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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






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






3. de jure - 'by law'. Legally enforced practices - such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s. De facto - 'by fact'. Practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement - such as school segregation in much of the US today.






4. 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.






5. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






7. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






11. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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

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14. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Not allowed.






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






21. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






25. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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






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






37. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






44. 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






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






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






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






48. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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