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






2. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






10. WWll - 1941






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






17. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of 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. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






21. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






22. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






29. 30 minutes.






30. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.






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






32. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






34. Most common job of Senators






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






36. Term of Senate/House






37. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






45. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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