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CLEP American Government

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

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2. Theory of democracy in which competition among common interest groups promote ideas to influence politics






3. In the year 2000 - the Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America had a constitutional right to ban _____________ members.






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






5. Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.






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






7. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress_________________ take away a person's citizenship unless it is freely renounced.






8. Prompted by the ____________________ - the 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.






9. A system in which the national government provides grants-in-aid to states using conditions to elicit control.






10. Between 1909 and 2002 - the number of daily newspapers in the United States______________.






11. This contraversial 2001 law allows anti-terrorism authorities to monitor e-mail and Internet traffic in order to prevent terrorist attacks. The government argues that cyberspace is public domain and that no warrants should be needed to access informa






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






13. The tendency of presidents to lose support over time.






14. This was amended in 1985 to prohibit vote dilution without requiring the proof of discriminatory purpose demanded by the original Act.






15. A place of work in which any person may be hired provided that he or she joins the union within a specified time.






16. Constitutionally required address by the President typically given in a joint session of Congress.






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






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






19. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the 1964 Civil Rights Act does not prohibit private affirmative action programs?






20. 1976 Law requiring all governmental agency meetings to be open to the public unless classified information will be discussed.






21. A government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.






22. In Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969) - the Supreme Court established precedents for ___________________ in schools and government institutions.






23. _____________ are expected to specialize in a few policy areas rather than claim expertise in the whole range of legislative concerns






24. Number of original cabinet positions under George Washington.






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






26. The way things actually are.






27. Government branch established in Article I of the Constitution.






28. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 as an attempt to form a union of the colonies. Later used to help form the Articles of Confederation.






29. Responsible for determining which bills will be considered on the House floor - and when they will be considered.






30. In 2002 - a federal appeals court struck down the Pledge of Allegiance on the grounds that it violated ________________.






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






32. Cabinet department responsible for collective bargaining and union activity. Established in 1913






33. Elections that may lead to a basic shift in the party identification of the electorate.






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






35. Defamation by written or printed words - pictures - or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.






36. Number of Electoral College votes required to win the Presidency.






37. The claim by presidents of an inherent right to withhold information from Congress and the judiciary.






38. A vote in the House of Representatives in which the position of each member is noted and published in the Congressional Record.






39. Federal laws limit the amount of ___________ that can be donated directly to campaign coffers.






40. These candidates win re-election to the House 80-90% of the time.






41. The pursuit and exercise of power.






42. Grants that an accused may not be held in custody without charge - literally 'You shall have the body'.






43. The constitutional requirement (in article II - sec 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed - even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws






44. Lead by Theodore Roosevelt - this party platform focused on women's suffrage - social reform - fair business practices - and direct election of senators. The won 25% of the popular vote in 1911 - splitting the Republican vote and allowing Democrat Wo






45. A group of writers - journalists - and critics who exposed corporate malfeasance and political corruption in the first decade of the 20th century.






46. A system - until modified and reformed in the 1970s - that automatically resulted in the selection as committee chair of those members of the majority party in Congress who had the longest continuous service on a committee.






47. This author was highly influential on Thomas Jefferson - rejecting divine right - proposing that government is a social contract requiring the consent of the govern and establishing the concept of self-evident rights of life - liberty - and property.






48. The attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system at all levels and allows the political system to continue to work.






49. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over budget and appointments of leadership.






50. Requests from people or groups for health care for the aged - loans for college students - equal opportunity for minorities - and higher subsidies for farmers are examples of:







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