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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






9. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.






10. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






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






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






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






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






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21. 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






22. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






23. 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






24. 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






25. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.


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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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


32. 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.






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






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






35. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






39. % of votes to override a presidential veto






40. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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






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






45. Term of Senate/House






46. 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






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






48. % of House that get reelected






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






50. Number of Supreme Court Justices