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CLEP American Government

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1. A policy adopted by the United States after the Second World War that assumed that if enough nuclear weapons were deployed by the United States - an enemy would not attack for fear of being destroyed in retaliation.






2. Germany - Switzerland - and India are examples of countries with a _______________ system of government.






3. Members of this party typically include Conservative Christian groups - higher socio-economic classes - middle-class white collar - and suburban voters.






4. 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.






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






6. Executive check on Legislative Branch.






7. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






8. Beginning with the election of Abraham Lincoln - the period between 1860 and the Great Depression was dominated by this political party.






9. Th joint listing of the presidential and vice presidential candidates on the same ballot as required by the twelfth amendment






10. Its the responsibility of ___________ committees of a political party to solidify the party within each state and organize primary elections






11. The 1803 case in which the Supreme Court - by declaring a portion of an act of Congress unconstitutional - first firmly set forth and established the power of judicial review.






12. Presidential management model in which the Chief of Staff plays a prominent role as the head of a military style chain of command. Used successfully by Reagan and Eisenhower.






13. The 19th Century __________ party platform was opposed to the spread of slavery - promoted preservation of the union - supported the abolition of slavery - and promoted post civil was reconstruction.






14. The structure and set of regulations in place to control activity - usually in large organizations and government. it is represented by standardized procedure (rule-following) that dictates the execution of most or all processes within the body - for






15. 1944 case established that as as long as a person accepted their beliefs in good faith that it is not the government's authority to determine whether those beliefs are valid.






16. Legislative house responsible for impeachment trials.






17. The gap between the government's income and outlays.






18. 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.






19. In the 1962 case of Robinson v. California - the Supreme Court ruled that incarcerating a drug addict is ______________________ because drug addiction is an illness.






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






21. 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.






22. Broadly worded warrants used by British soldiers during colonial America to search for contraband and prevent smuggling.






23. New Jersey v. TLO (1985) established that school authorities may search students without _____________ as long as they are reasonable.






24. A procedure that in certain circumstances permits voters to remove elected state or local officials from office before their terms have expired.






25. In the mid-term elections following a President's inauguration - his party tends to ___________ seats in Congress.






26. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities






27. Theory that a government requires the consent of the governed.






28. Amendment that delegated the election of Senators to popular vote.






29. American politics is dominated by a small ___________ who is responsible for most of the important policy decisions






30. The executive office established in response to intelligence lapses during WWI. Oversees American foreign policy and includes the President - Vice President - Secretary of State - Secretary of Defense and is lead by the National Security Advisor.






31. A joint committee of Congress established to help negotiate discrepancies and gain consensus between legislation passed in each house before sending the bill to the President.






32. Agenda that includes issues that affect the daily lives of the people.






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






34. Raise Public Awareness - Create Policy Agenda - Prioritize Agenda - Enact Policy - Public Evaluation






35. In the Federalist Papers - James Madison proposed that the states under the new Constitution would retain ____________ sovereignty.






36. 14th Amendment is often used to support the right to ____________.






37. According to one survey - what percentage of Americans belongs to groups that sometimes take a stand on public issues






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






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






40. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.






41. The net balance or relationship between total income and total expenditures by the nation in its dealings with the rest of the world - including trade - loans - and investments.






42. Also known as the Indiana ballot - lists the candidates of each party in a row or column - beside or under the party emblem. In most cases - the voter can make one mark at the top of the column - or pull one lever - and thus vote for all the party's






43. Which form of registration prevails in all but a few states?






44. The introductory statement of the U.S. Constitution - setting forth the general principles of American government and beginning with the words - 'We the people of the United States - in order to form a more perfect union. ...'






45. The power of some municipalities to modify their charters and run their affairs without approval by the state legislature.






46. The median income of women is ___________ percent of men.






47. A legal principle of fair dealing - which may provide preventive measures and legal remedies that are unavailable under existing common law and statutory law.






48. The agency that provides Congress with evaluations of public policies is the






49. Literally - a 'friend of the court' brief - filed by an individual or organization to present arguements in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case






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







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