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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






4. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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

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11. 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.






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

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

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






15. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






18. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






20. 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.






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






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






24. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






25. 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.






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






27. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






29. WWll - 1941






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Congress has this power - only used twice.






36. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






39. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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






42. Not allowed.






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






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






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






46. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






47. 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.






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






49. Term of Senate/House






50. 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