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CLEP American Government
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1. A law passed by Congress in 1973 in an effort to set a time limit on the use of combat forces abroad by a president.
27th Amendment
Senate
War Powers Resolution
Impartial
2. Political commercials that strongly attack a rival candidate.
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Judicial Selection
Negative Advertising
Jus Soli
3. It is possible either to describe people - government - politics - and power as isolated - static elements - or to look at them as interacting elements in a_______________.
Political System
Conservatism
Family
Internal Efficacy
4. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the concept of privacy included the right to a legal abortion?
Preamble
Roe v. Wade
Campaign Finance Reform
Antitrust Legislation
5. Year of the 2nd Continental Congress.
Open Meeting Law
435
Majority and Minority Leader
1776
6. The practice that allows senators to delay or even kill floor action on legislation - a nomination - or other matters by asking their party leaders not to schedule them.
Charter Colonies
Legislative
Enact a Bill of Rights
Hold
7. PACs may donate a ______________ amount of indirect or in-kind donations to a campaign. (Ex. placing ads to support their candidate)
Supply Side Economics
Unlimited
Conglomerates
Confirmed
8. A system of _______________ - as in Italy - encourages the existence of many parties by allotting seats to competing candidates according to the percentage of votes they win.
House Standing Committees
Blacks
Proportional Representation
Clear and Present Danger
9. Which form of registration prevails in all but a few states?
Permanent Registration
Convention Bounce
blockbusting and redlining
Membership
10. 1917 Reincarnation of the Sedition Act during WWI
General Purpose Grants
Plurality
Espionage Act
Nuclear Proliferation
11. Committees that pull members from both the house and the senate who meet to discuss major policy issues such as economy and taxation.
Impoundment
Joint Committee
7
Rules Committee
12. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain
Joint Committees
Federalist Papers
Free Exercise Clause
Logrolling
13. The philosophy that government should intervene as little as possible in economic affairs.
General Purpose Grants
Hatch Act
Politics
Laissez-Faire
14. A provision of law in which Congress asserts the power to nullify actions of the executive branch. In 1983 the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional - but Congress continued to pass laws containing such provisions.
Vice President
Legislative Veto
Third Parties
Nuclear Proliferation
15. In 1992 - the television networks agreed not to release these until a majority of polling places had closed in each state
Exit Polls
House Standing Committees
Double Jeopardy
Socialism
16. A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments
Federalism
Lord Acton
Affirmative Action
8th Amendment
17. A procedure that in certain circumstances permits voters to remove elected state or local officials from office before their terms have expired.
Whips
Recall
Judicial Selection
2/3
18. Decides which bills will be considered.
Universe
Situational
Pyramid Model
Committees
19. The Jacksonian Era marked an important change in the process used to nominate Presidential candidates with the emergence of party _________________ - eliminating caucuses.
Non-protected Speech
Whip
3
Conventions
20. 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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21. A legal principle of fair dealing - which may provide preventive measures and legal remedies that are unavailable under existing common law and statutory law.
Inverse
Procedural Due Process
Equity
Republicans
22. While these voters have traditionally supported the Democrats - some have begun to support Republicans in light of the Democrats liberal policies on abortion.
Oligopoly
Free Exercise Clause
Interstate Compact
Catholics
23. The action - or actions - taken by government to carry out a policy.
Implementation
Incorporation Doctrine
Little Difference
Adversarial
24. Communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions.
Lobbying
Democracy
Monetary Policy
Free Exercise of Religion
25. 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.
Hyperpluralism
Nuclear Proliferation
Joseph McCarthy
Third Parties
26. A meeting of party leaders to select candidates - elect convention delegates - etc
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Caucus
16th Amendment
Change of Venue
27. 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 -
Recorded Vote
Transnational Relations
1776
Senate Standing Committees
28. The structure and set of regulations in place to control activity - usually in large organizations and government. it is represented by standardized procedure (rule-following) that dictates the execution of most or all processes within the body - for
Issue Networks
Habeas Corpus
Articles of Confederation
Bureaucracy
29. The Supreme Court has sometimes used a narrow interpretation of the Establishment Clause allowing the government to provide aid to religious groups as long as it remains ______________ and does not promote one religion at the expense of another. This
Legislative Courts
Implied
Impartial
Due Process of Law
30. The strongest factor contributing to an individual's political socialization tends to be
Family
Albany Plan
Ex Post Facto
Republicans
31. A procedural rule in the House of Representatives that permits floor amendments within the overall time allocated to the bill.
Open rule
Common Sense
State of the Union
Independent Regulatory Agencies
32. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.
Roe v. Wade
Permanent Registration
Republican
Bundling
33. 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.
Warrant
Commission Plan
Reynolds v. Sims
Vietnam War
34. Legislative house responsible for impeachment trials.
Fiscal Federalism
Senate
Mark Up Session
Spoiler Candidate
35. The only court specifically outlined in the Constitution.
Petition of Right
Fiscal Policy
Stare Decisis
Supreme Court
36. An annual meeting held in the spring in many New England towns - at which the townspeople come together to elect a board of selectmen and to discuss local policy questions. It has become a symbol of participatory democracy.
Monetary Policy
W.E.B. DuBoise
Strategic Deterrence
Town Meeting
37. Lead by Theodore Roosevelt - this party platform focused on women's suffrage - social reform - fair business practices - and direct election of senators. The won 25% of the popular vote in 1911 - splitting the Republican vote and allowing Democrat Wo
Bull Moose Progressives
Commerce
Roth v. US
Due Process of Law
38. The ___________ aspects of Federalism include: diversity/diffusion of power - more access points for political participation - fostering of experimentation and innovation - and allowing local governments to manage local problems effectively
Cabinet
Positive
Substantive Due Process
19th Amendment
39. Laws on Schools - Marriage - and owning property;Licensee Lawyers - Doctors - and Teachers.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
State Government
Enterprise Zones
Electoral College
40. The 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act - the 1965 Highway Beautification Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act are all examples of ____________________.
Regulatory Federalism
Judicial
Mark Up Session
Interventionism
41. Between conventions - the governing body of a major political party. Members of this group are chosen in the states and formally elected by the party
Spoiler Candidate
National Committee
Interstate Compact
Free Exercise of Religion
42. 6 In the view of Robert L. Lineberry - policy analysts focus on the _______________.
Horse race
Outputs
Implementation
Positive
43. Money spent by individuals or gorups not asociated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office
Budget Resolutions
Article III
Independent expenditures
Bundling
44. This article of the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch.
Elite and Class Theory
Article II
Soft Money
Fiscal Policy
45. 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.
Discharge Petition
Criminal Cases
Mugwumps
Judicial Restraint
46. The expansion of cable and satellite tv has _________________ the president's power to influence public opinion.
Increased
Unlimited
Patriot Act
Freedom of Information Act
47. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required states in the covered jurisdiction to attain _________________ from the Attorney General before making changes to voting standards - practice - or procedure
Pre-clearance
Bicameral
Democratic
Speech Plus
48. This powerful House committee is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.
State Government
Rules Committee
Welfare State
Mayflower Compact
49. The process by which individuals screen out messages that do not conform to their own biases
Third Parties
Article II
5 -000
Selective exposure
50. 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.
Public Policies
Entitlement Programs
congressional oversight committee
Freedom of Information Act