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CLEP American Government
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1. This rule established by US v. Leon (1984) angered civil liberties groups by allowing exception to the Exclusionary Rule in instances where probably cause may not fully exist.
Royalists
Good Faith Exception
Party of Economic Protest
Plurality
2. In Congress - _____________ are informal organizations of individual congressional representatives with like interests or constituencies. Members work together to promote the interests of the groups they represent through legislation - policy - and p
Caucuses
Campaign Contributions
Republican
Separation of Powers
3. In 1943 - The Supreme Court upheld the Jehovah's Witnesses right to refrain from saluting the American flag based on their right to _____________.
Conference Committee
Free Exercise of Religion
Raiding
Appropriations
4. 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.
Baby Boomers
Pass the fundraising threshold
Standing Committees
de jure
5. Define US Citizenship as any person born or naturalized in the United States.
Appropriations
Critical Election
14th Amendment
2/3
6. Law enacted by Congress - or by state legislatures or local legislative bodies.
4th Amendment
Absolute Position
Free Speech
Statutory Law
7. The kinds of cases that a court has the authority to decide.
Katz. v US
Critical Election
Jurisdiction
House of Representatives
8. An election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. In other words - one means by which a political party nominate candidates for the following general election.s
Primary
Nuclear Proliferation
Dies
Private Bills
9. Powers of the national government that flow from its enumerated powers and the 'elastic clause' of the Constitution.
Isolationism
Implied Powers
Export Taxes
Vietnam War
10. Tax legislation must originate in this house.
Segregation
Resolutions
House of Representatives
Social Regulation
11. Something given in exchange for something else; swap
Quid Pro Quo
Containment
Caucuses
16th Amendment
12. Literally meaning 'right of soil' - confers citizenship by place of birth.
Appropriation Bills
25
Party Regulars
Jus Soli
13. Impact elections by siphoning off votes from major parties spoiling a party's chance in a close race.
Writ of Assistance
Third Parties
Mallory Rule
Nuclear Proliferation
14. The total amount of money that the United States owes to its creditors.
National Debt
Cluster Sampling
Laissez-Faire
Shield Laws
15. ____________________ define Congressional voting districts acting within constraints set down by Congress and the Supreme Court.
Enumerated Powers
Voting
Caucus
State Legislatures
16. The yearly value of goods and services produced within a country.
Regulatory Federalism
Gideon v. Wainwright
Mayor-Council Plan
Gross Domestic Product
17. 1798 Act that criminalized speech that was derisive to the government. Later ruled unconstitutional - Andrew Jackson issued blanket pardon in 1801
Freedom of Information Act
Civilian Supremacy
Alien and Sedition Acts
Patriot Act
18. Representatives serve ____ year terms
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
20th
2
States
19. The Democrats control over politics during the 20th century ended with this President's unpopular handling of the Vietnam War.
Realigning Elections
Civil Liberties
Logrolling
Lyndon B. Johnson
20. Baby boomers - women - and voters with higher levels of education tend to have a ____________ voter turnout.
High
Albany Plan
Open rule
Budget Surplus
21. After hearings are complete - a congressional subcommittee will usually determine a bill's future in final deliberations known as
5 -000
Mark Up Session
Tariff
Secretary of State
22. The spread of nuclear weapons to new nations
Energy
National
Third Parties
Nuclear Proliferation
23. Type of interest group represented in Washington by another individual or organization. (Ex. Ford Motor Company pays a lobbyist in Washington to represent them.)
Referendum
Institutional
Civil War Amendments
state legislatures
24. The 1896 case of Plessy v. Fergusan established the racial segregation policy of __________________.
Separate but Equal
Closed Shop
Joint Committees
Republicans
25. 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
Virginia Plan
Substantive Due Process
Vice President
Unitary System
26. ______________ refers to the differences in political attitudes and voting behavior between men and women
Republicans
Confederation
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Gender Gap
27. Devolutionary system in which the national government returns tax dollars to the state and local governments primarily in the form of block grants.
Deficit
Party Identification
New Federalism
Pluralist Theory
28. Plan that proposed unicameral legislature with each state having one vote.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Change of Venue
New Jersey Plan
Policy
29. The fundamental flaw in plural theory contends that pluralism weakens the backbone of democracy with too many common interest groups attempt to wield power - often leading to standstill because of unwillingness to compromise.
Hyperpluralism
Libel
Jury of Peers
Take Care Clause
30. Powers of government that the national government may exercise simply because it exists as a government - such as the right to conduct foreign relations.
Writ of Certiorari
Suburbia
Inherent Powers
Majority Rule
31. Disapproval of a bill by a chief executive - such as the president or a governor.
Veto
4
Offensive Language
Interstate Compact
32. 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.
Riders
Regulatory Agencies
Interstate Compact
Random Sample
33. Federal categorical grants in which the granting agency has much discretion over how the recipient spends the money.
Swing Voters in the Democratic Party
Project Grant
Zenger
Power Structure
34. PACs may donate a ______________ amount of indirect or in-kind donations to a campaign. (Ex. placing ads to support their candidate)
Reverse Discrimination
Press Secretary
Unlimited
Cold War
35. The head of a national political party
Independent Regulatory Agencies
National Chair
Free Exercise of Religion
Earmarks
36. Which powers of the national government flow from its enumerated powers and from the 'elastic clause' of the Constitution?
Implied Powers
Ratification
Free Exercise of Religion
12
37. The view of the majority of the Supreme Court that First Amendment rights must be weighed against the competing needs of the community to preserve order.
Civil Liberties
Conservatism
Balancing Test
Pure Speech
38. Decides which bills will be considered.
16th Amendment
Committees
Natural Rights
Feedback
39. 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
House Standing Committees
Categorical Grant
Implementation
Political Action Committee
40. Test whereby the Supreme Court established criteria by which state may provide aid to religious groups.
Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism
Lemon Test
Common Law
Critical Election
41. Assistants to the Majority and Minority Leaders of both the House and Senate.
Soft Money
Whips
The Federal Reserve Board
Writ of Assistance
42. This was amended in 1985 to prohibit vote dilution without requiring the proof of discriminatory purpose demanded by the original Act.
Bull Moose Progressives
Regulatory Agencies
Positive
Voting Rights Act of 1965
43. 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 -
Vietnam War
Bill of Rights
Republican
Senate Standing Committees
44. The name commonly given to a private group - regardless of size - organized to elect political candidates. An organization becomes one by receiving contributions or making expenditures in excess of $1 -000 for the purpose of influencing a federal ele
Party Column Ballot
Cycle of Decreasing Influence
Political Action Committee
Increased competition
45. A political group organized under section 527 of the IRS code that may accept and spend unlimited amounts of money on election activities so long as they are not spent on broadcast ads run in the last 30 days before a primary or 60 days before a gene
7
Republican
Implementation
527 Organization
46. The only instance in which the government can prohibit religious activities
Violation of Law
Equal Time
National Security
1964 Civil Rights Act
47. Inherent powers of state governments to pass laws to protect health - safety - and welfare; the national government has no directly granted police powers but accomplishes the same goals through other delegated powers.
Free Exercise Clause
1776
Delegate
Police Powers
48. The term most political scientists prefer to describe the bureaucratic process
Public Administration
Enumerated Powers
Supports
Reference Group
49. The Supreme Court has ruled that Congress_________________ take away a person's citizenship unless it is freely renounced.
Regulatory Agencies
Executive Privilege
may not
Straight Ticket Voting
50. Amendment that delegated the election of Senators to popular vote.
Ratification
Procedural Due Process
Good Faith Exception
17th