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The Best Test Preparation for the CLEP American Government
ISBN: 9780738603063 | 0738603066
Edition: CDFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Research & Education Assn
Pub. Date: 3/24/2009
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REA's CLEP American Government Test Prep Earns You College Credits!First Edition with CD-ROM TestWare®! New from REA! CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) is the College Board's credit-by-examination program for more than 30 subjects. Each exam passed earns the student between 3-12 credits at 2,900 colleges in the U.S. and abroad. REA's CLEP American Government test prep includes two full-length practice tests in the book and on CD-ROM. Each practice test is given in a timed format and provides instant, accurate scoring and detailed explanations of answers. The comprehensive review covers all American Government topics found on the official exam, including the institutions and policy processes of the federal government; the federal courts and civil liberties; political parties and interest groups; political beliefs and behavior; and the content and history of the Constitution. Also contains test-taking tips and study strategies to boost confidence on test day.
| About Our Author | |
| About Research & Education Association | |
| Independent Study Schedule | |
| Passing the CLEP American Government Exam | |
| About This Book and TestWare“ | |
| About the Exam | |
| How to Use This Book and TestWare“ | |
| Format and Content of the Exam | |
| About Our Course Review | |
| Scoring Your Practice Tests | ... MORE|
| Studying for the Exam | |
| Test-Taking Tips | |
| The Day of the Exam | |
| Background to American Government | |
| What Democracy Means | |
| Theories of Democracy | |
| Historical Background of the Constitution | |
| Philosophical Background of the Constitution | |
| Beginnings of a National Government | |
| Ratification of the Constitution | |
| Alteration of the Constitution | |
| Political Parties and Voting Patterns | |
| The Role and Nature of Third Parties | |
| The Major Third Parties | |
| Benefits of a Two-Party System | |
| Dissension Within Parties | |
| Campaign Finance | |
| What Party Identity Means | |
| How Candidates Are Selected | |
| Who Votes-and Why | |
| The Electoral College Vote | |
| Congress: Powers and Organization | |
| Congress and the Unwritten Constitution | |
| Stated Powers of Congress | |
| How Legislation Works | |
| Election of Members of Congress | |
| Apportionment of House Seats | |
| Organization of the House and Power of Impeachment | |
| Organization of the Senate | |
| Congress: Rules, Lobbyists, Taxes, the Budget, and Operations | |
| Congressional Rules and Committees | |
| Lobbyists and Discipline | |
| Forms of Discipline | |
| Operations of Congress | |
| Types of Taxes | |
| Collection of Taxes and Payment of Debt | |
| Powers Congress Does Not Have | |
| The Presidency | |
| Presidential Power and Responsibility | |
| Additional Presidential Powers | |
| The Executive Branch of Government | |
| Response to Crises | |
| Presidents and Public Approval | |
| The Vice President's Duties | |
| The First Lady's Role | |
| Federal Bureaucracy and the Media | |
| Bureaucracy Defined | |
| What Bureaucracies Do | |
| The Politicized Bureaucracy | |
| The Media | |
| Government and the Media | |
| Federal Courts and Civil Liberties | |
| The Supreme Court | |
| Lower Federal Courts | |
| Selection of Federal Judges | |
| The Courts and Controversy | |
| Protection of Civil Liberties | |
| The Second Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms | |
| Criminal Rights and Social Order | |
| The War Against Terrorism | |
| The States: Civil Rights and Federalism | |
| What Federalism Means | |
| The Women's Movement | |
| What Cooperative Federalism Means | |
| Immigration | |
| The New Federalism | |
| Public Opinion and Political Socialization: | |
| The Case of the 2008 Election | |
| Public Opinion | |
| Political Socialization | |
| Factors Related to Political Opinions | |
| An Election About Trust | |
| Practice Test 1 | |
| Answer Key | |
| Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
| Practice Test 2 | |
| Answer Key | |
| Detailed Explanations of Answers | |
| Answer Sheets | |
| Index | |
| Installing REA's TestWare“ | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
About Our Author
Dr. Preston Jones has been a Fulbright scholar and a fellow of the Pew Program in Religion and American History. He received his doctorate in History from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in 1999 and an M.A. in History from California State University at Sonoma in 1995. Dr. Jones has taught courses in European, American, and world history at the secondary and university levels. He also teaches Latin. He has published over 200 articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. Currently he teaches at John Brown University in Arkansas.
Dr. Preston Jones has been a Fulbright scholar and a fellow of the Pew Program in Religion and American History. He received his doctorate in History from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in 1999 and an M.A. in History from California State University at Sonoma in 1995. Dr. Jones has taught courses in European, American, and world history at the secondary and university levels. He also teaches Latin. He has published over 200 articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. Currently he teaches at John Brown University in Arkansas.
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