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American Government
-CLEP* Test

American Government CLEP Test Version 2

 Select your topic of choice: Number of questions:
 Constitutional Underpinnings of American Democracy 50
 Federal Courts, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights 48
 Institutions and Policy Processes: President, Bureaucracy, and Congress 96
 Political Beliefs and Behavior 31
 Political Parties and Interest Groups 49

The CLEP (College Level Examination Program) exams above contain 274 multiple-choice practice test questions with study guides (detailed explanations).

The ACE (American Council on Education) recommends 3 lower level college credits for this exam.

Studying, and passing, the practice tests above will allow you to confidently take and pass your American Government Clep test. The overall key concepts, and specific individual points, that will allow you to pass your test are within the practice questions and detailed explanations.


Course Information and Overview

This exam covers material that is typically taught in an introductory-level college course. The multiple-choice CLEP exam consists of 100 questions and allows 90 minutes to complete. 

American politics and government covers about 55% of the test, the patterns of political behaviors and processes and government procedures and structures covers about 15% of the test, and the rest of the test covers American government and politics and the interpretation and analysis of this information.

The American Government CLEP contains questions that come from the following topics:

  • Institutions and Policy Processes: Presidency, Bureaucracy, and Congress (30-35%)
    Institutional arrangements and powers
    Policy and processes including structure and output
    Relationships and links between the above institutions as well as the relationship of the political arena and their parties, the media, public opinion, special interest groups, and the public
  • Federal Courts, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (15-20%)
    The judicial system and its processes and structure
    The Supreme Court including its history, development, and influence
    Civil rights and civil liberties including their genesis and development through the court system
    The Bill of Rights and the incorporation of it within society
    Due process and equal protection under the law
  • Political Parties and Interest Groups (15-20%)
    The functions, history, and organization of political parties
    Special interest groups and what they do and how they are arranged, including their effect on political processes
    The electoral process and the election process
  • Political Beliefs and Behavior (10-15%)
    The education process and how the public learns about and perceives politics
    Voting behavior and influences
    Public opinion and how it is developed and influenced
    Political culture and how the public develops their political viewpoints and attitudes
    The response of politicians and the influence to public opinion
  • Constitutional Underpinnings of American Democracy (15-20%)
    Key concepts that include theories of democracy, federalism, and separation of power
    Majority rule and minority rights
    The Constitution and its adoption and creation

Complete information of what is covered is available at The College Board.