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CLEP Political Science Us

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






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






3. 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.






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






5. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






6. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






9. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The chief presiding officer of the HoR. The speaker is the most important party and House leader - can influence lefislative agenda - fate of individual pieces of legislation - and members positions with the House.






19. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






20. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






22. 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.






23. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






24. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






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






30. Most common job of Senators






31. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






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






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






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






37. 30 minutes.






38. % of House that get reelected






39. 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.






40. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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

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






50. 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