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CLEP American Government
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1. Government agencies that exercise quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative powers and are administratively independent of both the president and Congress (although politically independent of neither).
Original Jurisdiction
Blacks
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Max Weber
2. 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.
Good Faith Exception
National Security Council
Strategic Deterrence
Lord Acton
3. Infamous 1735 English case established the precedent for Freedom of the Press in the US.
Poll Tax
Restrictive Covenant
Residual
Zenger
4. In some cases where blicity too much publicity surrounds a trial - courts have granted _______________ to help ensure a fair trial. One example is the trial of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City Bombing.
Mugwumps
Bill of Rights
Conventions
Change of Venue
5. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Police Powers
Lyndon B. Johnson
State Legislatures
Oligopoly
6. PACs may donate a ______________ amount of indirect or in-kind donations to a campaign. (Ex. placing ads to support their candidate)
Privacy Act
Random Sample
Cruel and Unusual
Unlimited
7. The individuals - institutions - and processes that make the rules for society and possess the power to enforce them.
Public Opinion
Writ of Mandamus
Interstate Compact
Government
8. This 1964 case established strict standards for proving slander and libel - court must prove intent of malice on the part of the publisher.
Pork Barrel Spending
Labor
Military-Industrial Complex
NY Times v. Sullivan
9. Includes the 13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments. Abolished slavery and guaranteed due process and equal protection to all citizens.
Federal Courts
Civil War Amendments
Federal Register
Judicial Selection
10. The separation of people by race.
Segregation
Press Secretary
Whistle-blowers
Privacy Act
11. 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.
Energy
Plurality
Television and Radio
Tariff
12. The average voter turnout between 1960 and 2004 was __________ percent
2nd Amendment
55
Convention Bounce
Majority Rule
13. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain
Logrolling
CORE
Federal Courts
5
14. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial.
Senior Executive Service
6th Amendment
Baby Boomers
77
15. Powers of government that are specifically granted to the three branches of the federal government under the Constitution.
Enumerated Powers
Senatorial Courtesy
7
Legislative Courts
16. 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 ______________)
Foreign Policy
2nd Amendment
Nationalism
Free Exercise Clause
17. A public assistance program established in 1965 to help pay hospital - doctor - and medical bills for people with low incomes.
Hub and Spoke Model
Medicaid
Swing Voters in the Democratic Party
Conference Committee
18. A relaxation of international tensions.
Ad Hoc Structure
NY Times v. Sullivan
Detente
Authorizations
19. Things government decides to do - example: taxation - crime control - national defense - education - etc.
Public Policies
Council-Manager Plan
Vietnam War
Political Culture
20. In 1992 - the television networks agreed not to release these until a majority of polling places had closed in each state
imprisoned
Exit Polls
Presidential Veto
Bowers v. Hardwick
21. In order to win support for ratification of the Constitution - the Federalists had to promise that the first order of business under a new government would be to _______________.
Committee of the Whole
Incorporation Doctrine
Conservatism
Enact a Bill of Rights
22. A test established by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes - Jr. - in 1919 to define the point at which speech loses the protection of the First Amendment.
Clear and Present Danger
Democratic
Proposition 187
Increased
23. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.
English Bill of Rights
Open rule
Senior Executive Service
Conventions
24. Committees that pull members from both the house and the senate who meet to discuss major policy issues such as economy and taxation.
Democrats
Joint Committee
Mayor-Council Plan
Baker v. Wingo
25. By far - the largest amount of federal aid to state and local governments comes in the form of:
Democratic
Deficit
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Categorical Grants
26. ____________ often influence political appointments in an effort to influence bureaucracy.
6
Outputs
Interest groups
Privacy Act
27. A close contest; by extension - any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates.
Horse race
US v. Ballard
Judicial
Redistributive Policy
28. Laws on Schools - Marriage - and owning property;Licensee Lawyers - Doctors - and Teachers.
State Government
Department of State
527 Organizations
Court of Appeals
29. Concurrent resolution - adopted by both Houses of Congress - that sets forth a Congressional budget plan for the budget year and at least four out-years.
Due Process
Regulatory Federalism
State Treasurer
Budget Resolution
30. Signed the executive order banning segregation in the armed forces.
Woodrow Wilson
Truman
National
Interest Groups
31. Term limit for House of Representatives.
National Committee
Council-Manager Plan
Pocket Veto
Unlimited
32. Organization of individuals with similar policy goals who enter the political process to influence legislation that affects the organizations interests
Senate
Trial Balloon
Constituencies
Interest Groups
33. 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.
Pyramid Model
Elite
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Catholics
34. In the year 2000 - the Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America had a constitutional right to ban _____________ members.
Gay
Article V
Joint Committee
Mixed Economy
35. Number of justices of the Supreme Court.
Open
9
Catholics
Concurrent Powers
36. Executive check on Legislative Branch.
Antitrust Legislation
Veto
Issue Networks
Democratic
37. The fundamental flaw in plural theory contends that pluralism weakens the backbone of democracy with too many common interest groups attempt to wield power - often leading to standstill because of unwillingness to compromise.
Shay's Rebellion
Proprietary Colonies
Hyperpluralism
State Legislatures
38. This 1973 ruling gave local communities the authority to determine obscenity - established three part test for obscene material. To qualify as obscene - speech must be considered obscene by the 'average' person - depict or describe material that is a
Marbury v. Madison
Miller v. California
October 1st
Freedom of Speech
39. Presidential refusal to allow an agency to spend funds that Congress authorized and appropriated.
Flexible Construction
Impoundment
Party Regulars
Libertarianism
40. An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other - so the success of that party's candidate is almost taken for granted
9
Safe seat
Inherent Powers
Gerrymandering
41. The absent colony at the 2nd Continental Congress.
Third Party
Rhode Island
35
NY Times v. Sullivan
42. Formed as a third party on the issue of slavery by many former Whigs in the 1850's. Anti-slavery platform. Supported by farmers - laborers - and newly-freed blacks.
Closed
Flexible Construction
Republicans
Max Weber
43. Clause in the 14th Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The 5th Amendment also imposes this limitation on the national government.
Equal Protection Clause
1964 Civil Rights Act
Free Exercise of Religion
House of Representatives
44. The process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases
Selective exposure
National Convention
Administrative Procedure Act
Rhode Island
45. Federal laws limit the amount of ___________ that can be donated directly to campaign coffers.
Foreign Relations and the Judiciary Committees
Soft money
Divided Government
3
46. Laws must be reasonable. The Supreme Court has abandoned this concept in regards to business matters citing that it is the responsibility of Congress to regulate economic matters. The court has continued to apply this to matters of civil liberties an
Statutory Law
Police Powers
Supreme Court
Substantive Due Process
47. This article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch.
2/3
5
Article II
Affirmative Action
48. Age Requirement for the Senate
30
Party Purists
Select Committee
Gideon v. Wainwright
49. Freedoms that protect the individual from the government.
Redistributive Policy
Ticket Splitters
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Civil Liberties
50. Colonies in which freely elected legislatures chose the governor and the king could not veto laws.
Charter Colonies
Freedom of Information Act
Marbury v. Madison
English Bill of Rights
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