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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. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






9. Number of Supreme Court Justices






10. % of House that get reelected






11. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






13. Not allowed.






14. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






15. 30 minutes.






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






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

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18. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






20. 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.






21. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






24. 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.






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






26. Most common job of Senators






27. 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.






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

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






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






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






32. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






35. WWll - 1941






36. 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






37. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Term of Senate/House






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






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






45. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






47. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






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