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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. Term of Senate/House






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.






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






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






16. 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






17. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






19. % of House that get reelected






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


27. Most common job of Senators






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


29. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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


37. 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.






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






39. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






40. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. Not allowed.






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






48. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






49. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






50. 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.