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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. Most common job of Senators






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






3. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






5. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






7. 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.






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






9. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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

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19. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






20. 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.






21. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






23. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






26. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






27. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.






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






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






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






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






32. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






33. 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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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. Congress has this power - only used twice.






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






46. Term of Senate/House






47. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






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