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CLEP American Government

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






2. Presidential management model in which the Chief of Staff plays a prominent role as the head of a military style chain of command. Used successfully by Reagan and Eisenhower.






3. Presides over any impeachment trial.






4. Which form of registration prevails in all but a few states?






5. Between 1909 and 2002 - the number of daily newspapers in the United States______________.






6. 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






7. A test established by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes - Jr. - in 1919 to define the point at which speech loses the protection of the First Amendment.






8. The power of the president - struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998 - to veto parts of appropriations bills. Most state governors have this power.






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






10. A group of independent states or nations that come together for a common purpose and whose central authority is usually limited to defense and foreign relations.






11. Passed in 1883 - it created a federal civil service so that hiring and promotion would be based on merit rather than patronage.






12. 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






13. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities






14. The relationship between the total cost of foreign goods imported to this country and sales of U.S. products overseas.






15. According to V. O. Key - Jr. - the Populist Party of the 1890s is an example of a ____________________.






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






17. In the 1990 case OR State Employment Division v. Smith 1990 - the Supreme court allowed the state to fire employees who use peyote during native American religious ceremonies because it is in violation of drug laws. In this case - which clause of the






18. Government regulation of the economy through its control over the supply of money and the cost and availability of credit. Controlled by the Federal Reserve Board.






19. A judicial opinion agreed to by a majority of the members of a court. A majority opinion sets forth the decision of the court and an explanation of the rationale behind the court's decision.






20. The tendency of presidents to lose support over time.






21. 6 In the view of Robert L. Lineberry - policy analysts focus on the _______________.






22. A political candidate who is thought to have only an outside chance of gaining the nomination.






23. (1945-1991) The period after the Second World War marked by rivalry and tension between the two nuclear superpowers - the United States and the communist government of the Soviet Union. The Cold War ended when the Soviet government collapsed in 1991.






24. Something given in exchange for something else; swap






25. The party-column ballot - or Indiana ballot - encourages _______________.






26. Germany - Switzerland - and India are examples of countries with a _______________ system of government.






27. Southern whites prevented blacks from ____________ through use of poll taxes - literacy tests and intimidation tactics after the Civil War.






28. 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.






29. 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






30. Concept of the British statesman Edmund Burke that legislators should act according to their own consciences.






31. 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.






32. Impact elections by siphoning off votes from major parties spoiling a party's chance in a close race.






33. There is an _____________ relationship between Presidential approval ratings and unemployment.






34. 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






35. 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.






36. Powers specifically outlined in the Constitution as assigned to one branch of government.






37. Laws on Schools - Marriage - and owning property;Licensee Lawyers - Doctors - and Teachers.






38. A federal program established in 1965 to provide hospital and medical services to older people through the Social Security system.






39. Method by which federal court judges may lose their position.






40. Protects against unreasonable search and seizure.






41. Requires that a suspect in a federal case be arraigned without unnecessary delay.






42. A provision of the Federal Communications Act that requires broadcasters to provide the same amount of exposure to all legally qualified political candidates.






43. 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.






44. Guarantees the right to a civil trial by jury.






45. The President's role in the armed forces which during the 20th century has allowed Presidents to circumvent Congress' refusal to declare war.






46. Tips the balance between two leading candidates by attracting a minority of voters who otherwise might have voted for one of the leading candidates.






47. Prohibits citizens of one state or foreign country from suing another state.






48. 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.






49. Smith v. Allwight (1994) was the first vase in which the Supreme Court upheld the voting rights of _____________ in state primary elections.






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







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