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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
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. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






5. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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






10. 30 minutes.






11. WWll - 1941






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






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






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


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






16. 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.






17. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).






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






19. 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






20. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






22. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Most common job of Senators






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






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


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


33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A survey of the origins and development of the political system in the United States from the colonial days to modern times with an emphasis on the Constitution - various political structures such as the legislative - executive - and judicial branche






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






43. 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






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






45. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






47. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






48. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






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






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