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CLEP American Government

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1. Number of justices of the Supreme Court.






2. The single biggest item in campaign spending at the presidential level is ___________________.






3. In the 1925 Gitlow case - the Supreme Court began a process of ______________ of the Bill of Rights to the states.






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






5. A provision in a deed to real property prohibiting its sale to a person of a particular race or religion. Judicial enforcement is unconstitutional.






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






7. In this essay - James Madison recognized that reconciling the competing interests of various groups was what legislation was all about






8. Cabinet department oversees nuclear reactors.Established in 1973 in response to the Energy Crisis.






9. The principle - established by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1819 in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland - that the Constitution must be interpreted flexibly to meet changing conditions.






10. 1940 Act Prohibiting any person from advocating overthrowing the government through violence or force.






11. A philosophy that Supreme Court justices and other judges should boldly apply the Constitution to social and political questions.






12. According to this nineteenth-century British peer and historian - 'power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.'






13. Responsible for determining which bills will be considered on the House floor - and when they will be considered.






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






15. Method by which federal court judges may lose their position.






16. The name commonly given to a private group - regardless of size - organized to elect political candidates. An organization becomes one by receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of $1 -000 for the purpose of influencing a federal ele






17. The strongest factor contributing to an individual's political socialization tends to be






18. The right of the Supreme Court - under the Constitution - to hear certain kinds of cases directly - such as cases involving foreign diplomats - or cases in which one of the 50 states is a party.






19. The concept that political power rests with the people who can create - alter - and abolish government. People express themselves through voting and free participation in government






20. In his historic decision in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - Chief Justice Marshall established the principle of _____________.






21. An immigrant who wished to become a citizen may be naturalized after living in the US for ___ years.






22. In lieu of an indictment - the state prosecutor may file a _______________ charging the person with a crime.






23. The overall public has a ___________ view of PACS in terms of bought votes and adding to the cost of running for office






24. A system of voter registration in which voters must register every year or at other stated intervals.






25. 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.






26. _____________ is responsible for monetary policy.






27. This house committee is responsible for Supervising the authority of the federal government to borrow money - Raising the revenue required to finance the federal government by levying taxes - Overseeing Social Security and other social insurance prog






28. Lawsuit brought by an individual or group of people on behalf of all those similarly situated






29. This 1932 case established that a case can be too speedy and under-counseled - providing defendants in a capital case the right to a reasonable amount of time to establish a defense.






30. Lobbyists for special interest groups have found ____________________ to be the most direct and effective method to secure their objectives in Congress.






31. The separation of people by race.






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






33. 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.






34. The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group






35. Elections that reflect the basic party identification of the voters.






36. Laws passed by state legislatures that are designed to protect reporters from being forced to reveal their news sources.






37. The demands of and supports for a political system






38. Cabinet positions must be ____________ by the Senate






39. State legislation designed to outlaw the union shop - passed by 21 states acting under Section 14B of the federal Taft-Hartley Act.






40. In 1943 - The Supreme Court upheld the Jehovah's Witnesses right to refrain from saluting the American flag based on their right to _____________.






41. This was amended in 1985 to prohibit vote dilution without requiring the proof of discriminatory purpose demanded by the original Act.






42. An opinion of one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.






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






44. In presidential campaigns - federal matching funds are provided to candidates who ______________.






45. A powerful alliance of mutual benefit among an agency or unit of the government - an interest group - and a committee or subcommittee of Congress. Also called a triangle or iron triangle.






46. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over the creation and elimination of agencies as well as its control over budget appropriations.






47. Decides which bills will be considered.






48. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over lawsuits filed against the agency.






49. 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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50. An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited government - promoting a free market economy - a non-interventionist foreign policy - and an absence of regulation in the moral and social spheres.