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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






16. Term of Senate/House






17. 30 minutes.






18. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






19. Not allowed.






20. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






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






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






28. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






30. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






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

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34. 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.






35. WWll - 1941






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






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






39. Most common job of Senators






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

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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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