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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.






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






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






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






5. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






7. Civil liberties are rights that individuals have against government. Among our civil liberties are the right to free expression - the right to worship (or not) as we choose - and the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. Only the






8. Not allowed.






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






10. Number of Supreme Court Justices






11. Delegate - member of Congress acts on the express preference of his constituents. Trustee - member is more loosely tied to constituents and makes the decisions she thinks best.






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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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24. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






28. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






30. % of House that get reelected






31. 30 minutes.






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






33. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






34. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.






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






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

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






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






39. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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






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






43. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






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






45. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?






46. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






47. Congress has this power - only used twice.






48. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






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






50. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.