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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






2. Term of Senate/House






3. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






4. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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


13. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


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






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






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






17. Number of Supreme Court Justices






18. 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.






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


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






21. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






23. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






33. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






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






35. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






36. 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






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






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






39. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






41. % of House that get reelected






42. 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.






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






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


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






46. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






49. 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.






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