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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Not allowed.






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Implemented following the successful revolt of the British colonies in North America against imperial rule - the articles served as the national government from 1781-1787.






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






26. 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.






27. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






28. 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.






29. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






30. Congress has this power - only used twice.






31. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






33. 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.






34. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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

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36. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






37. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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