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CLEP American Government

Subjects : clep, civics
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The principle that the government - as provided in the Fifth Amendment - can take property for 'public use' with 'just compensation' to the owners.






2. Age Requirement for House of Representatives.






3. Because there is no Senate Rules Committee - Senators can debate a bill for an _________________ time.






4. Today the South is is a two-party battleground - in which the ______________ often have the upper hand






5. Federal aid that states and localities may use mostly as they wish.






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






7. A federal tax on imports.






8. Overturning unjust laws is the responsibility of _________________.






9. In this 1972 case - the Supreme Court established four guidelines for determining if a trial was appropriately speedy and fair: cause of delay - length of delay - affect on the outcome - and the defendant's claim to a speedy trial.






10. The rules and regulations made and applied by federal regulatory agencies and commissions.






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. According to V. O. Key - Jr. - the Populist Party of the 1890s is an example of a ____________________.






13. Requires that a suspect in a federal case be arraigned without unnecessary delay.






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






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






16. 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






17. In addition to overseeing the activities of one or more federal agencies - a ___________________may also serve as the authorizing committee for federal agencies' programs and operations.






18. A nation's set of fundamental beliefs about how government and politics should be conducted.






19. Cabinet department responsible for insuring mortgages and providing housing subsidies. Established in 1965






20. Political theorist proposed the separation of church and state.






21. The policy established after the Second World War that America must take an active leadership role in world affairs






22. A strand of American foreign policy that was visible by the end of the 19th century; it included 'gunboat diplomacy' and other forms of military involvement by the United States in various parts of the world.






23. Largest interest group in the US.






24. These dissenting Republicans won 17% of the popular vote in 1924 on a platform for public control of national resources and railways - tax reductions - and changes to the staff of the executive department

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25. An extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion






26. Government regulation of the economy through its control over taxes and government spending. Controlled by the Department of Treasury.






27. The issuance of this document by a judge requires probably cause and must be worded so as to allow for the search and seizure of specific evidence.






28. First proposed in 1789 - this amendment passed in 1992 prohibits Congress from raising their own pay. Pay raises may not take affect until the beginning of the next term.






29. Legislative opinions on a matter that do not require Presidential signature.






30. The demands of and supports for a political system






31. Included are Agriculture - Nutrition - and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking - Housing and Urban Affairs; Commerce - Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Health - Education -






32. A world economy characterized by the free movement of goods - capital - labor - and information across national borders.






33. Walter DeVries and Lance Tarrance have concluded that in many elections the outcome is determined by ______________.






34. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that prohibits any amendment to bills or provides that only memebers of the committee reporting the bill may offer amendments






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






36. Powers of the national government that flow from its enumerated powers and the 'elastic clause' of the Constitution.






37. Government employees who publicly expose evidence of official waste or corruption that they have learned about in the course of their duties.






38. The 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine that prompted King George III's Prohibitory Act and the sending of mercenaries to the colonies.






39. The sum of the goals - decisions - and actions that govern a nation's relations with the rest of the world.






40. Age requirement for President






41. An economic system of free enterprise with private ownership of the means of production.






42. Washington v. Chrisman (1982) established the _________________ - allowing police officers to seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence is in obvious sight.






43. Early civil rights leader established the Niagara Movement and helped to establish the NAACP.






44. A declaration by the President in 1823 that warned European powers to keep out of the Western Hemisphere and pledged that the United States would not intervene in the internal affairs of Europe.






45. After analyzing 1 -795 platform pledges over a 10-year period - Gerald M. Pomper concluded that almost ____________ of these promises were fulfilled






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






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






48. A device that allows the House of Representatives to conduct its business with fewer restrictions on debate and a quorum of only 100 members.






49. Provisions tacked on to a piece of legislation that are not relevant to the bill.






50. 1946 Act requiring bureaucratic agencies to appeal to the affected parties before adopting new policies. Legislative check on Bureaucracy.