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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.






2. 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.






3. Court found detainess held both at US and Guantanamo bay had the right to challenge their detention before a judge or other neutral decision maker.






4. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






5. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






6. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.






7. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






8. 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.






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






10. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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






15. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






16. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.






17. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.






18. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






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






20. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






22. The 1780s in the United States - maked by internal conflict. The economy deteriorated as individual states printed their own currencies - taxed the products of their neighbors - and ignored foreign trade agreements. Inflation soared - small farmers l






23. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.






24. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.

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25. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.






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






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






28. 30 minutes.






29. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






30. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






31. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.






32. % of House that get reelected






33. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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40. Congress because they're tied to the people.

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






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






43. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.






44. 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






45. 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.






46. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






48. Congress has this power - only used twice.






49. WWll - 1941






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