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CLEP American Government

Subjects : clep, civics
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The ___________ aspects of Federalism include: conflicts between state and national government - economic and racial discrimination - uneven enforcement of law - and dominance of local governments by special interest groups






3. According to the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 - federal trials must commence within _______ days of arrest with the exception of delay for mental health testing of the defendant and illness of the defendant or key witness.






4. A form of city government under which a board of city commissioners is popularly elected (often on a nonpartisan ballot). The commissioners make policy as a city council - but they also run city departments as administrators.






5. Form of obstruction in the Senate where an attempt is made to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay the progress or completely prevent a vote on the proposal taking place.






6. 1940 Act Prohibiting any person from advocating overthrowing the government through violence or force.






7. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) - founded in 1932 by President Herbert Hoover to help combat the Great Depression - was the predecessor of which federal agencies?






8. The binding decisions that the government makes whether in the form of laws -regulations - or judicial decisions






9. Article VI - Paragraph 2 - of the Constitution - which declares that the Constitution - and the laws and treaties of the United States made under it - are 'the supreme Law of the Land' and prevail over any conflicting state constitutions or laws.






10. Type of interest group represented in Washington by another individual or organization. (Ex. Ford Motor Company pays a lobbyist in Washington to represent them.)






11. 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.






12. The sum of the goals - decisions - and actions that govern a nation's relations with the rest of the world.






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






14. ______________ refers to the differences in political attitudes and voting behavior between men and women






15. 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.






16. The overall public has a ___________ view of PACS in terms of bought votes and adding to the cost of running for office






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






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






19. Congress defined the steps for the creation and admission of new states. It forbade slavery while the region remained a territory although citizens could legalize it. First congress would appoint a territorial governor and judges. Second as soon as 5






20. A system - until modified and reformed in the 1970s - that automatically resulted in the selection as committee chair of those members of the majority party in Congress who had the longest continuous service on a committee.






21. The gap between the government's income and outlays.






22. 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.






23. In 2002 - a federal appeals court struck down the Pledge of Allegiance on the grounds that it violated ________________.






24. Philosopher John Locke - in his 1690 work Civil Government (second treatise) - advised separation of government power between






25. In _______________ cases such as Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) - the Supreme Court has upheld that while Affirmative action policies are legal - race and gender cannot be the only determining factors.






26. In the 1925 Gitlow case - the Supreme Court began a process of ______________ of the Bill of Rights to the states.






27. Cabinet positions must be ____________ by the Senate






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






29. While both Asian and Hispanic immigrants experience various types of discrimination - Hispanic immigrants are more likely to experience economic discrimination. This explains why most Hispanics identify with the ____________ party - while Asians do n






30. Dayton Board of Education v. Brinkman (1979) upheld that bussing programs were an acceptable way to enforce ______________________.






31. 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.






32. Which of the following factors is likely to be the weakest indicator of an individual's political beliefs and opinions? Age - Race - Intelligence - or Religion






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






34. After analyzing 1 -795 platform pledges over a 10-year period - Gerald M. Pomper concluded that almost ____________ of these promises were fulfilled






35. ____________ often influence political appointments in an effort to influence bureaucracy.






36. 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.






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






38. An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party or candidate with conditions - goals - or symbols the electorate universally approves or disapproves of. Examples of such issues are economic prosperi






39. In a 1943 case - the Supreme Court upheld the right to refuse to salute the American flag on the basis of the constitutional guarantee of _________________.






40. Groups named for the section of the Internal Revenue Service code under which they must report their expenditures. The tax-exempt groups were created to exploit a loophole in the law regulating campaign finance.






41. Independent agencies governed by an appointed and confirmed commission. Examples include the Food and Drug Administration - Environmental Protection Agency - and the Securities and Exchange Commission.






42. A group of writers - journalists - and critics who exposed corporate malfeasance and political corruption in the first decade of the 20th century.






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






44. Today the South is is a two-party battleground - in which the ______________ often have the upper hand






45. Laws that were designed to segregate black and white Americans and give legal recognition to discrimination.






46. Cabinet department responsible for regulating and promoting trade and maintaining the census Established in 1913..






47. Unwritten law based on custom and tradition.






48. A legislature with only one house.






49. Political strategists believe that presidential elections will normally be won or lost in _______________states.






50. Individual contributions to PACs are limited to ______________ dollars per candidate per election with primaries - general and special elections counting separately.







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