A. Your Exam Preparation Strategy

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A. Your Exam Preparation Strategy

This might be the only exam you ever take where you receive all the possible questions and answers ahead of time. But having the answers doesn't mean you are guaranteed to pass. Like any exam, if you don't prepare, you'll flunk.

You could simply memorize the answers to all of the questions. That might work for some applicants—though probably not if they wait until the night before the interview to attempt it. Generally, however, relying solely on memorization makes your task harder, not easier. For example, consider the question, "Name one branch or part of the government."

If you don't have any idea what the words "legislative," "executive," or "judicial" mean, you could run into...