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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






2. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.






3. Court found detainess held both at US and Guantanamo bay had the right to challenge their detention before a judge or other neutral decision maker.






4. The chief presiding officer of the HoR. The speaker is the most important party and House leader - can influence lefislative agenda - fate of individual pieces of legislation - and members positions with the House.






5. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.


6. Congress because they're tied to the people.


7. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.






8. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






9. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.






10. de jure - 'by law'. Legally enforced practices - such as school segregation in the South before the 1960s. De facto - 'by fact'. Practices that occur even when there is no legal enforcement - such as school segregation in much of the US today.






11. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






12. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.






13. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.






14. Not allowed.






15. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.






16. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.






17. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.






18. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.






19. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.






20. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






21. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.






22. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.






23. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.






24. Implemented following the successful revolt of the British colonies in North America against imperial rule - the articles served as the national government from 1781-1787.






25. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.






26. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.






27. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






28. The 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall and his associates first asserted the right of the Supreme Court to determine the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. The decision established the Court's power of judicial review over acts of Congress






29. An inability to regulate interstate and foreign trade - lack of a chief executive and a national court system - and its rule that amendments must be approved by unanimous consent.






30. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.






31. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.






32. Number of Supreme Court Justices






33. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.






34. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






35. WWll - 1941






36. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.


37. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.






38. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.






39. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.






40. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






41. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.






42. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.






43. Congress has this power - only used twice.






44. % of votes to override a presidential veto






45. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






46. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






47. A system in which the president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full senate approval.






48. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.






49. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






50. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.