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CLEP American Government

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1. Under this governing document - national government lacked authority to set up tariffs - regulate commerce - levy taxes - control international relations - establish common currency






2. Guarantees the right to bare arms.






3. This author of Leviathon posited that government is necessary because people are generally in a state of conflict.






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






5. Assistants to the Majority and Minority Leaders of both the House and Senate.






6. These party members tend to be ideologues who put issues ahead of winning elections and withhold support from candidates who do not share their stance on issues. Very active in special interest groups and caucuses within the party. Willing to break a






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






8. This 1972 Supreme Court case struck down all state laws allowing the death penalty stating that they allowed for too much discretion on the part of the judge and jury resulting in lack of consistent administration of the penalty.






9. These two Senate standing committees have existed - largely unchanged - since 1816.






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






11. The belief that all people possess certain basic rights that may not be abridged by government.






12. 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






13. Organization of individuals with similar policy goals who enter the political process to influence legislation that affects the organizations interests






14. During Presidential election years or when the nation is divided on policy agenda - particularly regarding salient issues - voter turnout is _____________






15. Proponents of limited government - unregulated free markets - national self-reliance - and conventional social values are best describes as






16. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over lawsuits filed against the agency.






17. Guarantees that citizens cannot be compelled by the government to act in a way that is contrary to their religious beliefs. (ex. Conscientious objection to military service required by the draft is the execution of ______________)






18. By far - the largest amount of federal aid to state and local governments comes in the form of:






19. The practice that allows senators to delay or even kill floor action on legislation - a nomination - or other matters by asking their party leaders not to schedule them.






20. 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.






21. Most Americans support ______________ primarily as part of their criticism of PACs






22. The number of ______________ a state receives is based on the number Representatives and Senators that the state has in Congress






23. _____________ is responsible for monetary policy.






24. Tests of a voter's ability to read and write - which were often used to keep recent immigrants and blacks from voting.






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






26. 1963 ruling prohibiting prayer in public schools.






27. Ruling by the Supreme Court in 1954 that racial segregation in public schools violates the Fourteenth Amendment's requirement of equal protection of the laws for all persons.






28. Guarantees that any rights not explicitly outlined heretofore are reserved for the states.






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






30. A group of high-level administrators and managers at the top of the government bureaucracy. SES members have less job tenure but are eligible for substantial cash bonuses for merit.






31. Passed in 1883 - it created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.






32. Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.






33. 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






34. The state officer typically responsible for overseeing federal elections at the state level is the






35. This term refers to the gain in the polls that a candidate often enjoys after a national convention






36. The 15th Amendment - also know as _________________ - was intended to help recently freed blacks from unconstitutional state laws designed to circumvent federal laws.






37. Impact elections by siphoning off votes from major parties spoiling a party's chance in a close race.






38. Which office serves as a watchdog into waste or fraud in the bureaucracy and conducts investigations at the request of congressional committees






39. The Democrats control over politics during the 20th century ended with this President's unpopular handling of the Vietnam War.






40. Total number of Representatives apportioned to the states based on population and reapportioned with the census every 10 years






41. An official document - published every weekday - which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.






42. Designed to protect the individual against the arbitrary power of the state.






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






44. 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.






45. What occurs when government adopts a public policy that provides - or distributes - benefits to people or groups.






46. A method available in most states that allows voters - in effect - to 'veto' a bill passed by the legislature or to accept or reject a proposal - such as a bond issue - made by a government agency.






47. These party members are highly involved in the electoral process. Donate funds to party and candidates - demand a voice in state party agendas and tend to have a strong belief in their party's ideology.






48. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






49. 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






50. The way things actually are.







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