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CLEP American Government

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1. Committees appointed for investigative or crisis situations.






2. Guaranteed women the right to vote.






3. Powers of government that the national government may exercise simply because it exists as a government - such as the right to conduct foreign relations.






4. Overturning unjust laws is the responsibility of _________________.






5. He United States Constitution was opposed by which group?






6. An extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion






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






8. A compulsory national insurance program - financed by taxes on employers and employees. The insurance falls into four categories: old-age and survivors insurance - disability insurance - Medicare - and unemployment insurance.






9. The coming to power of a new coalition - replacing an old dominant coalition of the other party






10. Powerful standing committee that puts bills on the legislative calendar and establishes the processes by which the bill will be discussed on the floor.






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






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






13. While the verbiage of the 4th Amendment is vague as to what constitutes 'reasonable'. Police departments must rely on _____________; they cannot act on unfounded suspicion.






14. The separation of people by race.






15. 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.






16. Most modern political scientists believe there is ________________ between politics and government.






17. The belief that one can understand politics and therefore participate in politics






18. Since 1960 - there has been a general trend of ______________ participation in elections.






19. Which of the following factors is likely to be the weakest indicator of an individual's political beliefs and opinions? Age - Race - Intelligence - or Religion






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






21. High School Dropouts - Blacks - Hispanics - Recent immigrants - and People under 25 or over 75 tend to have a _________ voter turnout.






22. Direct oral or written speech directed at a specific individual or group






23. The amount of money available when the government's income is greater than what it spends in a fiscal year.






24. President Hoover's laissez-faire approach to the economy during the Great Depression left many poor voters disenfranchised by the Republican Party. They left to join the _______________ Party.






25. Article II of the Constitution establishes the ______________ branch.






26. During the 1800's and early 1900's - some state and local party committees became ________________ dominating party activities. Committee members would promise new recruits money - jobs - and other benefits for joining and voting the straight party t






27. A strand of American foreign policy that was visible by the end of the 19th century; it included 'gunboat diplomacy' and other forms of military involvement by the United States in various parts of the world.






28. Define US Citizenship as any person born or naturalized in the United States.






29. Responsible for further investigation - hearings - and amendment to a bill






30. When the President's own party gains power and influence - it more puts pressure on the President to conform to the will of the party - leading to________________ between the President and the party to define their public identities






31. Multi-interest and often multinational corporations that - under one corporate roof - may manufacture a wide variety of products.






32. Department established in 1988 by President G.H. Bush.

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33. Guarantees that an accused in innocent until proven guilty.






34. Unwritten law based on custom and tradition.






35. A federal law passed by Congress in 1939 to restrict political activities by federal workers. The law prevents federal employees while on duty from taking an active part in party politics or campaigns and also bars federal employees from running for






36. In the 1990 case OR State Employment Division v. Smith 1990 - the Supreme court allowed the state to fire employees who use peyote during native American religious ceremonies because it is in violation of drug laws. In this case - which clause of the






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






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. Permitted court authorized wire-tapping and bugging by federal - state - and local authorities and use of such evidence in trial. Later reversed by the Supreme Court based on 4th Amendment rights.






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






41. Law enacted in 1939 to prohibit civil servants from taking activists roles in partisan campaigns .This act prohibited federal employees from making political contributions - working for a particualr party -or campaining for a particualr canidate






42. Constitutional protection of the accused to not be tried for the same crime twice.






43. Gave authority over atomic energy from military to civilians.






44. If 10 days remain in session and the president does not sign an act of Congress - the law is ___________.






45. Article VII of the Constitution outlines the process of ____________________.






46. The party-column ballot - or Indiana ballot - encourages _______________.






47. States that arrestees must be informed of their right to remain silent - that anything they say can be held against them in a court - that they have a right to an attorney and that an attorney will be appointed to them if they cannot afford one.






48. 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.






49. Term limit for House of Representatives.






50. 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







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