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CLEP Political Science Us

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






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






4. 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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






22. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






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






27. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






28. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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

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35. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






36. 30 minutes.






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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