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CLEP Political Science Us
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1. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Independent Agency
Conference Committee
Gouverneur Morris
2. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
Gouverneur Morris
The Federalist Papers
Filibuster
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
3. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Habeas Corpus
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Last time Congress declared war
Presidential Mandate
4. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
4th Amendment protections
Devolution
Executive office of the President
James Madison
5. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Filibuster
Independent Agency
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Pork Barrel Legislation
6. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Plessy v. Fergueson
De facto and de jure segregation
Native American Smoking
7. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.
Alexander Hamilton
Power to Declare War
Brown v. Board of Education
President's Inherent Powers
8. Not allowed.
The Right of Due Process
Prior Restraint
Native American Smoking
Independent Agency
9. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
The Right of Due Process
Jurisdiction
Strict Scrutiny
The Declaration of Independence.
10. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Constitutional Convention
Standing
6 years/2 years
4th Amendment protections
11. 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.
14th Amendment
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
CA Prop 187
6 years/2 years
12. Term of Senate/House
6 years/2 years
Government Corporation
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Critical Period
13. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Speaker of the House
Redlining
The Right of Due Process
Executive Agreements
14. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Native American Smoking
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
War Powers Resolution
Pork Barrel Legislation
15. 30 minutes.
The Right of Due Process
The Exclusionary Rule
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
CA Prop 187
16. 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
8th Amendment
Redlining
Critical Period
Logrolling
17. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
90% or higher
The Declaration of Independence.
George Washington
Lawrence v. Texas
18. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
Native American Smoking
Jurisdiction
Dred Scot v. Standford
Power to Declare War
19. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Lawyers
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
20. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Devolution
Lawyers
Congressional Oversight
Clear and Present Danger Test
21. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Bill of Rights
6 years/2 years
George Washington
22. Congress has this power - only used twice.
President's Inherent Powers
Habeas Corpus
Power to Declare War
Speaker of the House
23. 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
Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence.
Constitutional Convention
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
24. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Dred Scot v. Standford
Regulatory Agency
Gideon v. Wainwright
25. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Pork Barrel Legislation
Daniel Shays
State of the Union Address
Miranda v. Arizona
26. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Devolution
Executive Agreements
2/3 from Congress
Clear and Present Danger Test
27. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Delegated Powers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Daniel Shays
Habeas Corpus
28. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
Plessy v. Fergueson
Jim Crow Laws
The Declaration of Independence.
Congressional Oversight
29. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Jim Crow Laws
4th Amendment protections
President's Appointment Power
Congressional Oversight
30. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Executive Order
Devolution
Joint Chiefs of Staff
90% or higher
31. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Dred Scot v. Standford
Jim Crow Laws
Joint Chiefs of Staff
De facto and de jure segregation
32. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
The Exclusionary Rule
Marbury v. Madison
Standing
Alexander Hamilton
33. 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.
Standing
Articles of Confederation
War Powers Resolution
American Government and Politics
34. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Daniel Shays
American Government and Politics
35. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Articles of Confederation
Lawrence v. Texas
Daniel Shays
The Federalist Papers
36. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
8th Amendment
Shays' Rebellion
Power of the Federal Reserve
Buckley v. Valeo
37. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Habeas Corpus
The Exclusionary Rule
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Executive office of the President
38. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
Thomas Jefferson
CA Prop 187
6 years/2 years
4th Amendment protections
39. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Executive Agreements
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Miranda v. Arizona
De facto and de jure segregation
40. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
Speaker of the House
Strict Scrutiny
Executive Order
6 years/2 years
41. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Class Action Suit
9
14th Amendment
War Powers Resolution
42. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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43. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
Executive office of the President
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Shays' Rebellion
44. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.
Regulatory Agency
Marbury v. Madison
Amicus Curiae
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
45. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
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46. 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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47. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
James Madison
Stare Decisis
Plessy v. Fergueson
Alexander Hamilton
48. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Power of the Federal Reserve
Standing
Daniel Shays
Habeas Corpus
49. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Buckley v. Valeo
Stare Decisis
8th Amendment
50. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Shays' Rebellion
American Government and Politics
Power of the Federal Reserve
Logrolling