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CLEP American Government

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1. Capital punishment is also known as the _________________.






2. Legislature bills that affect all citizens.






3. According to the Constitution - the electors in the Electoral College shall be appointed in a manner to be determined by the






4. The view advocated by Supreme Court Justices Hugo Black and William O. Douglas that there are provisions of the Bill of Rights that cannot be diluted by judicial decisions.






5. 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






6. Prohibits the use of cruel or unusual punishment.






7. This 1972 Supreme Court case struck down all state laws allowing the death penalty stating that they allowed for too much discretion on the part of the judge and jury resulting in lack of consistent administration of the penalty.






8. In some cases where blicity too much publicity surrounds a trial - courts have granted _______________ to help ensure a fair trial. One example is the trial of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City Bombing.






9. 6 In the view of Robert L. Lineberry - policy analysts focus on the _______________.






10. Law enacted by Congress - or by state legislatures or local legislative bodies.






11. The head of a national political party






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






13. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.






14. In addition to a quick and speedy trial - the 6th Amendment also guarantees ________________.






15. This body of government has final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.






16. Guarantees that any rights not explicitly outlined heretofore are reserved for the states.






17. 14th Amendment is often used to support the right to ____________.






18. A law passed by Congress in 1973 in an effort to set a time limit on the use of combat forces abroad by a president.






19. Also known as the Massachusetts ballot - groups candidates according to the office for which they are running






20. The 1st Amendment states that government cannot issue ______________ - censoring publications before they are published.






21. _______________ indicates a citizens' faith and trust in government and their own belief that they can understand and influence political affairs






22. Clause in the 14th Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The 5th Amendment also imposes this limitation on the national government.






23. The 1803 case in which the Supreme Court - by declaring a portion of an act of Congress unconstitutional - first firmly set forth and established the power of judicial review.






24. The total group from which poll-takers may select a random sample in order to measure public opinion.






25. A system of _______________ - as in Italy - encourages the existence of many parties by allotting seats to competing candidates according to the percentage of votes they win.






26. A nation's set of fundamental beliefs about how government and politics should be conducted.






27. The absent colony at the 2nd Continental Congress.






28. An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.






29. This 1964 case established strict standards for proving slander and libel - court must prove intent of malice on the part of the publisher.






30. In 1998 - the Supreme Court struck down the________________ law - declaring it unconstitutional - because Congress did not have the constitutional authority to hand that power to the President.






31. Signed the executive order banning segregation in the armed forces.






32. Government regulation of the economy through its control over taxes and government spending. Controlled by the Department of Treasury.






33. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.






34. 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.






35. The Supreme Court is the only judicial body that may hear disputes between _________________.






36. Smith v. Allwight (1994) was the first vase in which the Supreme Court upheld the voting rights of _____________ in state primary elections.






37. Ruling by the Supreme Court in 1954 that racial segregation in public schools violates the Fourteenth Amendment's requirement of equal protection of the laws for all persons.






38. A broadly based coalition that attempts to gain control of the government by winning elections in order to exercise power and reward its members.






39. 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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40. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendment to bills or provides that only memebers of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments






41. Designed to protect the individual against the arbitrary power of the state.






42. 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






43. Cabinet department responsible for the management of public lands - wildlife - natural resources - and Native American affairs. Established in 1849






44. 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.






45. 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






46. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress_________________ take away a person's citizenship unless it is freely renounced.






47. Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state.






48. Theory of democracy in which competition among common interest groups promote ideas to influence politics






49. Government employees who publicly expose evidence of official waste or corruption that they have learned about in the course of their duties.






50. Elections in which the majority party (according to party identification) is defeated in a temporary reversal.







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