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CLEP American Government
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This event was an important factor in creating the climate for a new Constitution.
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2. This influential English document refuted divine right of monarchy and made monarchs subject to laws and responsible for crimes
Unicameral
Delegate
Slander
Petition of Right
3. Programs mandated by law and not subject to annual review by Congress or the president.
National Chair
Power Structure
Entitlement Programs
Democrats
4. When the population's overall feeling of political efficacy is low - voter turnout is _______.
Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism
Gerrymandering
Low
Labor
5. The FCC's equal time policy applies to _____________.
Democratic
Electoral College
Political Advertising
Elite
6. The vagueness of this phrase has allowed juries to exclude specific genders or races in order to affect the outcome of the verdict.
The Sugar Act and the Currency Act
Magna Carta
Writ of Certiorari
Jury of Peers
7. James Madison proposed to deal with the threat of political factions by ______________________.
Common Law
Separation of Powers
Separate but Equal
25
8. The single biggest item in campaign spending at the presidential level is ___________________.
Internal Efficacy
Elastic Clause
Television and Radio
Cloture
9. Dissenting Democrats focused on foreign affairs. Aligned with the US Communist Party.
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10. The concept that political power rests with the people who can create - alter - and abolish government. People express themselves through voting and free participation in government
Popular Sovereignty
Flexible Construction
Inherent Powers
Swing Voters in the Democratic Party
11. A group of people - chosen by poll-takers - that is representative of the universe that is being polled.
Random Sample
Dark Horse
Civil Liberties
Veteran's Affairs
12. In the last 30 years - voter turnout among American 18- to 24-year-olds has been
Vietnam War
Republican
Whigs
Declining
13. A broadly based coalition that attempts to gain control of the government by winning elections in order to exercise power and reward its members.
Major Political Party
Party Realignment
Conglomerates
Amicus Curiae Brief
14. PACs may donate a ______________ amount of indirect or in-kind donations to a campaign. (Ex. placing ads to support their candidate)
Securities and Exchange Commission or Securities Act of 1933
77
Caucus
Unlimited
15. Number of years a President must reside in the US prior to taking office
Exit Polls
Thurgood Marshall
14
Monetary Policy
16. Freedoms that protect the individual from the government.
Joint Committee
Lose
Permanent Registration
Civil Liberties
17. Largest interest group in the US.
a senior senator of the majority party
Stare Decisis
Fixed
AARP
18. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Precedent
Joint Chiefs of Staff
blockbusting and redlining
Police Powers
19. An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.
Export Taxes
Free Rider
Alien and Sedition Acts
Take Care Clause
20. Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
Reserved Powers
Senior Executive Service
Article IV
Mugwumps
21. In this case - a gay man from Georgia charged with committing sodomy in his own home with a consenting adult. The court ruled that the Constitution does not explicitly grant the right for homosexuals to practice their lifestyle and that laws against
Bowers v. Hardwick
Democratic-Republicans
National Debt
17th
22. There is an _____________ relationship between Presidential approval ratings and unemployment.
Cluster Sampling
Judicial Activism
National Security
Inverse
23. In 1998 - the Supreme Court struck down the________________ law - declaring it unconstitutional - because Congress did not have the constitutional authority to hand that power to the President.
Plurality
President Pro Tempore
Libel
presidential line-item veto
24. Federal categorical grants in which the granting agency has less discretion over how the recipient spends the money.
5 -000
Formula Grant
Libel
The Federalist #10
25. Impact elections by siphoning off votes from major parties spoiling a party's chance in a close race.
Party Purists
Third Parties
Freedom of Speech
Republican
26. Executive office responsible for negotiating trade with foreign powers.
Royal Colonies
Gitlow v. New York
National Debt
US Trade Representatives
27. In Johnson v. Texas (1989) - the Supreme Court ruled that burning the flag in a manner that does not pose a threat to people or property is allowed as this type of freedom of speech.
Clear and Present Danger
Speech Plus
Political Efficacy
12th Amendment
28. (1945-1991) The period after the Second World War marked by rivalry and tension between the two nuclear superpowers - the United States and the communist government of the Soviet Union. The Cold War ended when the Soviet government collapsed in 1991.
Exit Polls
Eminent Domain
Cold War
Political System
29. Federal grants in which the recipient has little discretion over how the money is spent. The national government sets narrowly defined rules for use of funds and often requires the states or local governments to provide matching funds. These grants a
The Enlightenment
Categorical Grant
Caucus
20
30. At one time - the press generally refrained from publishing personal information that would be damaging. FDR - Eisenhower - and JFK all benefited from this reluctance to engage in _____________________. However - the American publics appetite for sen
Populous
Substantive Due Process
Scandal Mongering
Mallory Rule
31. A court decision in an earlier case with facts and legal issues similar to a dispute currently before a court.
Lower
Precedent
1776
Caucus
32. Executive check on Legislative Branch.
Flexible Construction
Speaker of the House
Veto
Inherent Powers
33. Powers of government exercised independently by both the federal and state governments - such as the power to tax.
Concurrent Powers
Distribution
Major Political Party
Supreme Court
34. Formal approval or consent given to a constitution - constitutional amendment - or treaty before it goes into effect.
Committees
Elastic Clause
Gerrymandering
Ratification
35. Legislature bills that affect all citizens.
State of the Union
Public Bills
Dred Scott
Impeachment
36. Washington v. Chrisman (1982) established the _________________ - allowing police officers to seize evidence without a warrant if the evidence is in obvious sight.
The Federal Reserve Board
Quid Pro Quo
State
Plain View
37. ___________ vote in both the House and Senate may override a Presidential veto of legislation.
Rhode Island
4
8th Amendment
2/3
38. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.
Earmarks
de facto
Democratic
Lafolette's Progressive s
39. In the 1964 case of ____________ - the Supreme Court: established 'one person - one vote' -
Equal Time
Reynolds v. Sims
Conference Committee
Caucus
40. Age Requirement for the Senate
Atomic Energy Act of 1946
2
100
30
41. A coherent set of beliefs about politics - public policy - and public purpose. It helps give meaning to political event - personalities - and policies.
Executive Agreements
Political Culture
Libel
Political ideology
42. Smith v. Allwight (1994) was the first vase in which the Supreme Court upheld the voting rights of _____________ in state primary elections.
Budget Resolutions
Blacks
Incorporation Doctrine
General Accounting Office
43. Presides over any impeachment trial.
Distribution
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Low
Department of State
44. Cabinet department oversees nuclear reactors.Established in 1973 in response to the Energy Crisis.
Enact a Bill of Rights
Hold
Judicial
Energy
45. The ___________ aspects of Federalism include: conflicts between state and national government - economic and racial discrimination - uneven enforcement of law - and dominance of local governments by special interest groups
Negative
Absolute Position
Proportional Representation
Creative Federalism
46. The federal fiscal year begins ___________.
17th
Unlimited
Propose an Amendment
October 1st
47. Programs are designed to give preferential access to education - employment - health care - or social welfare to groups of people - especially minorities and women - who have historically been discriminated against.
Deviating Elections
Affirmative Action
Open rule
1776
48. The foreign policy of the United States during the period after the Second World War - designed to contain the expansion of Soviet power.
Bicameral
Conference Committee
Containment
Ratification
49. The policy established after the Second World War that America must take an active leadership role in world affairs
Reference Group
AARP
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Internationalism
50. This body of government has final authority on the meaning of the Constitution.
Government Corporations
Supreme Court
Pass the fundraising threshold
National Security