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CLEP American Government
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1. The Supreme Court practice of applying most of the provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states under the 14th Amendment.
Secondary Group
Periodic Registration
Selective Incorporation
Conglomerates
2. Today the South is is a two-party battleground - in which the ______________ often have the upper hand
Omaha platform
General Purpose Grants
Republicans
5 -000
3. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities
Securities and Exchange Commission or Securities Act of 1933
Independent
Automobiles
Public Policy
4. Special courts assigned to deal with specific legislative issues such as taxes - military appeals - and international trade.
Articles of Confederation
Legislative Courts
Demands
Third Parties
5. Washington v. Chrisman (1982) established the _________________ - allowing police officers to seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence is in obvious sight.
Members of Congress
Executive
Plain View
Roth v. US
6. A centralized system of government - such as that of France - where most of the important policy decisions are made by a central government.
Federalist
Unitary System
Capitalism
89
7. This clause of the 1st amendment establishes a 'wall of separation' between church and state.
Baker v. Wingo
Unicameral
Establishment Clause
Judicial
8. To negotiate a complex and politically sensitive trade treaty - a President will often
Delegated Powers
State
Fast Track Authority
Habeas Corpus
9. While these voters have traditionally supported the Democrats - some have begun to support Republicans in light of the Democrats liberal policies on abortion.
Catholics
Deviating Elections
Ticket Splitters
High
10. 1963 ruling prohibiting prayer in public schools.
Original
Federal
blockbusting and redlining
Murray v. Curlett
11. Number of current cabinet positions under GW Bush.
State Government
Housing and Urban Development
15
Commission Plan
12. Cabinet department that includes the FAA and the National Hwy Traffic Safety Administration. Established in 1966.
Bull Moose Progressives
Transportation
General Election
de jure
13. An act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. Constitutionally prohibited.
Writ of Certiorari
527 Organizations
Bill of Attainder
Ways and Mean Committee
14. An economy in which most economic decisions result from the interaction of buyers and sellers in markets - but in which the government plays a significant role in the allocation of resources.
Mixed Economy
Regulatory Agencies
527 Organization
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
15. A technique polling organizations use in which several people from the same neighborhood are interviewed.
100
Distribution
Town Meeting
Cluster Sampling
16. The drawing of the lines of congressional districts - or of any other political district - in order to favor one political party or group over another.
Gerrymandering
Incumbents
Commission Plan
Freedom of Religion
17. Cabinet department responsible for managing school lunch programs and food safety. Established in 1862.
Homeland Security
Project Grant
Convention Bounce
Agriculture
18. ______________ refers to the differences in political attitudes and voting behavior between men and women
Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
Gender Gap
Pluralist Theory
19. The gap between the government's income and outlays.
Shield Laws
Deficit
Home Rule
Majority Rule
20. The right to privacy is ___________ in the Constitution.
Closed Shop
Implied
Class Action Suit
Gross Domestic Product
21. The Supreme Court's broad interpretation of this clause has denied direct aid from the government for religious groups - but does allow religious groups to make use of government services such as police and fire.
Clothespin vote
Reference Group
Establishment Clause
Family
22. This body of government has final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
House Standing Committees
Public Policies
Supreme Court
Winston Churchill
23. A method of amending state constitutions under which proposed constitutional amendments can be placed on the ballot if enough signatures are obtained on a petition. Almost half the states also employ the initiative on the ballot to allow voters to en
Weber
Raiding
Earmarks
Initiative
24. In 2002 - a federal appeals court struck down the Pledge of Allegiance on the grounds that it violated ________________.
Freedom of Religion
Committee of the Whole
5 -000
19th Amendment
25. Executive check on Legislative Branch.
Closed
Article VI
Veto
Export Taxes
26. Literally - a 'friend of the court' brief - filed by an individual or organization to present arguements in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case
Appropriation Bills
Amicus Curiae Brief
Rules Committee
20th
27. Federal categorical grants in which the granting agency has less discretion over how the recipient spends the money.
Formula Grant
Confederation
Ad Hoc Structure
Hub and Spoke Model
28. The right to renounce one's citizenship.
Conventions
Right of Expatriation
Party Activists
Social Security
29. Electoral college system and other campaign practices make it exceedingly difficult for even popular ______________ candidates to successfully run for the presidency.
Court of Appeals
Third Party
5 -000
General Election
30. Passed in 1883 - it created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Formula Grant
Clear and Present Danger
7
31. A word that comes from two Greek roots - demos - 'the populace -' and kratia - 'rule'
AARP
Agriculture
Democracy
Clean bill
32. A term often used to describe the economic and political ties between the military establishment and the defense-aerospace industry.
imprisoned
Military-Industrial Complex
Lafolette's Progressive s
Recorded Vote
33. The proceeding before a judge in which the formal charges of an indictment or information are read to an accused person - who may plead guilty or not guilty.
Free Exercise Clause
Arraignment
Supreme Court
27th Amendment
34. In this essay - James Madison recognized that reconciling the competing interests of various groups was what legislation was all about
Murray v. Curlett
The Federalist #10
Freedom of Speech
Gerrymandering
35. Appointed by Eisenhower - this Supreme court justice who played an important role in the court's stance on the advancement of civil rights.
Court of Appeals
Earl Warren
John F. Kennedy
Nationalism
36. Head of the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice
Hatch Act
Situational
Baron v. Baltimore
37. An opinion of one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.
House Standing Committees
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Dissenting Opinion
US Trade Representatives
38. Serious crimes - such as murder - arson - or rape.
Sub-government
Espionage Act
Medicare
Felonies
39. A court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to a dispute currently before a court.
100
Precedent
Select Committee
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
40. These dissenting Republicans won 17% of the popular vote in 1924 on a platform for public control of national resources and railways - tax reductions - and changes to the staff of the executive department
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41. The concept that all people are of equal worth - even if not of equal ability.
Housing and Urban Development
Equality
Redistributive Policy
Presidential Ticket
42. Direct oral or written speech directed at a specific individual or group
Major Political Party
Pure Speech
Veto
Instructed Delegate
43. This event was an important factor in creating the climate for a new Constitution.
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44. Colonies in which the proprietors (who had obtained their patents from the king) named the governors - subject to the king's approval.
General Accounting
Proprietary Colonies
Bureaucracy
9
45. Control of a market by a single company.
Political Action Committee
Monopoly
Negative Advertising
Energy
46. As part of the negotiations concerning the Constitution - the South fought for and won an agreement forbidding the imposition of _______________.
Export Taxes
Balance of Payments
Conventions
Separation of Powers
47. The practice of victorious politicians to reward their followers with jobs. Also known as the spoils system.
11th Amendment
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Political Patronage
Federal District
48. The chair and the heads of the three armed services - and - when Marine Corps matters are under consideration - the commandant of the marines. By law - they advise the president and the secretary of defense and are the chiefs of their respective mili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Supremacy Clause
Vietnam War
Party Realignment
49. In _______________ cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) - the Supreme Court has upheld that while Affirmative action policies are legal - race and gender cannot be the only determining factors.
Criminal Cases
Jus Soli
Reverse Discrimination
Transnational Relations
50. Political leaders typically try to both lead and follow ____________.
Commerce
Public Opinion
Discharge Petition
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