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CLEP American Government
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1. A vote in the House of Representatives in which the position of each member is noted and published in the Congressional Record.
Executive Privilege
Recorded Vote
Joint Committees
Original
2. 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.
9
Party Regulars
270
Civil Liberties
3. Article I - Section 8 - of the Constitution - which allows Congress to make all laws that are 'necessary and proper' to carry out the powers of the Constitution.
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
Cluster Sampling
Elastic Clause
Social Regulation
4. A relaxation of international tensions.
Public Opinion
Detente
Discharge Petition
Bandwagon
5. Number of Electoral College votes required to win the Presidency.
Majority Rule
Grand Jury Indictment
270
Writ of Assistance
6. The vote cast by a person who does not like either candidate and so votes for the less objectionable of the two - putting a clothespin over his nose to keep out the unpleasant stench
Clothespin vote
5 -000
Standing Committees
Electoral College
7. Congress' first step towards allocating funds
Civil Cases
Negative Advertising
Authorizations
Judicial Restraint
8. The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the practice of _______________ allowing more diversity among immigrants.
Pocket Veto
Self-Incrimination
national quotas
Bill of Attainder
9. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.
Reynolds v. Sims
Legislative Veto
Earmarks
Misdemeanors
10. Electoral college system and other campaign practices make it exceedingly difficult for even popular ______________ candidates to successfully run for the presidency.
Executive Agreements
Third Party
imprisoned
Earl Warren
11. 1946 Act requiring bureaucratic agencies to appeal to the affected parties before adopting new policies. Legislative check on Bureaucracy.
Federal District
Violation of Law
Party Dealignment
Administrative Procedure Act
12. The 23rd Amendment guaranteed voting rights to whom?
District of Columbia
Intelligence
National Convention
Legislative
13. The Democrats control over politics during the 20th century ended with this President's unpopular handling of the Vietnam War.
Majority Rule
Executive Agreements
Open Meeting Law
Lyndon B. Johnson
14. Important during the Revolution - these bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating written communication outside of the colony.
Critical Election
House of Representatives
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Committees of Correspondence
15. A Latin phrase meaning 'stand by past decisions -' a principle that judges often use in deciding cases. Ruling based on precedents.
Exclusionary Rule
Party Column Ballot
Stare Decisis
Supreme Court
16. Corporations formed by the government to act as a business to produce a product or service. Often monopolies with varying degrees of independence.
Quid Pro Quo
Spoils System
Retrospective Voting
Governmental Corporations
17. Senators have a __________ rate of re-election than Representatives primarily because of their larger constituency and lack of direct involvement with them.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lower
Fixed
Omaha platform
18. The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments provide for _____________.
Delegate
Patriot Act
Restrictive Covenant
Due Process of Law
19. The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 restructured the number of ______________ in both the House and Senate.
Homeland Security
Committees
Presidential Ticket
Equal Protection Clause
20. 1798 Act that criminalized speech that was derisive to the government. Later ruled unconstitutional - Andrew Jackson issued blanket pardon in 1801
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Alien and Sedition Acts
Governmental Corporations
Free Exercise Clause
21. The principle of civilian control of the military - based on the clear constitutional power of the president as supreme commander of the armed forces.
Scottsboro Boys Case
Due Process
Legislative
Civilian Supremacy
22. Decides which bills will be considered.
Committees
Warrant
Bill of Rights
Coordinated Spending
23. German sociologist theorized that the engine of government needs bureaucracies to provide expertise in a way that short-term elected or appointed official cannot.
Energy
Espionage Act
Max Weber
Ad Hoc Structure
24. In addition to the doctrine of implied powers - Chief Justice Marshall - in his decision in the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - established the key concept of:
Hub and Spoke Model
National Supremacy
2nd Amendment
Demands
25. 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
Feedback
Social Contract
3
Amicus Curiae Brief
26. Under this governing document - national government lacked authority to set up tariffs - regulate commerce - levy taxes - control international relations - establish common currency
Articles of Confederation
Instructed Delegate
New Deal Era
Baron v. Baltimore
27. Process by which citizens propose an amendment by petition.
Labor
Constitutional Initiative
Categorical Grants
Pure Speech
28. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an example of an
5
Soft money
Interstate Compact
Increased
29. If 10 days remain in session and the president does not sign an act of Congress - the law is ___________.
Enacted
Supreme Court
Public Policy
Pentagon Papers
30. Executive office responsible for helping the President write the federal budget and monitoring federal spending.
10th Amendment
Propose an Amendment
Office of Management and Budget
Political System
31. 6 In the view of Robert L. Lineberry - policy analysts focus on the _______________.
Right to Work Laws
Reference Group
Selective Incorporation
Outputs
32. A plan to provide billions of dollars of American aid to Western Europe to speed its economic and social recovery after the Second World War.
Majority Rule
Block Grant
Clear and Present Danger
Marshall Plan
33. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain
Commission Plan
Logrolling
Baker v. Wingo
War Powers Resolution
34. Guarantees that an accused in innocent until proven guilty.
8th Amendment
Export Taxes
Pork Barrel Spending
Administrative Procedure Act
35. The amount of money available when the government's income is greater than what it spends in a fiscal year.
Gender Gap
Budget Surplus
Whip
Lord Acton
36. Literally meaning 'right of soil' - confers citizenship by place of birth.
Jus Soli
New Federalism
Standing Committees
US v. Ballard
37. Powers of government that the national government may exercise simply because it exists as a government - such as the right to conduct foreign relations.
Self-Incrimination
Inherent Powers
Earmarks
Senate
38. These party members tend to be ideologues who put issues ahead of winning elections and withhold support from candidates who do not share their stance on issues. Very active in special interest groups and caucuses within the party. Willing to break a
Marbury v. Madison
Pass the fundraising threshold
Party Purists
Political Efficacy
39. Most modern political scientists believe there is ________________ between politics and government.
Mallory Rule
Democracy
2/3
Little Difference
40. ______________________is responsible for the management of the federal debt and the printing of currency. It is the major fiscal policy agency.
Internationalism
High
Virginia Plan
Department of Treasury
41. Committees created by Congress to conduct special investigations. Although normally temporary - some become - in effect - permanent.
Social Contract
Select Committee
11th Amendment
Gitlow v. New York
42. Also known as the Indiana ballot - lists the candidates of each party in a row or column - beside or under the party emblem. In most cases - the voter can make one mark at the top of the column - or pull one lever - and thus vote for all the party's
Party Column Ballot
Free Exercise Clause
2
Labor
43. A 1972 treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union limiting the number of defensive missiles each country could build. In 2001 President George W. Bush withdrew the United States from the treaty.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Flexible Construction
Gross Domestic Product
14th Amendment
44. 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.
Dynamic Conservatism
Charismatic authority
Death penalty
Mixed Economy
45. The ___________ aspects of Federalism include: diversity/diffusion of power - more access points for political participation - fostering of experimentation and innovation - and allowing local governments to manage local problems effectively
Positive
Ways and Means Committee
Trial Balloon
Internal Efficacy
46. The 24th amendment banned _____________ - making it harder for states to discriminate against poor and minority voters.
Death penalty
Right of Expatriation
Poll Tax
Little Difference
47. Dissenting Democrats focused on foreign affairs. Aligned with the US Communist Party.
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48. Age Requirement for the Senate
30
Unlimited
Trial Balloon
Separation of Powers
49. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.
Ratification
Thomas Hobbes
2/3
Bowers v. Hardwick
50. These voters tend to have a high voter turnout because of their strong since of civic duty due to growing up during an era of political and civil unrest.
Blacks
Low
October 1st
Baby Boomers