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CLEP U.S. History II

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Informal agreements made by the executive with a foreign government






2. Laws designed to promote racial segregation






3. Civil rights leader who fought for the rights of minorities by the use of peaceful civil disobedience






4. An agreement not to distribute nuclear arms to countries that do not have them






5. Nonverbal communication of a political idea






6. Declared that trade with China should be open to all nations






7. The power of a government to seize private property for public use - usually with compensation to the owner






8. The act requires Congress to approve stationing American troops overseas fro more than 90 days (so that another Vietnam wouldn't happen)






9. The supreme court declared the doctrine of 'separate but equal' constitutional






10. The supreme court recognized that evidence seized without a search warrant cannot be used






11. Segregation that results from nongovernmental action; i.e. -administered by the pubic






12. Redrawing of congressional districts in order to secure as many representative party voters as possible






13. Political opposition drawn along party lines






14. Supreme court ruling that established the rule of 'separate but equal' as being constitutional






15. A doctrine of Constitutional interpretation that says Supreme court Justices should base their interpretations of the Constitution in its authors' intent






16. Federal money provided to a state of local government for a general purpose - such as reducing crime or improving education - with relatively few requirements on how the states can spend the money






17. President of the united Sates during the Depression and WWII; most noted for his enactment of New Deal programs such as the Social Security Act






18. The illegal entry and phone monitoring in 1972 of Democratic headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington by members of the Republican Party






19. Legislative act that removed racial barriers in all places vested with public interest






20. A corporation that has many businesses in unrelated fields






21. Parliamentary procedure for ending debate and calling for an immediate vote on a pending matter.






22. Politics that emphasizes cooperation between the major parties






23. The only president of the United States to resign after being confronted with impeachment (because of his alleged actions in the Watergate scandal)






24. Radical muslin leader who wanted a total separation of the races






25. The act of placing members of the same political party on the bench so that opinion of the court will be consistent with the political party's ( seen most dramatically with Franklin D. Roosevelt)






26. The act of making concessions to a political party of military rival






27. Im 1960 became youngest man elected president of the united states; established peace corps in 1961; issued challenge to NASA to land a man on the moon; assassinated in 1963






28. Legally established segregation






29. The first ten amendments to the constitution






30. The Supreme court ruled that material vested with a public interest could not be withheld from evidence under the rule of executive privilege






31. The right to engage in the electing of public office holders






32. Southern Democrats who opposed Truman because of his support of civil rights; nominated Strom Thurmond for president in 1948 campaign






33. A belief that one's ethnic group is superior






34. A lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of persons with a similar legal claim against a party or individual






35. October 29 - 1929 - the day the stock market fell about 40 points with 16.5 million shares traded






36. The modification of the constitution or a law






37. Southerners who supported Reconstruction programs






38. Economic theory that says if government policies leave more money in the hands of people - they will invest it and stimulate the economy






39. Political movement calling for rejuvenation of free enterprise capitalism and the destruction of illegal monopolies; also called for civil service reform and honest and efficient government






40. The act of reducing or eliminating economic controls






41. Using American military power to fortify the diplomatic policies of the United States






42. Political scandal involving the selling of arms to Iran so that the profits from these sales could be used to fund the contras in Central America






43. Leaders of the three major allied powers ( Roosevelt - Churchill and Stalin)






44. Those implemented by Franklin Delanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression to give relief to the unemployed.






45. Two-term president during the 1980's whose economic policies follower supply-side theory






46. A political coalition of agrarians with urban workers and the middle class; goals included monetization of silver - a graduated income tax - public ownership of railroads - telegraph - telephone systems - an eight hour work day - and a ban on private






47. Programs designed to overcome past discriminatory actions such as providing employment opportunities to members of a group that were previously denied employment because of racial barriers






48. Right wing guerillas who fought the leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua






49. The supreme court upheld the right of a slave owner to reclaim his property after the slave had fled into a free state






50. The supreme court decision establishing a woman's right to an abortion