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CLEP American Government

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1. In California v. Avecedo (1991) - The Supreme Court established that authorities may search ____________________ without a warrant providing reasonable suspicion.






2. Also known as the Indiana ballot - lists the candidates of each party in a row or column - beside or under the party emblem. In most cases - the voter can make one mark at the top of the column - or pull one lever - and thus vote for all the party's






3. Laws must be reasonable. The Supreme Court has abandoned this concept in regards to business matters citing that it is the responsibility of Congress to regulate economic matters. The court has continued to apply this to matters of civil liberties an






4. Loose - competitive relationships among policy experts - interest groups - congressional committees - and federal agencies. Many observers argue that these have replaced iron triangles.






5. Powers of the national government that flow from its enumerated powers and the 'elastic clause' of the Constitution.






6. Prohibits conviction of a crime that occurred before the act became illegal






7. In WV State BOE v Barnette (1943) - the Supreme Court ruled that compelling citizens to salute the flag violates the principles of a free society - upholding which 1st Amendment rights?






8. A power of the president to kill a bill by taking no action (if Congress adjourns during the 10-day period after the president receives the bill). Some court rulings have suggested that a president may exercise a pocket veto only when Congress adjour






9. Signed the executive order banning segregation in the armed forces.






10. In presidential campaigns - federal matching funds are provided to candidates who ______________.






11. A course of action decided upon by a government






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






13. After a bill has passed both the House and Senate - it goes to _________________ where any differences between the house bill and the senate bill are resolved before sending to the President for signature






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






15. Age requirement for President






16. Cabinet department oversees nuclear reactors.Established in 1973 in response to the Energy Crisis.






17. A term often used to describe the economic and political ties between the military establishment and the defense-aerospace industry.






18. In Woodson v. North Carolina - the Supreme Court struck down mandatory sentencing of capital punishment as ______________________ because it does not allow for any discretion.






19. Includes the 13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments. Abolished slavery and guaranteed due process and equal protection to all citizens.






20. 14th Amendment is often used to support the right to ____________.






21. The responsibility of the President to appoint federal judges when vacancies occur on the bench is referred to as






22. Groups whose views serve as guidelines to an individual's opinion. See also primary groups and secondary groups.






23. Article I of the Constitution establishes the ___________________ branch.






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






25. Private groups that attempt to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of their members.






26. _____ out of 9 justices must agree to hear an appellate case brought to them from a lower court.






27. Polls taken as people leave voting places. In the past - television networks sometimes used these polls to predict election outcomes before the polls close. In 1992 - the television networks agreed not to project the winner in a state until the major






28. Prohibits the use of cruel or unusual punishment.






29. If significant amendments are made to a bill during committee - the bill is sometimes given a new number as a _______________.






30. 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.






31. Clause in the 14th Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The 5th Amendment also imposes this limitation on the national government.






32. Formerly known as the Anti-Federalist - this party lead by Thomas Jefferson advocated states rights pressing the causes of the common people and agrarian interest. Dominated the political arena until the Civil War.






33. 1963 ruling prohibiting prayer in public schools.






34. Each Senate committee may have ________ subcommittees.






35. After a bill is assigned to a committee - the next step is typically a ______________.






36. Test whereby the Supreme Court established criteria by which state may provide aid to religious groups.






37. A method of amending state constitutions under which proposed constitutional amendments can be placed on the ballot if enough signatures are obtained on a petition. Almost half the states also employ the initiative on the ballot to allow voters to en






38. After the bill reaches the house floor - if opponents have many changes - they may vote to ______________________.






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






40. The Supremacy Clause appears in ________________ of the Constitution.






41. A form of city government under which a council - usually elected on a nonpartisan ticket - hires a professional city manager - who runs the city government and has power to hire and fire officials.






42. Department established in 1988 by President G.H. Bush.

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43. Lead by Theodore Roosevelt - this party platform focused on women's suffrage - social reform - fair business practices - and direct election of senators. The won 25% of the popular vote in 1911 - splitting the Republican vote and allowing Democrat Wo






44. In order to win support for ratification of the Constitution - the Federalists had to promise that the first order of business under a new government would be to _______________.






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






46. Leader of the House of Representatives - elected by the majority party. 2nd in line of succession for the Presidency.






47. A method available in most states that allows voters - in effect - to 'veto' a bill passed by the legislature or to accept or reject a proposal - such as a bond issue - made by a government agency.






48. The constitutional requirement (in article II - sec 3) that presidents take care that the laws are faithfully executed - even if they disagree with the purpose of those laws






49. The 15th Amendment - also know as _________________ - was intended to help recently freed blacks from unconstitutional state laws designed to circumvent federal laws.






50. Money spent by individuals or gorups not asociated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office







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