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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. % of House that get reelected






2. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






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






6. 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






7. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






9. 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






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






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






12. WWll - 1941






13. 30 minutes.






14. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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






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






29. Not allowed.






30. Most common job of Senators






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






32. 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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33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






46. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






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