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CLEP Political Science Us
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. WWll - 1941
14th Amendment
Last time Congress declared war
Buckley v. Valeo
Power of the Federal Reserve
2. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Executive office of the President
Dred Scot v. Standford
3. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Dred Scot v. Standford
George Washington
Strict Scrutiny
4. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Constitutional Convention
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Conference Committee
Independent Agency
5. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
Last time Congress declared war
Prior Restraint
Government Corporation
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
6. 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.
American Government and Politics
Jurisdiction
Conference Committee
Presidential Mandate
7. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Jim Crow Laws
Devolution
Logrolling
90% or higher
8. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Lawrence v. Texas
Redlining
Griswald v. Connecticut
9. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
90% or higher
Lawyers
6 years/2 years
Logrolling
10. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Strict Scrutiny
State of the Union Address
11. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Miranda v. Arizona
Critical Period
Jim Crow Laws
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
12. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
Bill of Rights
The Right of Due Process
Jim Crow Laws
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
13. Congress because they're tied to the people.
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14. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Senatorial Courtesy
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
15. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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16. Most common job of Senators
90% or higher
Lawyers
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Presidential Mandate
17. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Buckley v. Valeo
Gouverneur Morris
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
18. 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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19. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
State of the Union Address
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Government Corporation
20. Term of Senate/House
Filibuster
6 years/2 years
Conference Committee
14th Amendment
21. % of House that get reelected
Executive Agreements
Jurisdiction
90% or higher
Independent Agency
22. 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
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
14th Amendment
23. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Devolution
2/3 from Congress
90% or higher
The Exclusionary Rule
24. High-ranking military officers who represent the Navy - Army - Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense-advise the president on security matters.
Articles of Confederation
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Exclusionary Rule
25. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Logrolling
Gideon v. Wainwright
Jurisdiction
Alexander Hamilton
26. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
Filibuster
Stare Decisis
Power to Declare War
Last time Congress declared war
27. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
90% or higher
Stare Decisis
Executive Agreements
Joint Chiefs of Staff
28. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Clear and Present Danger Test
President's Appointment Power
Shays' Rebellion
Amicus Curiae
29. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
Miranda v. Arizona
De facto and de jure segregation
Delegated Powers
30. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Buckley v. Valeo
CA Prop 187
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
31. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
Class Action Suit
Power of the Federal Reserve
The Exclusionary Rule
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32. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Articles of Confederation
Plessy v. Fergueson
Class Action Suit
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
33. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
90% or higher
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Government Corporation
Standing
34. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Critical Period
De facto and de jure segregation
Activist Judges
Regulatory Agency
35. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Prior Restraint
President's Appointment Power
Power of the Federal Reserve
Delegated Powers
36. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
Stare Decisis
War Powers Resolution
Gouverneur Morris
Executive office of the President
37. Number of Supreme Court Justices
Jurisdiction
Habeas Corpus
De facto and de jure segregation
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38. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Executive Order
Constitutional Convention
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Congressional Oversight
39. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
Senatorial Courtesy
Shays' Rebellion
The Declaration of Independence.
Dred Scot v. Standford
40. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Regulatory Agency
Civil Rights Act of 1964
41. 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.
Government Corporation
Senatorial Courtesy
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Marbury v. Madison
42. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
Clear and Present Danger Test
CA Prop 187
4th Amendment protections
James Madison
43. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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44. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
De facto and de jure segregation
Articles of Confederation
8th Amendment
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
45. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Executive office of the President
Congressional Oversight
Lawrence v. Texas
De facto and de jure segregation
46. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Delegated Powers
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
4th Amendment protections
Presidential Mandate
47. 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
Critical Period
Plessy v. Fergueson
Redlining
Independent Agency
48. 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.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
President's Appointment Power
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
49. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Redlining
Executive office of the President
Prior Restraint
Pork Barrel Legislation
50. 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.
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Filibuster
Speaker of the House
Marbury v. Madison