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CLEP Political Science Us

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. WWll - 1941






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






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






9. Most common job of Senators






10. 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






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






12. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






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






16. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






17. 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.






18. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






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

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22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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






42. 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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43. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






44. Term of Senate/House






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






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






47. 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.






48. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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