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CLEP American Government
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. In charge of all state funds. Supervises the collection of taxes and payment of state's bill
State Treasurer
12th Amendment
Stare Decisis
Weber
2. A law passed in 1966 that requires federal executive branch and regulatory agencies to make information available to journalists - scholars - and the public unless it falls into one of several confidential categories.
Freedom of Information Act
Roth v. US
Article IV
Smith Act
3. 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
Closed rule
Separate but Equal
Ratification
Presidential Veto
4. ________________ of the Constitution governs the relationships of the states.
Thurgood Marshall
Article IV
Commonwealth
National Convention
5. Number of Federal District courts across 50 states - DC and Puerto Rico.
Transportation
Impeachment
The Federalist #10
89
6. First civil rights organization to use non-violent tactics to promote racial equality and desegregation
5
Pre-clearance
CORE
Union Shop
7. This event was an important factor in creating the climate for a new Constitution.
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8. The appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents - such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors.
Pork Barrel Spending
Open rule
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Roth v. US
9. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Judicial Activism
2/3
Privileges and Immunities Clause
10. 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
Take Care Clause
Office of Management and Budget
Entitlement Spending
Political Action Committee
11. The framers of the Constitution created the Senate to function as a check on the ________________.
Recommit the Bill to Committee
Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism
Populous
House of Representatives
12. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over budget and appointments of leadership.
The Sugar Act and the Currency Act
Major Political Party
Legislative
Executive
13. In the Federalist Papers - James Madison proposed that the states under the new Constitution would retain ____________ sovereignty.
Committees
Residual
8 Million
It Failed to be Ratified
14. Charge of misconduct brought against a government official.
Warrant
Non-protected Speech
Impeachment
Federal Register
15. A term often used to describe the economic and political ties between the military establishment and the defense-aerospace industry.
Balance of Payments
Collective Action
Military-Industrial Complex
Jim Crow Laws
16. 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.
Seniority System
Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism
Jus Soli
National Security Council
17. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities
Securities and Exchange Commission or Securities Act of 1933
Reynolds v. Sims
Dark Horse
Entitlement Spending
18. Approximately 33% of American voters identify themselves as _______________ party.
2
Impoundment
Critical Election
Independent
19. Tests of a voter's ability to read and write - which were often used to keep recent immigrants and blacks from voting.
Increased competition
Jurisdiction
Literacy Tests
Hatch Act
20. Voting based on looking back and making judgments about the way things have gone and the kind of government experienced during a political leader's time in office.
Retrospective Voting
Agriculture
Concurring Opinion
Periodic Registration
21. 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.
Equal Time
Dies
Clear and Present Danger
Democracy
22. A coherent set of beliefs about politics - public policy - and public purpose. It helps give meaning to political event - personalities - and policies.
Rhode Island
Balance of Trade
Political ideology
National Chair
23. ________________ of the Constitution dictates how the Constitution shall be amended.
Political Efficacy
Article V
Implied Powers
Interest groups
24. Because there is no Senate Rules Committee - Senators can debate a bill for an _________________ time.
Unlimited
Public Policies
Legislative
Literacy Tests
25. Theory of democracy in which competition among common interest groups promote ideas to influence politics
Pluralist Theory
Majority Opinion
Local
Alien and Sedition Acts
26. 1976 Law requiring all governmental agency meetings to be open to the public unless classified information will be discussed.
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Formula Grant
Soft Money
Open Meeting Law
27. Number of original cabinet positions under George Washington.
Referendum
3
Judicial Restraint
Executive Agreements
28. Legislature bills that affect only a small group of citizens.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
15
Caucuses
Private Bills
29. This 1932 case established that a case can be too speedy and under-counseled - providing defendants in a capital case the right to a reasonable amount of time to establish a defense.
Scottsboro Boys Case
Elite
Magna Carta
Raiding
30. Love of country and a desire for independence; it can also mean an excessive form of patriotism exploited by political leaders.
20
Speaker of the House
Nationalism
Cold War
31. Largest interest group in the US.
Balance of Trade
Speech Plus
AARP
States
32. 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.
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Furman v. Georgia
Elastic Clause
Family
33. Puerto Rico has ____________ status.
Local
Commonwealth
Patriot Act
US v. Ballard
34. Baby boomers - women - and voters with higher levels of education tend to have a ____________ voter turnout.
High
Presidential Ticket
Hatch Act
Criminal Information
35. 1946 Act requiring bureaucratic agencies to appeal to the affected parties before adopting new policies. Legislative check on Bureaucracy.
Alien and Sedition Acts
Power Structure
Administrative Procedure Act
Freedom of Information Act
36. Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
Libel
Reserved Powers
Horse race
October 1st
37. Most modern political scientists believe there is ________________ between politics and government.
Closed
Ways and Means Committee
Little Difference
Recommit the Bill to Committee
38. 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:
Muckrakers
Demands
National Chair
Probable Cause
39. Requires that a suspect in a federal case be arraigned without unnecessary delay.
Mallory Rule
Attorney General
President Pro Tempore
Murray v. Curlett
40. The kinds of cases that a court has the authority to decide.
Jurisdiction
Legislative
Clear and Present Danger
Marbury v. Madison
41. After a bill has passed both the House and Senate - it goes to _________________ where any differences between the house bill and the senate bill are resolved before sending to the President for signature
Dissenting Opinion
Conference Committee
Party Identification
Pluralist
42. Finding that enough evidence exists to warrant a criminal trial.
Proprietary Colonies
Adversarial
House of Representatives
Grand Jury Indictment
43. Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
Ways and Means Committee
Instructed Delegate
4th Amendment
Membership
44. The yearly value of goods and services produced within a country.
Hub and Spoke Model
Criminal Information
Gross Domestic Product
Instructed Delegate
45. This 1689 English Document made the monarch
English Bill of Rights
Local
Majority Opinion
Monopoly
46. A legislature with only one house.
Independent Regulatory Agencies
Political Culture
Unicameral
Ways and Means Committee
47. Considered the most sacred right in American history. Colonists felt oppressed by the tyranny of the crown but were unable to speak up about it for fear of repercussion.
Party Realignment
Freedom of Speech
States
Article VI
48. This type of government suits a large country with a diverse population
Social Contract
Housing and Urban Development
The Federal Reserve Board
Federal
49. Presidential management model in which corporate CEO tactics are used employing committees - task forces - and special advisors. Successfully utilized by Clinton and G W Bush.
Weber
Critical Election
Agriculture
Ad Hoc Structure
50. Germany - Switzerland - and India are examples of countries with a _______________ system of government.
Permanent Registration
Gross Domestic Product
Public Opinion
Federal