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CLEP American Government

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1. A meeting of party leaders to select candidates - elect convention delegates - etc






2. Cabinet department responsible for managing school lunch programs and food safety. Established in 1862.






3. Court cases that concern crimes committed against the public order.






4. State legislation designed to outlaw the union shop - passed by 21 states acting under Section 14B of the federal Taft-Hartley Act.






5. This amendment applied the Bill of Rights to states.






6. Committees appointed for investigative or crisis situations.






7. The agency that provides Congress with evaluations of public policies is the






8. First Executive Branch






9. In this case - a gay man from Georgia charged with committing sodomy in his own home with a consenting adult. The court ruled that the Constitution does not explicitly grant the right for homosexuals to practice their lifestyle and that laws against






10. Colonies in which freely elected legislatures chose the governor and the king could not veto laws.






11. Political theorist proposed the separation of church and state.






12. The spread of nuclear weapons to new nations






13. In Johnson v. Texas (1989) - the Supreme Court ruled that burning the flag in a manner that does not pose a threat to people or property is allowed as this type of freedom of speech.






14. When neither political party is dominant.






15. Prompted by FDR's 4th election to the Presidency - the 22nd Amendment limited the number of Presidential terms to _____ terms.






16. The possible tendency of some voters or convention delegates to support the candidate who is leading in the polls and seems likely to win.






17. A ruling by the Supreme Court in 1857






18. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities






19. In 1943 - The Supreme Court upheld the Jehovah's Witnesses right to refrain from saluting the American flag based on their right to _____________.






20. The only instance in which the government can prohibit religious activities






21. A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments






22. Communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions.






23. Includes expressive conduct/assembly/actions and symbolic behavior (ex. Picketing or burning the flag) Based on our country history of symbolic acts such as the Boston Tea Party - courts almost always uphold symbolic acts of speech unless they are cr






24. In states using primaries - the most common form of primary election is the ___________ primary.






25. An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party or candidate with conditions - goals - or symbols the electorate universally approves or disapproves of. Examples of such issues are economic prosperi






26. The period of time after the election of FDR until the Vietnam War was dominated by the Democratic Party and know as the __________________ Era.






27. Article II of the Constitution establishes the ______________ branch.






28. Article VI - Paragraph 2 - of the Constitution - which declares that the Constitution - and the laws and treaties of the United States made under it - are 'the supreme Law of the Land' and prevail over any conflicting state constitutions or laws.






29. Included are Agriculture - Nutrition - and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking - Housing and Urban Affairs; Commerce - Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Health - Education -






30. A place of work in which only union members may be hired.






31. Committees of Congress composed of both representatives and senators.






32. Committees that pull members from both the house and the senate who meet to discuss major policy issues such as economy and taxation.






33. A centralized system of government - such as that of France - where most of the important policy decisions are made by a central government.






34. The elected position of President pro tempore of the Senate is almost always held by






35. To an extent - the press and the government have a relationship that is _______________ and mutually dependent.






36. Raise Public Awareness - Create Policy Agenda - Prioritize Agenda - Enact Policy - Public Evaluation






37. A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his own party affiliation. When voters do not register with a party before the primary - it is called a pick-a-party primary because the voter can select which party's primary he or she w






38. Number of Federal District courts across 50 states - DC and Puerto Rico.






39. (1781-1789) The written framework for the government of the original 13 states before the Constitution was adopted. Under this - the national government was weak and dominated by the states. There was a unicameral legislature - but no national execut






40. Eisenhower's philosophy of being liberal in all things human and being conservative with all things fiscal. Appealed to both Republicans and Democrats.






41. These candidates win re-election to the House 80-90% of the time.






42. Bills that benefit legislators' home districts - or powerful corporate contributors - with sometimes wasteful or unnecessary public works or other projects.






43. The oldest House committee still in existence.






44. The ______________________ were formed to unite the colonists against Britain.






45. A loose grouping of people and organizations who seek to influence policy formation.






46. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.






47. Th joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the twelfth amendment






48. The vagueness of this phrase has allowed juries to exclude specific genders or races in order to affect the outcome of the verdict.






49. Philosopher John Locke - in his 1690 work Civil Government (second treatise) - advised separation of government power between






50. Laws that were designed to segregate black and white Americans and give legal recognition to discrimination.






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