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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Not allowed.






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

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3. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.






4. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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

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






7. WWll - 1941






8. Regulation issued by the president that has the effect and formal status of legislation.






9. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






13. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






14. Most common job of Senators






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






16. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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17. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.






23. A survey of the origins and development of the political system in the United States from the colonial days to modern times with an emphasis on the Constitution - various political structures such as the legislative - executive - and judicial branche






24. Temp. committees whose members are appointed by SotH and officer of the Senate. They are charged with reaching compromise on legislation once it has been passed by the House. Determine what laws are passed.






25. Congress has this power - only used twice.






26. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.






27. High-ranking military officers who represent the Navy - Army - Air Force and Marines. They assist the civilian leaders of the Department of Defense-advise the president on security matters.






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






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






30. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.

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






32. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.






33. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.






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






35. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.






36. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






37. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.






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






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






40. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.






41. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).






42. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






45. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






46. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?






47. The 1780s in the United States - maked by internal conflict. The economy deteriorated as individual states printed their own currencies - taxed the products of their neighbors - and ignored foreign trade agreements. Inflation soared - small farmers l






48. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.






49. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






50. A series of meetings to reform the Articles of Confederation convened in Philadelphia in 1787 in response to the economic and social disorder and the dangers of foreign intervention. The result was an entirely new plan of government - the Constitutio