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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. % of House that get reelected






2. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






3. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.






4. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






5. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.






6. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).






7. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






8. A survey of the origins and development of the political system in the United States from the colonial days to modern times with an emphasis on the Constitution - various political structures such as the legislative - executive - and judicial branche






9. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.






10. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.






11. Implemented following the successful revolt of the British colonies in North America against imperial rule - the articles served as the national government from 1781-1787.






12. Civil liberties are rights that individuals have against government. Among our civil liberties are the right to free expression - the right to worship (or not) as we choose - and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Only the






13. Number of Supreme Court Justices






14. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.






15. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.






16. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.






17. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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18. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






19. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.






20. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.






21. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






22. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






23. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?






24. WWll - 1941






25. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.






26. The chief presiding officer of the HoR. The speaker is the most important party and House leader - can influence lefislative agenda - fate of individual pieces of legislation - and members positions with the House.






27. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.






28. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.






29. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.






30. Delegate - member of Congress acts on the express preference of his constituents. Trustee - member is more loosely tied to constituents and makes the decisions she thinks best.






31. % of votes to override a presidential veto






32. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.






33. Most common job of Senators






34. de jure - 'by law'. Legally enforced practices - such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s. De facto - 'by fact'. Practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement - such as school segregation in much of the US today.






35. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.






36. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.






37. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.






38. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.






39. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






40. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.






41. A series of meetings to reform the Articles of Confederation convened in Philadelphia in 1787 in response to the economic and social disorder and the dangers of foreign intervention. The result was an entirely new plan of government - the Constitutio






42. A system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full senate approval.






43. Temp. committees whose members are appointed by SotH and officer of the Senate. They are charged with reaching compromise on legislation once it has been passed by the House. Determine what laws are passed.






44. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






45. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.






46. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






47. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.






48. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.






49. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.

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50. Congress has this power - only used twice.