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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






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






3. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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






7. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






8. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






11. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






12. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






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






16. 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






17. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






28. 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






29. 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






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

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31. 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.






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






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






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

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






36. % of House that get reelected






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






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

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39. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. 30 minutes.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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