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CLEP American Government

Subjects : clep, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A federal tax on imports.






2. Leader of the House of Representatives - elected by the majority party. 2nd in line of succession for the Presidency.






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






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






5. A system of voter registration in which voters must register only once in their district.






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






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






8. Senators have a __________ rate of re-election than Representatives primarily because of their larger constituency and lack of direct involvement with them.






9. Legislative house whose membership was intended to represent the state.






10. Formal approval or consent given to a constitution - constitutional amendment - or treaty before it goes into effect.






11. Spending by the national committees of the political parties to support the election of congressional candidates is known as






12. Groups whose views serve as guidelines to an individual's opinion. See also primary groups and secondary groups.






13. Until the law was changed in 2002 - the term described unregulated campaign funds not subject to the limits of federal law because they went to party committees and not directly to candidates. The 2002 law banned contributions of soft money to nation






14. _____________ is responsible for monetary policy.






15. 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.






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






17. Disapproval of a bill by a chief executive - such as the president or a governor.






18. The individuals - institutions - and processes that make the rules for society and possess the power to enforce them.






19. This influential English document signed by King John in 1215 limited the absolute power of the monarchy - established due process - and limited arbitrary seizure of property.






20. The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act - the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act are all examples of ____________________.






21. Literally meaning 'right of blood' - confers citizenship to a child from the parents.






22. After a bill is assigned to a committee - the next step is typically a ______________.






23. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.






24. The response of the rest of society to actions by the authorities.






25. An election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. In other words - one means by which a political party nominate candidates for the following general election.s






26. Provisions tacked on to a piece of legislation that are not relevant to the bill.






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






28. 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






29. Dissenting Democrats focused on foreign affairs. Aligned with the US Communist Party.

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30. 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.






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






32. This amendment applied the Bill of Rights to states.






33. A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments






34. An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other - so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted






35. In Woodson v. North Carolina - the Supreme Court struck down mandatory sentencing of capital punishment as ______________________ because it does not allow for any discretion.






36. In Congress - _____________ are informal organizations of individual congressional representatives with like interests or constituencies. Members work together to promote the interests of the groups they represent through legislation - policy - and p






37. 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.






38. Eisenhower's philosophy of being liberal in all things human and being conservative with all things fiscal. Appealed to both Republicans and Democrats.






39. Term limit for House of Representatives.






40. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.






41. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.






42. Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people






43. Powers of government exercised independently by both the federal and state governments - such as the power to tax.






44. The kinds of cases that a court has the authority to decide.






45. The issue of slavery split the Democratic Party into what two factions?






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






47. The uprising of farmers angered by crushing debt and taxes that revealed the failure of the Articles of Confederation.

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






49. Committees appointed for investigative or crisis situations.






50. In an election with more than 2 options - the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number - but less that half of the votes.







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