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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. 30 minutes.






2. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






12. 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.






13. Not allowed.






14. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.






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






16. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






17. 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.






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






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






20. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.






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






22. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






23. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






25. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






26. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






35. 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.






36. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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

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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






46. 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






47. 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.






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






49. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






50. 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.