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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. WWll - 1941






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






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






4. Term of Senate/House






5. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






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






12. % of House that get reelected






13. 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






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






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






16. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






17. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






18. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






21. 30 minutes.






22. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.






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






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






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






26. % of votes to override a presidential veto






27. 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






28. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






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






31. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






32. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






34. Not allowed.






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.






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






40. An inability to regulate interstate and foreign trade - lack of a chief executive and a national court system - and its rule that amendments must be approved by unanimous consent.






41. The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress






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






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






44. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






47. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






49. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.

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