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CLEP American Government

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1. An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.






2. 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.






3. The median income of women is ___________ percent of men.






4. Designed to protect the individual against the arbitrary power of the state.






5. In the 1962 case of Robinson v. California - the Supreme Court ruled that incarcerating a drug addict is ______________________ because drug addiction is an illness.






6. 1917 Reincarnation of the Sedition Act during WWI






7. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain






8. _____________ are expected to specialize in a few policy areas rather than claim expertise in the whole range of legislative concerns






9. Court cases that concern crimes committed against the public order.






10. In Schenck v. US (1919) - The Supreme Court ruled that government may prohibit speech that creates an immediate threat of criminal action. Essentially established different standards for speech during wartime than in peacetime. Thus - establishing th






11. The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated in 1982 because ____________________________.






12. Presides over any impeachment trial.






13. The ______________________ were formed to unite the colonists against Britain.






14. When the minority party becomes stronger than the majority party - usually the result of winning a critical election.






15. Most house committees are limited to _____ subcommittees.






16. After the Vietnam war - American politics entered an era of __________________ during which neither party maintained control over the government.






17. Libel - obscenity - fighting words - and commercial speech - which are not entitled to constitutional protection in all circumstances.






18. The Supreme Court has sometimes used a narrow interpretation of the Establishment Clause allowing the government to provide aid to religious groups as long as it remains ______________ and does not promote one religion at the expense of another. This






19. The formal source of all authority in each major political party. It nominates the party candidates for president and vice president - writes a platform - settles disputes - writes rules - and elects the members of the national committee.






20. An offical who is expected to represent the views of his or her constituents even when personally holding different views; one interpretation of the role of the legislator






21. In the mid-term elections following a President's inauguration - his party tends to ___________ seats in Congress.






22. The elected position of President pro tempore of the Senate is almost always held by






23. The ruling in this case provided that the government must prove a threat to national security in order to impose prior restraint.






24. 1963 ruling prohibiting prayer in public schools.






25. In addition to a quick and speedy trial - the 6th Amendment also guarantees ________________.






26. The attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system at all levels and allows the political system to continue to work.






27. A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals and present them to a candidate or political party as a 'bundle -' thus increasing the PAC's influence.






28. An immigrant who wished to become a citizen may be naturalized after living in the US for ___ years.






29. Contacts - coalitions - and interactions across national boundaries






30. Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.






31. In his classic study of community power in New Haven - Connecticut - political scientist Robert A. Dahl concluded that the city was a __________ system dominated by many different sets of leaders






32. 1966 Act allowing citizens to inspect all government records with the exception of classified military or intelligence documents - trade secrets or private personnel files.






33. This 1957 judgement prohibited pornography material as utterly without redeeming social significance - later reversed in Miller v. California






34. These voters tend to have a high voter turnout because of their strong since of civic duty due to growing up during an era of political and civil unrest.






35. Presidential staff agency that serves as a clearinghouse for budgetary requests and management improvements for government agencies.






36. Bills that benefit legislators' home districts - or powerful corporate contributors - with sometimes wasteful or unnecessary public works or other projects.






37. In the year 2000 - the Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts of America had a constitutional right to ban _____________ members.






38. The provisions of the Constitution that divide power among three constitutionally equal and independent branches of government






39. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress_________________ take away a person's citizenship unless it is freely renounced.






40. The concept that all people are of equal worth - even if not of equal ability.






41. This branch of government checks Bureaucracy through its control over budget and appointments of leadership.






42. The 5th amendment protect against _____________.






43. States that arrestees must be informed of their right to remain silent - that anything they say can be held against them in a court - that they have a right to an attorney and that an attorney will be appointed to them if they cannot afford one.






44. Overturning unjust laws is the responsibility of _________________.






45. Minimum number of voters per state in the Electoral College.






46. Presidential management model requiring the President to have strong leadership skills and a keen eye for detail. FDR and JFK were well known for this style of leadership.






47. (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.






48. This controversial clause of the 9th Amendment has allowed government to expand rights to suit its needs.






49. Voters in a political district - or supporters of an elected official; or interest groups or client groups that are either directly regulated by the bureaucracy or vitally affected by its decisions.






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







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