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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.

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






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






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






5. 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.






6. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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7. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






8. 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






9. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.






10. WWll - 1941






11. 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.






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. Most common job of Senators






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. % of House that get reelected






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






26. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






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

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






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






32. 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.






33. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






35. 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






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






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






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

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






40. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






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






44. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






46. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






48. 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.






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






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