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CLEP American Government

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1. Presides over any impeachment trial.






2. The right to privacy is ___________ in the Constitution.






3. An economic system in which the factors of production are owned by the publicand operate for the welfare of all.






4. The Articles of Confederation established a ________________ legislature.






5. The head of a national political party






6. This 1932 case established that a case can be too speedy and under-counseled - providing defendants in a capital case the right to a reasonable amount of time to establish a defense.






7. These voters are registered as a party member but only participate by voting in primary and general elections. Tend to vote straight-party ticket and follow the leads of local party officials.






8. This author of Leviathon posited that government is necessary because people are generally in a state of conflict.






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






10. Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain






11. Legislative house responsible for impeachment trials.






12. Colonies controlled by the British king through governors appointed by him and through the king's veto power over colonial laws.






13. The only instance in which the government can prohibit religious activities






14. 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.






15. A law passed by Congress in 1973 in an effort to set a time limit on the use of combat forces abroad by a president.






16. Which committee assignments would confer the most power and influence on members of the Senate?






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






18. The philosophy that government should intervene as little as possible in economic affairs.






19. Number of Federal District courts across 50 states - DC and Puerto Rico.






20. Important during the Revolution - these bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating written communication outside of the colony.






21. The Supreme Court holds _____________ jurisdiction in cases against the US - ambassadors - public ministers - and consuls.






22. Proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 as an attempt to form a union of the colonies. Later used to help form the Articles of Confederation.






23. Law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies






24. The Medicaid and Food Stamp programs are examples of two very large






25. 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






26. An annual meeting held in the spring in many New England towns - at which the townspeople come together to elect a board of selectmen and to discuss local policy questions. It has become a symbol of participatory democracy.






27. 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






28. 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.






29. Theory that a government requires the consent of the governed.






30. These party members tend to be ideologues who put issues ahead of winning elections and withhold support from candidates who do not share their stance on issues. Very active in special interest groups and caucuses within the party. Willing to break a






31. Elections that may lead to a basic shift in the party identification of the electorate.






32. Senators are re-elected every ___ years with 1/3 of the Senate being up for election every 2 years.






33. _______________ indicates a citizens' faith and trust in government and their own belief that they can understand and influence political affairs






34. This category of interest groups has been the strongest and most effective in lobbying Washington






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






36. The expansion of cable and satellite tv has _________________ the president's power to influence public opinion.






37. A government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.






38. A controversial law overwhelmingly passed by Congress in October 2001 - after the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. It greatly expanded the power of federal law enforcement authorities to move against suspe






39. This 1963 case extended the right to counsel to all felony cases.






40. Lead by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Dedicated to defending federal authority and high tariffs. Gained supports of merchants - bankers - industrialists and planters.






41. Constitutional Article that establishes the Judicial Branch.






42. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that the 1964 Civil Rights Act does not prohibit private affirmative action programs?






43. Population migration patterns since the second World War have increased the power of _____________.






44. A term coined by President Lyndon B. Johnson to describe his own view of the relationship between Washington and the states.






45. A system of voter registration in which voters must register every year or at other stated intervals.






46. This influential English document signed by King John in 1215 limited the absolute power of the monarchy - established due process - and limited arbitrary seizure of property.






47. 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






48. This clause of the 1st amendment establishes a 'wall of separation' between church and state.






49. Established the Federal Reserve Bank - responsible for conducting the nation's monetary policy - maintaining the stability of the financial system - supervising and regulating banking institutions - and protecting the credit rights of consumers - and






50. 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.







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