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CLEP Political Science Us

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






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






3. 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.






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






5. 30 minutes.






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






12. WWll - 1941






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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


45. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






46. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






48. 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






49. % of votes to override a presidential veto






50. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.