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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






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






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






16. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






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






21. WWll - 1941






22. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Number of Supreme Court Justices






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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

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41. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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. Congress because they're tied to the people.

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






45. 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






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. 30 minutes.






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






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






50. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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