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CLEP American Government

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1. Includes the 13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments. Abolished slavery and guaranteed due process and equal protection to all citizens.






2. The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act banned contributions of soft money to______________.






3. Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman (1979) upheld that bussing programs were an acceptable way to enforce ______________________.






4. Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him and through the king's veto power over colonial laws.






5. Urban or rural areas in which businesses are encouraged to locate because of tax breaks and other incentives.






6. In 2002 - a federal appeals court struck down the Pledge of Allegiance on the grounds that it violated ________________.






7. American politics is dominated by a small ___________ who is responsible for most of the important policy decisions






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






9. 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






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






11. The practice under which victorious politicians reward their followers with jobs.






12. In 1992 - the television networks agreed not to release these until a majority of polling places had closed in each state






13. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required states in the covered jurisdiction to attain _________________ from the Attorney General before making changes to voting standards - practice - or procedure






14. A world economy characterized by the free movement of goods - capital - labor - and information across national borders.






15. Several Presidents have been elected without winning the popular vote. As a result - In 1970 and 1979 - Amendments were proposed to disband the ______________ - neither passed.






16. A system in which the national government sets requirements that are then implemented by state and local governments.






17. First step in the Policy Making Cycle.






18. Agencies that were at one time semi-autonomous but that through legislation have been placed under presidential control since 1945.






19. The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated in 1982 because ____________________________.






20. This 1963 case extended the right to counsel to all felony cases.






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






22. Although camera are allowed in most trial courts - they are banned from ______________.






23. Broadly worded warrants used by British soldiers during colonial America to search for contraband and prevent smuggling.






24. The policy established after the Second World War that America must take an active leadership role in world affairs






25. A group of writers - journalists - and critics who exposed corporate malfeasance and political corruption in the first decade of the 20th century.






26. A system - until modified and reformed in the 1970s - that automatically resulted in the selection as committee chair of those members of the majority party in Congress who had the longest continuous service on a committee.






27. The appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents - such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors.






28. A term popularized by sociologist Floyd Hunter to describe the community leaders who he said determined policy in Atlanta - Georgia. More broadly - the term is used to describe 'power elites' generally.






29. A test established by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes - Jr. - in 1919 to define the point at which speech loses the protection of the First Amendment.






30. Judges in Legislative Courts serve _______ terms and do not require impeachment.






31. An unwritten custom by which individual senators who belong to the same political party as the president exercise an informal veto power over presidential appointments in their states.






32. A system in which the national government provides grants-in-aid to states using conditions to elicit control.






33. Number of original cabinet positions under George Washington.






34. This House committee is responsible for all taxes - tariffs - and other revenue raising measures in addition to social security - child support - Medicare - foster care - and unemployment.






35. Powers specifically outlined in the Constitution as assigned to one branch of government.






36. The concentration of economic power in the hands of a relatively few large companies.






37. The permanent committees of a legislature that consider bills and conduct hearings and investigations.






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






39. The federal fiscal year begins ___________.






40. Constitutionally required address by the President typically given in a joint session of Congress.






41. Executive office responsible for helping the President write the federal budget and monitoring federal spending.






42. Largest interest group in the US.






43. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain






44. After the bill reaches the house floor - if opponents have many changes - they may vote to ______________________.






45. Spending determined by the number of qualified recipients and their legally determined need is called






46. Units of government under the president - within the executive branch - that are not part of a cabinet department.






47. Passed in 1883 - it created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.






48. Number of current cabinet positions under GW Bush.






49. Which two British Acts - passed in 1764 - caused American colonists for the first time to organize protests against the injustices of British rule - and sparked the rallying cry 'no taxation without representation'?






50. Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.







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