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CLEP American Government
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This may be done by a national constitutional convention called by Congress on the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures OR By the passage of a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
Soft Money
Propose an Amendment
Popular Sovereignty
Redistributive Policy
2. According to the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 - federal trials must commence within _______ days of arrest with the exception of delay for mental health testing of the defendant and illness of the defendant or key witness.
100
Civil Liberties
Prior Restraint
Chief Justice
3. While these voters have traditionally supported the Democrats - some have begun to support Republicans in light of the Democrats liberal policies on abortion.
Catholics
Isolationism
Reference Group
Baby Boomers
4. 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.
Senior Executive Service
Jus Soli
Ways and Mean Committee
October 1st
5. Plan that proposed bicameral legislature where states were to have representation based on size in both houses.
Grant Clemency
8th Amendment
Virginia Plan
Bipartisanship
6. Concept of the British statesman Edmund Burke that legislators should act according to their own consciences.
Committee of the Whole
Secondary Group
Trustee
Proportional Representation
7. Redefined Presidential succession and disability.
Containment
Legislative Courts
25th Amendment
High
8. Money spent by individuals or gorups not asociated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office
Charter Colonies
Independent expenditures
John Locke
Bull Moose Progressives
9. This amendment applied the Bill of Rights to states.
Delegated Powers
Party Realignment
14th
Muckrakers
10. Court cases that involve relations between individuals and organizations - such as a divorce action - or a suit for damages arising from an automobile accident or for violation of a business contract.
Negative
Civil Cases
Secretary of State
Distribution
11. Provisions tacked on to a piece of legislation that are not relevant to the bill.
Lose
2/3
Riders
Containment
12. Special courts assigned to deal with specific legislative issues such as taxes - military appeals - and international trade.
Great Compromise
Legislative Courts
Negative Advertising
Majority and Minority Leader
13. ___________ vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.
Executive Agencies
Dual / Layer Cake Federalism
Vietnam War
2/3
14. 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.
Voting
Interstate Compact
Baby Boomers
Gitlow v. New York
15. The reason that electors are chosen in each state by popular vote is ____________.
Violation of Law
Republicans
Ex Post Facto
Custom
16. The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated in 1982 because ____________________________.
state legislatures
It Failed to be Ratified
Entitlement Spending
Political Socialization
17. An economic philosophy that advocates both tax and budget cuts to increase incentives to produce in order to expand the total supply of the nation's goods and services.
Project Grant
Baker v. Wingo
Supply Side Economics
Lower
18. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 as an attempt to form a union of the colonies. Later used to help form the Articles of Confederation.
Separate but Equal
Albany Plan
Critical Election
Incumbents
19. Tax legislation must originate in this house.
House of Representatives
Equity
Senate
Right to Counsel
20. In this 1972 case - the Supreme Court established four guidelines for determining if a trial was appropriately speedy and fair: cause of delay - length of delay - affect on the outcome - and the defendant's claim to a speedy trial.
Instructed Delegate
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Baker v. Wingo
21. The provisions of the Constitution that divide power among three constitutionally equal and independent branches of government
Electoral Votes
Elastic Clause
Inverse
Checks and Balances
22. Defamation by written or printed words - pictures - or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
Conservatism
Safe seat
New Deal Era
Libel
23. Established national income tax.
Third Parties
16th Amendment
Department of Treasury
Probable Cause
24. Walter DeVries and Lance Tarrance have concluded that in many elections the outcome is determined by ______________.
Ticket Splitters
Cabinet
Strategic Deterrence
Elastic Clause
25. This amendment includes the due process clause - the equal protection clause - and gave rights to former slaves.
Reverse Discrimination
14th Amendment
Supreme Court
Salient Agenda
26. This controversial clause of the 9th Amendment has allowed government to expand rights to suit its needs.
District of Columbia
Elastic Clause
Police Powers
Bull Moose Progressives
27. Government regulation of the economy through its control over taxes and government spending. Controlled by the Department of Treasury.
Ratification
Fiscal Policy
Resolutions
Bowers v. Hardwick
28. 'lame duck' amendment
Political Efficacy
Low
Foreign Policy
20th
29. The Immigration Act of 1965 abolished the practice of _______________ allowing more diversity among immigrants.
Convention Bounce
Reverse Discrimination
Federalist Papers
national quotas
30. According to V. O. Key - Jr. - the Populist Party of the 1890s is an example of a ____________________.
1964 Civil Rights Act
Party of Economic Protest
Gideon v. Wainwright
Poll Tax
31. Its the responsibility of ___________ committees of a political party to solidify the party within each state and organize primary elections
Free Exercise
State
Interstate Compact
Office Column Ballot
32. A written opinion by some of the judges of a court which agrees with the majority of the court but might arrive there in a different manner.
Grand Jury Indictment
Concurring Opinion
State Treasurer
Scandal Mongering
33. _____ out of 9 justices must agree to hear an appellate case brought to them from a lower court.
Speaker of the House
Speech Plus
4
Freedom of Speech
34. 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.
Vietnam War
30
Detente
Absolute Position
35. Presides over the Senate without voting privileges except in the case of a tie.
Vice President
Judicial
Standing Committees
Republicans
36. _______________ indicates a citizens' faith and trust in government and their own belief that they can understand and influence political affairs
Establishment Clause
Political Efficacy
Political Socialization
Home Rule
37. This article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch.
Article II
Bill of Attainder
Court of Appeals
Free Exercise of Religion
38. Baby boomers - women - and voters with higher levels of education tend to have a ____________ voter turnout.
Outputs
Majority and Minority Leader
External Efficacy
High
39. Germany - Switzerland - and India are examples of countries with a _______________ system of government.
Federal
Charter Colonies
John Locke
Due Process of Law
40. Private groups that attempt to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of their members.
Bill of Attainder
Raise Public Awareness
Segregation
Interest Groups
41. The pursuit and exercise of power.
Pass the fundraising threshold
7
Politics
Baron v. Baltimore
42. Number of Electoral College votes required to win the Presidency.
270
Lord Acton
Ad Hoc Structure
Exit Polls
43. When the minority party becomes stronger than the majority party - usually the result of winning a critical election.
Party Realignment
Double Jeopardy
Murray v. Curlett
Internationalism
44. 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.
Marshall Plan
5
Sub-committee
Periodic Registration
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
Baron v. Baltimore
10th Amendment
Incumbents
National Security Council
46. Age requirement for President
Initiative
Enact a Bill of Rights
Cloture
35
47. The 5th amendment protect against _____________.
a senior senator of the majority party
Writ of Mandamus
Self-Incrimination
State Legislatures
48. Colonies in which the proprietors (who had obtained their patents from the king) named the governors - subject to the king's approval.
National
Proprietary Colonies
18th Amendment
Select Committee
49. Legislature bills that affect all citizens.
Political Advertising
Public Bills
Lobbying
Miranda Rights
50. This body of government has final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
Members of Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Supreme Court
Impeachment