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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. 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






2. Age Requirement for the Senate






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. ____________ often influence political appointments in an effort to influence bureaucracy.






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






7. 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






8. Established in 1947 as a combined Department of War and Navy.






9. First governing document of the Plymouth Colony establishing freedom of religion.






10. The power of the president - struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998 - to veto parts of appropriations bills. Most state governors have this power.






11. First step in the Policy Making Cycle.






12. The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 restructured the number of ______________ in both the House and Senate.






13. A 1972 treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union limiting the number of defensive missiles each country could build. In 2001 President George W. Bush withdrew the United States from the treaty.






14. In a political campaign - the surest way of reaching the largest number of voters is usually _____________.






15. Programs of government - universities - and businesses designed to favor minorities and remedy past discrimination.






16. The 24th amendment banned _____________ - making it harder for states to discriminate against poor and minority voters.






17. Federal and State Courts function in a _____________manner so that federal courts may receive appeals from state courts.






18. The FCC's equal time policy applies to _____________.






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






20. Responsible for assigning bills to committee in the Senate.






21. An economy in which most economic decisions result from the interaction of buyers and sellers in markets - but in which the government plays a significant role in the allocation of resources.






22. Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.






23. In the last 30 years - voter turnout among American 18- to 24-year-olds has been






24. Programs mandated by law and not subject to annual review by Congress or the president.






25. The concentration of economic power in the hands of a relatively few large companies.






26. 'lame duck' amendment






27. It the job of _________ committees of a political party to hold voter registration drives - recruit new party members and final candidates for city and county positions.






28. Love of country and a desire for independence; it can also mean an excessive form of patriotism exploited by political leaders.






29. The way things should be by law






30. A method of amending state constitutions under which proposed constitutional amendments can be placed on the ballot if enough signatures are obtained on a petition. Almost half the states also employ the initiative on the ballot to allow voters to en






31. If significant amendments are made to a bill during committee - the bill is sometimes given a new number as a _______________.






32. Although camera are allowed in most trial courts - they are banned from ______________.






33. The yearly value of goods and services produced within a country.






34. Belief in the value of strong government to provide economic secruity and protection for civil rights - combined with a belief in personal freedom from government intervention in social conduct






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






36. Each Senate committee may have ________ subcommittees.






37. The 1892 platform of the Populist party repudiating laissez-faire and demanding economic and political reform






38. This Supreme Court case infamously decided that a slave was not a citizen but property to be 'used in subservience to the interests - the convenience - or the will of his owner'






39. Cabinet department that includes the Coast Guard - Border Patrol - FEMA - Transportation Security Administration - INS and the Secret Service. Established in 2001 in response to 9/11.






40. Groups named for the section of the Internal Revenue Service code under which they must report their expenditures. The tax-exempt groups were created to exploit a loophole in the law regulating campaign finance.






41. Powers specifically outlined in the Constitution as assigned to one branch of government.






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






43. Plan that proposed unicameral legislature with each state having one vote.






44. Contacts - coalitions - and interactions across national boundaries






45. In charge of state's legal business. provide advice to other state official and represents the state in court if the state is involved in a lawsuit






46. Redefined Presidential succession and disability.






47. This event was an important factor in creating the climate for a new Constitution.

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48. 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






49. 1917 Reincarnation of the Sedition Act during WWI






50. 1974 Act mandating that all government files about private citizens be kept confidential.