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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






4. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






7. 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






8. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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

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11. Term of Senate/House






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






13. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






20. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. WWll - 1941






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






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






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

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






32. 30 minutes.






33. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






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

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






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






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. 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.






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






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






41. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






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






44. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






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






48. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.






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






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