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CLEP American Government
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1. The only court specifically outlined in the Constitution.
Federal
25th Amendment
Supreme Court
Dual / Layer Cake Federalism
2. Between conventions - the governing body of a major political party. Members of this group are chosen in the states and formally elected by the party
Primary
National Committee
Police Powers
Bureaucracy
3. The Articles of Confederation established a ________________ legislature.
Conservatism
Foreign Relations and the Judiciary Committees
Unicameral
Gerrymandering
4. Presidential management model in which corporate CEO tactics are used employing committees - task forces - and special advisors. Successfully utilized by Clinton and G W Bush.
Laissez-Faire
Lyndon B. Johnson
Warrant
Ad Hoc Structure
5. Provisions tacked on to a piece of legislation that are not relevant to the bill.
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Marshall Plan
a senior senator of the majority party
Riders
6. The sum of the goals - decisions - and actions that govern a nation's relations with the rest of the world.
Social Security
Petition of Right
Foreign Policy
Freedom of Speech
7. Requires that a suspect in a federal case be arraigned without unnecessary delay.
Democrats
Mallory Rule
Pentagon Papers
Albany Plan
8. President Hoover's laissez-faire approach to the economy during the Great Depression left many poor voters disenfranchised by the Republican Party. They left to join the _______________ Party.
Democratic
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
11th Amendment
Nationalism
9. The power to tax is an example of _______________ powers.
Concurrent
Confirmed
Judicial Review
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10. Prohibits conviction of a crime that occurred before the act became illegal
Republicans
Marbury v. Madison
Ex Post Facto
Earl Warren
11. Germany - Switzerland - and India are examples of countries with a _______________ system of government.
Enumerated Powers
Federal
Bipartisanship
Ratification
12. Bills that benefit legislators' home districts - or powerful corporate contributors - with sometimes wasteful or unnecessary public works or other projects.
John F. Kennedy
Coordinated Spending
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Constitutional Initiative
13. A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US from the during the 19th century until 1937.
National Security Council
Caucuses
Dual / Layer Cake Federalism
Majority Rule
14. High School Dropouts - Blacks - Hispanics - Recent immigrants - and People under 25 or over 75 tend to have a _________ voter turnout.
20
12th Amendment
Take Care Clause
Low
15. Form of obstruction in the Senate where an attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the proposal taking place.
Veto
Filibuster
Sub-committee
Shay's Rebellion
16. The only amendments to be ratified through the process of 'ratifying conventions -' not a vote in the state legislatures
Bill of Rights
Family
Absolute Position
Mugwumps
17. 1940 Act Prohibiting any person from advocating overthrowing the government through violence or force.
527 Organization
2
Smith Act
Democratic
18. Requires the Electoral College to vote for President and Vice President separately.
Populous
Magna Carta
Unicameral
12th Amendment
19. The total group from which poll-takers may select a random sample in order to measure public opinion.
Original
Universe
Bicameral
Pyramid Model
20. According to the Constitution - the electors in the Electoral College shall be appointed in a manner to be determined by the
state legislatures
Conglomerates
Defense
Hatch Act
21. The net balance or relationship between total income and total expenditures by the nation in its dealings with the rest of the world - including trade - loans - and investments.
Constituencies
Federalist Papers
Tammany Hall
Balance of Payments
22. These courts only hear appeals on cases from lower courts.
Low
Unitary System
Cruel and Unusual
Federal Appellate
23. Congress defined the steps for the creation and admission of new states. It forbade slavery while the region remained a territory although citizens could legalize it. First congress would appoint a territorial governor and judges. Second as soon as 5
It Failed to be Ratified
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
US Trade Representatives
Probable Cause
24. Guarantees that an accused in innocent until proven guilty.
Budget Resolution
Balance of Payments
Articles of Confederation
8th Amendment
25. A technique polling organizations use in which several people from the same neighborhood are interviewed.
Cluster Sampling
Sub-committee
Jury of Peers
Membership
26. The main mechanism used by modern political parties to nominate their candidate for President.
Caucus
Major Political Party
Distribution
Raise Public Awareness
27. Communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions.
Smith Act
Closed
Labor
Lobbying
28. Cabinet department responsible for the management of public lands - wildlife - natural resources - and Native American affairs. Established in 1849
14th
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Interior
Coast Guard
29. The view of the majority of the Supreme Court that First Amendment rights must be weighed against the competing needs of the community to preserve order.
Gross Domestic Product
National Political Parties
Raise Public Awareness
Balancing Test
30. The claim by presidents of an inherent right to withhold information from Congress and the judiciary.
Third Parties
Reynolds v. Sims
Catholics
Executive Privilege
31. The separation of people by race.
Segregation
Pure Speech
Republicans
Civil War Amendments
32. In a 1943 case - the Supreme Court upheld the right to refuse to salute the American flag on the basis of the constitutional guarantee of _________________.
Federal Courts
Two Trial
Free Speech
Public hearing
33. A pluralist theory by C. Wright Mills where a small number of wealthy elite wield most of the power. Fundamental to all governments around the world - the elite rule while they make the lower classes feel like they are involved in democracy. The elit
Resolutions
Positive
Negative Advertising
Elite and Class Theory
34. An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of the legislator
Delegate
Redistributive Policy
Interest groups
Federal Appellate
35. The individuals - institutions - and processes that make the rules for society and possess the power to enforce them.
Restrictive Covenant
Veteran's Affairs
Government
Committees of Correspondence
36. The 19th Century __________ party platform was opposed to the spread of slavery - promoted preservation of the union - supported the abolition of slavery - and promoted post civil was reconstruction.
Politics
Thurgood Marshall
Antitrust Legislation
Republican
37. Corporations formed by the government to act as a business to produce a product or service. Often monopolies with varying degrees of independence.
Federal
Poll Tax
Libel
Governmental Corporations
38. Committees of Congress composed of both representatives and senators.
Federal Register
Legislative
Joint Committees
Committees of Correspondence
39. A system in which the national government provides grants-in-aid to states using conditions to elicit control.
Proprietary Colonies
Fiscal Federalism
Blacks
Recall
40. Presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. Position awarded to the longest serving Senator from the majority party. 3rd in line of succession for the Presidency.
President Pro Tempore
Export Taxes
Zenger
Recorded Vote
41. A coherent set of beliefs about politics - public policy - and public purpose. It helps give meaning to political event - personalities - and policies.
Rank and File
The Sugar Act and the Currency Act
Political ideology
State Government
42. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was somewhat undermined by racist practices in the real estate market such as _____________ and ______________ - which continued illegally in many areas following passage of the Act.
Raiding
blockbusting and redlining
Majority Opinion
Impartial
43. Laws that were designed to segregate black and white Americans and give legal recognition to discrimination.
Logrolling
National Political Parties
Jim Crow Laws
NY Times v. Sullivan
44. Concept of government by the people in which everyone is free to vote - but normally whoever gets the most votes wins the election and represents all the people - including those who voted for the losing candidate.
Majority Rule
Republicans
Politics
Free Speech
45. 19th century case establishing that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government - upheld until the 20th century. Ruling allowed stated to engage in activities such as establishing state churches and denying public office to people of ce
Cycle of Decreasing Influence
Freedom of Information Act
Baron v. Baltimore
Political Patronage
46. First civil rights organization to use non-violent tactics to promote racial equality and desegregation
CORE
2
Commonwealth
W.E.B. DuBoise
47. A form of city government under which a board of city commissioners is popularly elected (often on a nonpartisan ballot). The commissioners make policy as a city council - but they also run city departments as administrators.
Commission Plan
Retrospective Voting
Speaker of the House
Freedom of Speech
48. The fundamental rights of a free society that are protected by the Bill of Rights against the power of the government - such as freedom of speech - religion - press - and assembly.
Department of Treasury
Impoundment
Civil Liberties
New Deal Era
49. Cabinet department responsible for managing school lunch programs and food safety. Established in 1862.
Agriculture
New Federalism
Absolute Position
Politics
50. ____________________ define Congressional voting districts acting within constraints set down by Congress and the Supreme Court.
Public hearing
Redistributive Policy
State Legislatures
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