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CLEP American Government
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1. Which historical figure described democracy as 'the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time?'
435
Negative
Good Faith Exception
Winston Churchill
2. Charge of misconduct brought against a government official.
Institutional
state legislatures
Presidential Veto
Impeachment
3. Compromise between the large states and small states that established the bicameral Legislature consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. Also included 3/5 compromise on the status of slaves in representation.
5
Marshall Plan
Great or Connecticut Compromise
Small Business Administration (SBA)
4. This amendment includes the due process clause - the equal protection clause - and gave rights to former slaves.
Joint Committee
14th Amendment
Raise Public Awareness
Office Column Ballot
5. Form of obstruction in the Senate where an attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the proposal taking place.
Unicameral
Filibuster
a senior senator of the majority party
Council of Economic Advisors
6. Process by which citizens propose an amendment by petition.
Majority Opinion
Implied
Civilian Supremacy
Constitutional Initiative
7. In a political campaign - the surest way of reaching the largest number of voters is usually _____________.
Television
Spoiler Candidate
Police Powers
Katz. v US
8. Information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. Used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration.
435
CORE
Trial Balloon
Veto
9. States that arrestees must be informed of their right to remain silent - that anything they say can be held against them in a court - that they have a right to an attorney and that an attorney will be appointed to them if they cannot afford one.
Miranda Rights
Pentagon Papers
Free Exercise
Gerrymandering
10. Age Requirement for the Senate
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Original Jurisdiction
Political Efficacy
30
11. Corporations formed by the government to act as a business to produce a product or service. Often monopolies with varying degrees of independence.
Article VI
Governmental Corporations
Speaker of the House
Affirmative Action
12. After a bill is assigned to a committee - the next step is typically a ______________.
Bill of Attainder
Jurisdiction
Public hearing
Open rule
13. Wisconsin Republican who exploited public concern for political gain during the 1950's through freewheeling investigations of alleged Communists.
3
Jus Sanguinis
Republican
Joseph McCarthy
14. An economic system of free enterprise with private ownership of the means of production.
Magna Carta
Preamble
Capitalism
Entitlement Programs
15. A political candidate who is thought to have only an outside chance of gaining the nomination.
Conservatism
Tariff
Dark Horse
Television and Radio
16. Legislative opinions on a matter that do not require Presidential signature.
Resolutions
Public Policies
General Accounting Office
Third Party
17. In his classic study of community power in New Haven - Connecticut - political scientist Robert A. Dahl concluded that the city was a __________ system dominated by many different sets of leaders
Contract Clause
Pluralist
Selective Incorporation
Positive
18. 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:
Baker v. Wingo
Article II
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Demands
19. Control of a market by a single company.
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
Legislative
Monopoly
20. Private groups that attempt to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of their members.
Television and Radio
English Bill of Rights
Ad Hoc Structure
Interest Groups
21. Established in 1947 as a combined Department of War and Navy.
Inputs
Defense
Vice President
Senior Executive Service
22. Members of this party typically include Conservative Christian groups - higher socio-economic classes - middle-class white collar - and suburban voters.
Safe seat
Arraignment
Republican
Fast Track Authority
23. The European political philosophers whose writings influenced the concepts of liberty and government contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution belonged to the intellectual and cultural movement known as
Jury of Peers
The Enlightenment
Equity
6
24. President requires their approval to appoint judges - ambassadors and other high officials.
Criminal Cases
Senate
Federalism
Sub-committee
25. Which branch has the power to stop an executive order?
Judicial
Republicans
7
Eminent Domain
26. Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
Weber
Reserved Powers
Police Powers
Custom
27. The practice under which victorious politicians reward their followers with jobs.
Internal Efficacy
Spoils System
Hold
Lobbying
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.
Blanket Primary
Joint Committee
Albany Plan
Concurrent Powers
29. A philosophy that the Supreme Court should avoid constitutional questions when possible and uphold acts of Congress unless they clearly violate a specific section of the Constitution.
Impoundment
Riders
Dual / Layer Cake Federalism
Judicial Restraint
30. 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
Safe seat
Governmental Corporations
Reference Group
Liberalism
31. Age Requirement for House of Representatives.
Electoral Votes
Trustee
Self-Incrimination
25
32. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress_________________ take away a person's citizenship unless it is freely renounced.
may not
Change of Venue
Judicial Restraint
Transportation
33. 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
Fiscal Federalism
General Election
Confederation
34. The President's role in the armed forces which during the 20th century has allowed Presidents to circumvent Congress' refusal to declare war.
Electoral College
Federalist Papers
Commander in Chief
National Security
35. Signed the executive order banning segregation in the armed forces.
Northern and Southern
Caucus
2
Truman
36. Committees created by Congress to conduct special investigations. Although normally temporary - some become - in effect - permanent.
Select Committee
Exclusionary Rule
Mugwumps
Fast Track Authority
37. This House committee is responsible for all taxes - tariffs - and other revenue raising measures in addition to social security - child support - Medicare - foster care - and unemployment.
Jim Crow Laws
Ways and Mean Committee
Party Purists
Due Process of Law
38. 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.
National Security Council
Royal Colonies
Republicans
Roe v. Wade
39. A loose grouping of people and organizations who seek to influence policy formation.
Inherent Powers
Redistributive Policy
Issue Networks
Pentagon Papers
40. The Jacksonian Era marked an important change in the process used to nominate Presidential candidates with the emergence of party _________________ - eliminating caucuses.
Joint Committees
Conventions
Zenger
7
41. Programs mandated by law and not subject to annual review by Congress or the president.
Whigs
Transportation
Conglomerates
Entitlement Programs
42. The most important committees - always assembled and delegated with the responsibility of handling all bills under their concern. Includes the Ways and Means - Appropriations - Budget - Rules and Agriculture Committees.
Confirmed
Situational
Standing Committees
Ad Hoc Structure
43. Department established in 1988 by President G.H. Bush.
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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.
School Desegregation
The Federalist #10
8th Amendment
Monroe Doctrine
45. An interest group organization that represents a specific group of people (Ex. NAACP - AARP)
Commerce
Political Advertising
Nationalism
Membership
46. This body of government has final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
Democratic
Supreme Court
Offensive Language
7th Amendment
47. Impact elections by siphoning off votes from major parties spoiling a party's chance in a close race.
Third Parties
Political Culture
Majority Opinion
Free Exercise Clause
48. A federal tax on imports.
Tariff
Budget Resolutions
Energy
Open rule
49. Raise Public Awareness - Create Policy Agenda - Prioritize Agenda - Enact Policy - Public Evaluation
Line-Item Veto
Policy Making Cycle
John F. Kennedy
Government
50. The issue of slavery split the Democratic Party into what two factions?
Northern and Southern
Suburbia
Miranda Rights
Due Process of Law