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CLEP American Government

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1. Information sent out in order to observe the reaction of an audience. Used by politicians who deliberately leak information on a policy change under consideration.






2. 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.






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






4. 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






5. Court cases that involve relations between individuals and organizations - such as a divorce action - or a suit for damages arising from an automobile accident or for violation of a business contract.






6. Which branch has the power to stop an executive order?






7. The principle - established by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1819 in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland - that the Constitution must be interpreted flexibly to meet changing conditions.






8. Amendment that delegated the election of Senators to popular vote.






9. Something given in exchange for something else; swap






10. The vote cast by a person who does not like either candidate and so votes for the less objectionable of the two - putting a clothespin over his nose to keep out the unpleasant stench






11. 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.






12. Eisenhower's philosophy of being liberal in all things human and being conservative with all things fiscal. Appealed to both Republicans and Democrats.






13. First civil rights organization to use non-violent tactics to promote racial equality and desegregation






14. The spread of nuclear weapons to more nations.






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






16. Number of Electoral College votes required to win the Presidency.






17. 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.






18. The 1803 case in which the Supreme Court - by declaring a portion of an act of Congress unconstitutional - first firmly set forth and established the power of judicial review.






19. Assigns bills to the appropriate House committee.






20. The structure and set of regulations in place to control activity - usually in large organizations and government. it is represented by standardized procedure (rule-following) that dictates the execution of most or all processes within the body - for






21. A group of people - chosen by poll-takers - that is representative of the universe that is being polled.






22. The right to renounce one's citizenship.






23. Political theorist proposed the separation of church and state.






24. The most important committees - always assembled and delegated with the responsibility of handling all bills under their concern. Includes the Ways and Means - Appropriations - Budget - Rules and Agriculture Committees.






25. Political commercials that strongly attack a rival candidate.






26. A series of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton - John Jay - and James Madison under the pseudonym Publius advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution.






27. Laws passed by state legislatures that are designed to protect reporters from being forced to reveal their news sources.






28. Constitutional protection of the accused to not be tried for the same crime twice.






29. This amendment applied the Bill of Rights to states.






30. The net balance or relationship between total income and total expenditures by the nation in its dealings with the rest of the world - including trade - loans - and investments.






31. This amendment includes the due process clause - the equal protection clause - and gave rights to former slaves.






32. Elects the President if no candidate receives 270 Electoral College votes.






33. The proceeding before a judge in which the formal charges of an indictment or information are read to an accused person - who may plead guilty or not guilty.






34. A relaxation of international tensions.






35. This 1972 Supreme Court case struck down all state laws allowing the death penalty stating that they allowed for too much discretion on the part of the judge and jury resulting in lack of consistent administration of the penalty.






36. The main mechanism used by modern political parties to nominate their candidate for President.






37. Concept of government by the people in which everyone is free to vote - but normally whoever gets the most votes wins the election and represents all the people - including those who voted for the losing candidate.






38. Executive Check on the Legislative Branch.






39. This event was an important factor in creating the climate for a new Constitution.

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40. Head of the Supreme Court.






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






42. 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






43. Grants that an accused may not be held in custody without charge - literally 'You shall have the body'.






44. In the last 30 years - voter turnout among American 18- to 24-year-olds has been






45. In 1992 - the television networks agreed not to release these until a majority of polling places had closed in each state






46. Most house committees are limited to _____ subcommittees.






47. Laws - rules - and government programs designed to protect individual rights and specific groups - as well as to benefit society as a whole in such areas as health - worker safety - consumer protection - and the environment.






48. The term 'Reagan Democrats' has become a generic term for






49. A group of high-level administrators and managers at the top of the government bureaucracy. SES members have less job tenure but are eligible for substantial cash bonuses for merit.






50. To negotiate a complex and politically sensitive trade treaty - a President will often







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