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CLEP American Government
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This powerful House committee is in charge of determining under what rule other bills will come to the floor.
Hatch Act
Socialism
Rules Committee
Laissez-Faire
2. 6 In the view of Robert L. Lineberry - policy analysts focus on the _______________.
Outputs
Party of Economic Protest
Libel
Exclusionary Rule
3. Approximately 33% of American voters identify themselves as _______________ party.
Independent
Tariff
Joseph McCarthy
Pre-clearance
4. A policy of avoiding foreign involvement.
Isolationism
Retrospective Voting
2
Standing Committees
5. A system in which national and state government have shared or overlapping powers. FDR's New Deal legislation established this system in the US.
25
Speaker of the House
Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism
Third Parties
6. Federal laws limit the amount of ___________ that can be donated directly to campaign coffers.
Swing Voters in the Democratic Party
Soft money
W.E.B. DuBoise
Earmarks
7. Wisconsin Republican who exploited public concern for political gain during the 1950's through freewheeling investigations of alleged Communists.
Joseph McCarthy
Due Process of Law
Commerce
Shield Laws
8. Legislative branch incorporating two houses.
Bicameral
Due Process of Law
Original
Joint Committees
9. The foreign policy of the United States during the period after the Second World War - designed to contain the expansion of Soviet power.
Blacks
Bipartisanship
Non-protected Speech
Containment
10. Lead by Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. Dedicated to defending federal authority and high tariffs. Gained supports of merchants - bankers - industrialists and planters.
Whigs
Katz. v US
Confederation
Mark Up Session
11. Raise Public Awareness - Create Policy Agenda - Prioritize Agenda - Enact Policy - Public Evaluation
Policy Making Cycle
10th Amendment
Joint Committee
Royalists
12. The concept that all people are of equal worth - even if not of equal ability.
Equality
Discharge Petition
Government
New Federalism
13. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was somewhat undermined by racist practices in the real estate market such as _____________ and ______________ - which continued illegally in many areas following passage of the Act.
Isolationism
blockbusting and redlining
Equity
House of Representatives
14. Clause of the Constitution (Article 1 - Section 10) intended to prohibit state governments from modifying contracts made between individuals; interpreted as prohibiting state governments from taking actions that adversely affect property rights.
Contract Clause
Equity
NY Times v. Sullivan
Federal Courts
15. An ideology that advocates limits on government power to address economic and social problems - relying instead on economic markets and individual initiative to address problems like health care and education - while promoting government involvement
Cluster Sampling
State Government
Conservatism
Mayor-Council Plan
16. 14th Amendment is often used to support the right to ____________.
Democrats
Due Process
4
Agriculture
17. In this essay - James Madison recognized that reconciling the competing interests of various groups was what legislation was all about
The Federalist #10
Lobbying
Incorporation Doctrine
Thurgood Marshall
18. Clause in the 14th Amendment that forbids any state to deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. The 5th Amendment also imposes this limitation on the national government.
Caucuses
Equal Protection Clause
Commander in Chief
Pyramid Model
19. In WV State BOE v Barnette (1943) - the Supreme Court ruled that compelling citizens to salute the flag violates the principles of a free society - upholding which 1st Amendment rights?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Free Exercise of Religion
Inherent Powers
20. Constitutionally empowered to appoint judges - ambassadors - and other high officials - Constitutionally empowered to make treaties with foreign countries.
Redistributive Policy
President
Cruel and Unusual
Whip
21. The spread of nuclear weapons to new nations
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Zenger
Nuclear Proliferation
Whips
22. In 1872 - Susan B Anthony was arrested in Rochester - New York for
Voting
Press Secretary
Article V
Senate Standing Committees
23. Number of Senators elected at large per state -
5 -000
2
Jus Soli
Baker v. Wingo
24. Appointed by Eisenhower - this Supreme court justice who played an important role in the court's stance on the advancement of civil rights.
Right of Expatriation
Earl Warren
Lobbying
Mallory Rule
25. The structure and set of regulations in place to control activity - usually in large organizations and government. it is represented by standardized procedure (rule-following) that dictates the execution of most or all processes within the body - for
Right to Counsel
Class Action Suit
Nuclear Proliferation
Bureaucracy
26. Spending determined by the number of qualified recipients and their legally determined need is called
Select Committee
Entitlement Spending
Supply Side Economics
Fixed
27. First civil rights organization to use non-violent tactics to promote racial equality and desegregation
Mark Up Session
Interstate Compact
CORE
Class Action Suit
28. In order to win support for ratification of the Constitution - the Federalists had to promise that the first order of business under a new government would be to _______________.
20
Enact a Bill of Rights
Periodic Registration
Baker v. Wingo
29. A federal tax on imports.
Energy
Common Law
Tariff
Commander in Chief
30. When the President's own party gains power and influence - it more puts pressure on the President to conform to the will of the party - leading to________________ between the President and the party to define their public identities
Caucus
Interest Groups
Poll Tax
Increased competition
31. Overturning unjust laws is the responsibility of _________________.
Misdemeanors
Veto
8th Amendment
Supreme Court
32. ________________ of the Constitution governs the relationships of the states.
Speech Plus
Globalization
Intelligence
Article IV
33. Multi-interest and often multinational corporations that - under one corporate roof - may manufacture a wide variety of products.
Right of Expatriation
Pendleton Civil Service Act
Free Exercise Clause
Conglomerates
34. Requires reporting of financial information by companies with publicly traded securities
Securities and Exchange Commission or Securities Act of 1933
Agriculture
House of Representatives
Closed rule
35. Executive check on Legislative Branch.
Impeachment
Veto
Iron Triangle
Change of Venue
36. 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.
Marbury v. Madison
Impeachment
Speaker of the House
Scottsboro Boys Case
37. Age requirement for President
Parallel
Class Action Suit
35
Divided Government
38. Theory of democracy in which competition among common interest groups promote ideas to influence politics
Straight Ticket Voting
Pluralist Theory
Appealed
Private Bills
39. ________ of voters identify with one political party in advance of the campaign.
Shay's Rebellion
Blanket Primary
2/3
Truman
40. The single biggest item in campaign spending at the presidential level is ___________________.
Low
Pork-Barrel Legislation
Television and Radio
Raise Public Awareness
41. The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
7
Majority Rule
Regulatory Agencies
Inherent Powers
42. In 1998 - the Supreme Court struck down the________________ law - declaring it unconstitutional - because Congress did not have the constitutional authority to hand that power to the President.
Senate
presidential line-item veto
Party Activists
Creative Federalism
43. Today the Senate operates with ____ standing and select committees. These select committees - however - are permanent in nature and are treated as standing committees under Senate rules.
Free Exercise Clause
Absolute Position
20
Voting
44. Committees that pull members from both the house and the senate who meet to discuss major policy issues such as economy and taxation.
17th
Television and Radio
Ad Hoc Structure
Joint Committee
45. The 24th amendment banned _____________ - making it harder for states to discriminate against poor and minority voters.
Unlimited
Party Realignment
Feedback
Poll Tax
46. An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group's influence.
Free Rider
Delegated Powers
Party Identification
Elite and Class Theory
47. After hearings are complete - a congressional subcommittee will usually determine a bill's future in final deliberations known as
Selective Incorporation
Mark Up Session
New Federalism
Interest groups
48. 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
Marbury v. Madison
Clothespin vote
Periodic Registration
Distribution
49. In addition to overseeing the activities of one or more federal agencies - a ___________________may also serve as the authorizing committee for federal agencies' programs and operations.
congressional oversight committee
2/3
Interest Groups
Inherent Powers
50. Guarantees that citizens cannot be compelled by the government to act in a way that is contrary to their religious beliefs. (ex. Conscientious objection to military service required by the draft is the execution of ______________)
Cycle of Decreasing Influence
Jury of Peers
AARP
Free Exercise Clause