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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






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






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






4. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






6. 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.






7. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






8. WWll - 1941






9. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






10. 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.






11. Most common job of Senators






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






13. 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






14. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.






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






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






29. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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


33. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






34. 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






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






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






37. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


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






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






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






41. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.