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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






2. Term of Senate/House






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






7. % of votes to override a presidential veto






8. WWll - 1941






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Congress because they're tied to the people.

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19. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.






20. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).






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






22. 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






23. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






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






28. Not allowed.






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






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






31. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Congress has this power - only used twice.






43. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






49. 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






50. Number of Supreme Court Justices