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CLEP American Government

Subjects : clep, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.






2. Number of years a Senator must reside in the US prior to taking office






3. The only amendments to be ratified through the process of 'ratifying conventions -' not a vote in the state legislatures






4. 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






5. Presides over any impeachment trial.






6. Cabinet department responsible for managing school lunch programs and food safety. Established in 1862.






7. President Hoover's laissez-faire approach to the economy during the Great Depression left many poor voters disenfranchised by the Republican Party. They left to join the _______________ Party.






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






9. This type of government suits a large country with a diverse population






10. The kinds of cases that a court has the authority to decide.






11. These party members take active non-leadership roles such as working polls or contributing money to campaigns. Tend to compromise on important issues and are mostly concerned about winning elections.






12. Number of Senators elected at large per state -






13. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was somewhat undermined by racist practices in the real estate market such as _____________ and ______________ - which continued illegally in many areas following passage of the Act.






14. The Jacksonian Era marked an important change in the process used to nominate Presidential candidates with the emergence of party _________________ - eliminating caucuses.






15. Population migration patterns since the second World War have increased the power of _____________.






16. 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.






17. In the view of W. Lance Bennett - the people who hold and express opinions are constantly changing - as are the issues and conditions to which the public responds. As a result - Bennett suggests that public opinion is______________.






18. Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state.






19. An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the publicand operate for the welfare of all.






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






21. An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of the legislator






22. Philosopher John Locke - in his 1690 work Civil Government (second treatise) - advised separation of government power between






23. 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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24. Programs are designed to give preferential access to education - employment - health care - or social welfare to groups of people - especially minorities and women - who have historically been discriminated against.






25. Legislative house whose members were intended to represent the people.






26. A registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his own party affiliation. When voters do not register with a party before the primary - it is called a pick-a-party primary because the voter can select which party's primary he or she w






27. Powers of government exercised independently by both the federal and state governments - such as the power to tax.






28. The executive office established in response to intelligence lapses during WWI. Oversees American foreign policy and includes the President - Vice President - Secretary of State - Secretary of Defense and is lead by the National Security Advisor.






29. The appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents - such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors.






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






31. The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act - the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act are all examples of ____________________.






32. The 1st Amendment states that government cannot issue ______________ - censoring publications before they are published.






33. Legislative house responsible for impeachment trials.






34. In Reynolds v. US (1879) - the Supreme Court denied this right to Reynolds because his religion's practice of polygamy violated federal law.






35. In states using primaries - the most common form of primary election is the ___________ primary.






36. What principle - contained in the Fourth Amendment - protects a citizen from unwarranted search and seizure?






37. Cabinet department responsible for the management of public lands - wildlife - natural resources - and Native American affairs. Established in 1849






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






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






40. Legislative branch incorporating two houses.






41. A decision of the Supreme Court cannot be ___________.






42. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an example of an






43. The concept that all people are of equal worth - even if not of equal ability.






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






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






46. The spread of nuclear weapons to more nations.






47. The median income of women is ___________ percent of men.






48. 1946 Act requiring bureaucratic agencies to appeal to the affected parties before adopting new policies. Legislative check on Bureaucracy.






49. Age Requirement for the Senate






50. This 1967 Supreme Court case prohibited illegal eavesdropping and extending the zone of privacy to include the home - office - person - and immediate public arena.