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CLEP Political Science Us

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






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






3. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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






7. 30 minutes.






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






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






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






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






12. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?






13. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






16. % of House that get reelected






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






18. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






20. Not allowed.






21. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






22. Most common job of Senators






23. 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.






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


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






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






27. 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.






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






29. WWll - 1941






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






31. 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






32. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.






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






34. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.






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






36. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






38. 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.






39. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






40. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






43. 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






44. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






48. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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