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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






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






16. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






28. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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






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






33. 30 minutes.






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






35. Congress has this power - only used twice.






36. 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.






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






38. 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






39. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.






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






41. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






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






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






47. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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