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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In 1920 the 19th was ratified to give women the right to vote.






2. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.






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






4. 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.






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






6. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






8. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






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






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






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

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14. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).






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






16. 30 minutes.






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






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

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






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






21. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






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

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26. 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






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






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






29. % of votes to override a presidential veto






30. 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.






31. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






41. Number of Supreme Court Justices






42. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






45. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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