells out the requirements and responsibilities of which branch of government?
  1. The presidency
  2. Congress
  3. The judiciary
  4. The bureaucracy
  5. The military
9. Under which model of federalism do governmental responsibilities and duties get blurred among the various levels of government?
  1. Cooperative federalism
  2. Dual federalism
  3. Polity federalism
  4. Legitimizing federalism
  5. Lame federalism
10. Which US Supreme Court decision prohibited the government from restricting political spending by corporations and unions?
  1. Hardwick v. Bowers
  2. Bush v. Gore
  3. Citizens United v. FEC
  4. Lithgow v. New York
  5. McCain v. Forrester

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