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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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1. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






2. Term of Senate/House






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






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

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5. Congress has this power - only used twice.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






10. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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11. Most common job of Senators






12. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.






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






14. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






15. 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.






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






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

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18. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






24. 30 minutes.






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






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






31. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






38. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






40. Number of Supreme Court Justices






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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

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






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






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