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CLEP Political Science Us

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






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


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






4. 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.






5. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


6. 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.






7. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.






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






9. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Most common job of Senators






15. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






20. Not allowed.






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






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


23. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






24. WWll - 1941






25. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






41. Term of Senate/House






42. % of House that get reelected






43. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






44. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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