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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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

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






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






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






6. WWll - 1941






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






14. % of votes to override a presidential veto






15. 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






16. Not allowed.






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






18. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






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






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






23. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






25. 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






26. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






33. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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

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37. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 30 minutes.






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






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






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






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






48. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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