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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.






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






3. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






4. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






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






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






10. % of House that get reelected






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






12. 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






13. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






15. 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






16. Most common job of Senators






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






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






19. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






21. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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


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






24. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






33. 30 minutes.






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






37. Not allowed.






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






39. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






40. 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.






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






42. % of votes to override a presidential veto






43. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






45. 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.






46. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






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






50. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.