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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. 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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2. 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.






3. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






5. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






7. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






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

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






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






17. 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.






18. 30 minutes.






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






25. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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26. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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

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29. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






39. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






41. Term of Senate/House






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






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






44. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






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






49. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






50. 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