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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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

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






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






6. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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






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






10. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






11. Number of Supreme Court Justices






12. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






13. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






33. 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.






34. Term of Senate/House






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






36. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






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

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42. 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






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






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






45. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






49. A series of meetings to reform the Articles of Confederation convened in Philadelphia in 1787 in response to the economic and social disorder and the dangers of foreign intervention. The result was an entirely new plan of government - the Constitutio






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

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