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CLEP Political Science Us

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






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






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






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






6. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






14. Term of Senate/House






15. 30 minutes.






16. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






18. 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






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






20. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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






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






25. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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

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27. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






30. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. 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






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. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






40. Court found detainess held both at US and Guantanamo bay had the right to challenge their detention before a judge or other neutral decision maker.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.