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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Term of Senate/House






7. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






9. 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.






10. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. % of House that get reelected






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






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






21. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






22. 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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23. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?






24. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






26. Not allowed.






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






28. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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29. 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






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






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






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






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






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

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35. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






37. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






50. 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.