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CLEP American Government
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A meeting of party leaders to select candidates - elect convention delegates - etc
Speech Plus
Unlimited
Substantive Due Process
Caucus
2. Cabinet department responsible for the management of public lands - wildlife - natural resources - and Native American affairs. Established in 1849
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Clear and Present Danger
Political Socialization
Interior
3. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the concept of privacy included the right to a legal abortion?
Legislative Courts
Speech Plus
Pyramid Model
Roe v. Wade
4. 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.
Majority Rule
Confirmed
Democracy
Freedom of Religion
5. A ruling by the Supreme Court in 1857
Dred Scott Decision
National Security
National Supremacy
Export Taxes
6. Laws on Schools - Marriage - and owning property;Licensee Lawyers - Doctors - and Teachers.
Legislative
8th Amendment
Realigning Elections
State Government
7. New Jersey v. TLO (1985) established that school authorities may search students without _____________ as long as they are reasonable.
Family
Federal Courts
Probable Cause
Legislative
8. Term limit for House of Representatives.
Freedom of Religion
High
Unlimited
Muckrakers
9. Permitted court authorized wire-tapping and bugging by federal - state - and local authorities and use of such evidence in trial. Later reversed by the Supreme Court based on 4th Amendment rights.
Lemon Test
Earmarks
binding
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
10. 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
Categorical Grant
Proportional Representation
Spoiler Candidate
Lord Acton
11. People may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party. Independents cannot participate. Note that because some political parties name themselves independent - the term 'non-partisan' often replaces 'independent' when
2/3
Government Corporations
Closed
Governmental Corporations
12. Appointed by Eisenhower - this Supreme court justice who played an important role in the court's stance on the advancement of civil rights.
Social Regulation
National Convention
Elastic Clause
Earl Warren
13. Largest interest group in the US.
Department of State
Affirmative Action
AARP
Hub and Spoke Model
14. The 5th amendment protect against _____________.
Self-Incrimination
Agriculture
Permanent Registration
Blacks
15. The practice of victorious politicians to reward their followers with jobs. Also known as the spoils system.
Political Patronage
Interventionism
Universe
Instructed Delegate
16. A federal program established in 1965 to provide hospital and medical services to older people through the Social Security system.
Dies
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Medicare
National Political Parties
17. The vagueness of this phrase has allowed juries to exclude specific genders or races in order to affect the outcome of the verdict.
Muckrakers
School Desegregation
Third Parties
Jury of Peers
18. 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
Take Care Clause
Seniority System
Enumerated Powers
Prior Restraint
19. The philosophy that government should intervene as little as possible in economic affairs.
New Deal Era
Marbury v. Madison
Procedural Due Process
Laissez-Faire
20. 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.
Amicus Curiae Brief
Arraignment
Vice President
Unlimited
21. In addition to a quick and speedy trial - the 6th Amendment also guarantees ________________.
77
Segregation
Right to Counsel
Affirmative Action
22. Constitutional protection of the accused to not be tried for the same crime twice.
2/3
Double Jeopardy
270
Reserved Powers
23. A system of voter registration in which voters must register only once in their district.
Permanent Registration
Housing and Urban Development
Interventionism
Libel
24. This may be done by a national constitutional convention called by Congress on the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures OR By the passage of a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress
Delegate
Propose an Amendment
Political ideology
Ad Hoc Structure
25. The provisions of the Constitution that divide power among three constitutionally equal and independent branches of government
Checks and Balances
Inherent Powers
77
Bundling
26. Number of years a President must reside in the US prior to taking office
Electoral College
Fiscal Policy
14
Northern and Southern
27. Judges in Legislative Courts serve _______ terms and do not require impeachment.
Gerrymandering
Majority Opinion
Fixed
Automobiles
28. There is an _____________ relationship between Presidential approval ratings and unemployment.
8th Amendment
Ratification
Virginia Plan
Inverse
29. The pursuit and exercise of power
Politics
Separation of Powers
Veto
Max Weber
30. States that states may draw reasonable distinctions between the rights of residents and non-residents (ex. In state and out of state tuition)
Privileges and Immunities Clause
Enact a Bill of Rights
Legislative
Blacks
31. Author of The Spirit of the Laws advocating balance of power in politics with liberty is dependant upon a separation of the judicial - legislative - and executive branches of government.
Baron de Montesquieu
Political Patronage
Original Jurisdiction
Statutory Law
32. Senators are re-elected every ___ years with 1/3 of the Senate being up for election every 2 years.
6
5
Press Secretary
Closed Shop
33. The fundamental rights of a free society that are protected by the Bill of Rights against the power of the government - such as freedom of speech - religion - press - and assembly.
blockbusting and redlining
Balance of Payments
Council of Economic Advisors
Civil Liberties
34. When neither political party is dominant.
The Federalist #10
Party Dealignment
Local
Charismatic authority
35. A loose grouping of people and organizations who seek to influence policy formation.
Democrats
Power Structure
Issue Networks
Permanent Registration
36. The appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents - such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors.
Categorical Grants
Confirmed
Homeland Security
Pork Barrel Spending
37. Cabinet department oversees nuclear reactors.Established in 1973 in response to the Energy Crisis.
Energy
Supremacy Clause
Transportation
Plurality
38. 1963 ruling prohibiting prayer in public schools.
Murray v. Curlett
Selective Incorporation
Legislative
Democratic-Republicans
39. An economic system of free enterprise with private ownership of the means of production.
Capitalism
Reynolds v. Sims
Riders
Convention Bounce
40. Elections in which the majority party (according to party identification) is defeated in a temporary reversal.
General Election
The Federal Reserve Board
October 1st
Deviating Elections
41. A form of city government under which power is divided between a mayor and an elected city council.
The Federalist #10
Mayor-Council Plan
Rousseau
Due Process of Law
42. Groups whose views serve as guidelines to an individual's opinion. See also primary groups and secondary groups.
Reference Group
W.E.B. DuBoise
House of Representatives
Permanent Registration
43. Makes sure that funds are used safely and wisely. They oversee the state's financial records
State Auditor
Legislative
Pork-Barrel Legislation
2/3
44. Which form of registration prevails in all but a few states?
unlimited
Permanent Registration
Party Activists
Free Speech
45. The issuance of this document by a judge requires probably cause and must be worded so as to allow for the search and seizure of specific evidence.
Articles of Confederation
Katz. v US
Warrant
Constituencies
46. A compulsory national insurance program - financed by taxes on employers and employees. The insurance falls into four categories: old-age and survivors insurance - disability insurance - Medicare - and unemployment insurance.
Federal
7
Social Security
Speech Plus
47. ______________________is responsible for the management of the federal debt and the printing of currency. It is the major fiscal policy agency.
Iron Triangle
Select Committee
Caucus
Department of Treasury
48. If 10 days do not remain in session and the president does not sign an act of Congress - the bill __________.
Dies
Miller v. California
Unlimited
Political Advertising
49. Freedoms that protect the individual from the government.
Interventionism
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Civil Cases
Civil Liberties
50. Included are Agriculture - Nutrition - and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking - Housing and Urban Affairs; Commerce - Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Finance; Health - Education -
Outputs
Logrolling
Political Action Committees
Senate Standing Committees