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CLEP Political Science Us

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






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






3. % of votes to override a presidential veto






4. Not allowed.






5. Temp. committees whose members are appointed by SotH and officer of the Senate. They are charged with reaching compromise on legislation once it has been passed by the House. Determine what laws are passed.






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Congress has this power - only used twice.






13. 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






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






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






16. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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






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






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






22. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






25. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






28. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






29. 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






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






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






32. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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

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35. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






37. 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.






38. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






45. 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.






46. 30 minutes.






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

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48. 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.






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






50. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.