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CLEP American Government

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1. 19th century case establishing that the Bill of Rights applied only to the federal government - upheld until the 20th century. Ruling allowed stated to engage in activities such as establishing state churches and denying public office to people of ce






2. Article VII of the Constitution outlines the process of ____________________.






3. Which historical figure described democracy as 'the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time?'






4. PACs may donate a ______________ amount of indirect or in-kind donations to a campaign. (Ex. placing ads to support their candidate)






5. Process by which citizens propose an amendment by petition.






6. Independent organizations - but more often the political arms of corporations - labor unions - or interest groups - established to contribute to candidates or to work for general political goals.






7. The relationship between the total cost of foreign goods imported to this country and sales of U.S. products overseas.






8. Belief in the value of strong government to provide economic secruity and protection for civil rights - combined with a belief in personal freedom from government intervention in social conduct






9. In charge of all state funds. Supervises the collection of taxes and payment of state's bill






10. Between conventions - the governing body of a major political party. Members of this group are chosen in the states and formally elected by the party






11. 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.






12. Guarantees the right to bare arms.






13. Formal approval or consent given to a constitution - constitutional amendment - or treaty before it goes into effect.






14. The right to privacy is ___________ in the Constitution.






15. Congress' first step towards allocating funds






16. A controversial law overwhelmingly passed by Congress in October 2001 - after the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It greatly expanded the power of federal law enforcement authorities to move against suspe






17. Spending determined by the number of qualified recipients and their legally determined need is called






18. The strongest factor contributing to an individual's political socialization tends to be






19. In Sweatt v. Painter (1950) - The Supreme Court upheld that ___________________ was inherently not the case as is applied to the University of Texas Law School.






20. Limitations on this freedom including prohibition of defamation and obscenity - limitation on commercial speech - and restriction of inciting words that may cause immediate danger.






21. Several Presidents have been elected without winning the popular vote. As a result - In 1970 and 1979 - Amendments were proposed to disband the ______________ - neither passed.






22. Cabinet positions must be ____________ by the Senate






23. During the period from 1976 to 1824 - This party was lead by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. They wanted a stronger national government that would rectify the pitfalls of the Articles of Confederation. Their supporters held a stronghold in New






24. The 1896 case of Plessy v. Fergusan established the racial segregation policy of __________________.






25. Committees created by Congress to conduct special investigations. Although normally temporary - some become - in effect - permanent.






26. Established the Federal Reserve Bank - responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy - maintaining the stability of the financial system - supervising and regulating banking institutions - and protecting the credit rights of consumers - and






27. A system of voter registration in which voters must register every year or at other stated intervals.






28. The view advocated by Supreme Court Justices Hugo Black and William O. Douglas that there are provisions of the Bill of Rights that cannot be diluted by judicial decisions.






29. A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US from the during the 19th century until 1937.






30. A group of independent states or nations that come together for a common purpose and whose central authority is usually limited to defense and foreign relations.






31. Early civil rights leader established the Niagara Movement and helped to establish the NAACP.






32. Tests of a voter's ability to read and write - which were often used to keep recent immigrants and blacks from voting.






33. International agreements between the president and foreign heads of state that - unlike treaties - do not require Senate approval.






34. An act of legislature declaring a person or group of persons guilty of some crime and punishing them without benefit of a trial. Constitutionally prohibited.






35. Plan that proposed bicameral legislature where states were to have representation based on size in both houses.






36. Powerful standing committee that puts bills on the legislative calendar and establishes the processes by which the bill will be discussed on the floor.






37. First Executive Branch






38. Committees of Congress composed of both representatives and senators.






39. Guarantees that an accused in innocent until proven guilty.






40. Organizations or groups - such as labor unions or fraternal - professional - or religious groups - that may influence an individual's opinion.






41. In the view of W. Lance Bennett - the people who hold and express opinions are constantly changing - as are the issues and conditions to which the public responds. As a result - Bennett suggests that public opinion is______________.






42. These dissenting Republicans won 17% of the popular vote in 1924 on a platform for public control of national resources and railways - tax reductions - and changes to the staff of the executive department

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43. Legislative house responsible for impeachment trials.






44. Presides over any impeachment trial.






45. Year of the 2nd Continental Congress.






46. In this 1972 case - the Supreme Court established four guidelines for determining if a trial was appropriately speedy and fair: cause of delay - length of delay - affect on the outcome - and the defendant's claim to a speedy trial.






47. An economic philosophy that advocates both tax and budget cuts to increase incentives to produce in order to expand the total supply of the nation's goods and services.






48. ____________________ define Congressional voting districts acting within constraints set down by Congress and the Supreme Court.






49. Approximately 33% of American voters identify themselves as _______________ party.






50. The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 restructured the number of ______________ in both the House and Senate.







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