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CLEP Political Science Us
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. WWll - 1941
Last time Congress declared war
George Washington
Administrative Rule Making
Articles of Confederation
2. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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3. 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.
Gouverneur Morris
Marbury v. Madison
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
4. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Jurisdiction
Buckley v. Valeo
Conference Committee
Executive Agreements
5. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
Amicus Curiae
CA Prop 187
Power of the Federal Reserve
State of the Union Address
6. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Articles of Confederation
Government Corporation
Independent Agency
Logrolling
7. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
President's Appointment Power
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
14th Amendment
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
8. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Government Corporation
De facto and de jure segregation
6 years/2 years
9. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.
Alexander Hamilton
De facto and de jure segregation
6 years/2 years
Daniel Shays
10. 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
De facto and de jure segregation
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Constitutional Convention
Strict Scrutiny
11. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Right of Due Process
90% or higher
Filibuster
12. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Last time Congress declared war
Power to Declare War
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Congressional Oversight
13. 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.
President's Inherent Powers
Devolution
Government Corporation
De facto and de jure segregation
14. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Buckley v. Valeo
Pork Barrel Legislation
Plessy v. Fergueson
Redlining
15. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
Dred Scot v. Standford
Executive Order
Speaker of the House
War Powers Resolution
16. 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.
Articles of Confederation
Senatorial Courtesy
Daniel Shays
Clear and Present Danger Test
17. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.
Filibuster
Conference Committee
Power of the Federal Reserve
Articles of Confederation
18. First ten amendments to the US Constitution - ratified in 1971; ensure the rights and liberties to the people.
Clear and Present Danger Test
Bill of Rights
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Executive Agreements
19. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Around 100
90% or higher
De facto and de jure segregation
Habeas Corpus
20. 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.
Conference Committee
Native American Smoking
Critical Period
Gideon v. Wainwright
21. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Pork Barrel Legislation
Administrative Rule Making
Regulatory Agency
Jurisdiction
22. 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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23. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Gouverneur Morris
Brown v. Board of Education
Independent Agency
24. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
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25. 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
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Civil Service Act of 1883
Alexander Hamilton
Strict Scrutiny
26. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.
Regulatory Agency
Daniel Shays
CA Prop 187
Pork Barrel Legislation
27. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
Executive Order
Prior Restraint
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
28. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Filibuster
9
8th Amendment
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
29. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
Miranda v. Arizona
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
The Exclusionary Rule
30. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Dred Scot v. Standford
Daniel Shays
Conference Committee
31. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Civil Service Act of 1883
Around 100
Jurisdiction
Delegated Powers
32. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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33. Number of Supreme Court Justices
Delegated Powers
9
The Declaration of Independence.
Dred Scot v. Standford
34. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Delegated Powers
Activist Judges
8th Amendment
Regulatory Agency
35. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
Activist Judges
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Strict Scrutiny
Pork Barrel Legislation
36. Not allowed.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Native American Smoking
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
37. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Conference Committee
Logrolling
Class Action Suit
Delegated Powers
38. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Executive Order
Gouverneur Morris
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
39. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
The Declaration of Independence.
Plessy v. Fergueson
De facto and de jure segregation
8th Amendment
40. 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.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Devolution
Prior Restraint
War Powers Resolution
41. Attended the Constitutional Convention and recorded the debate proceedings. Also contributed to the Federalist Papers.
Shays' Rebellion
Conference Committee
De facto and de jure segregation
James Madison
42. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Jim Crow Laws
2/3 from Congress
Civil Service Act of 1883
Amicus Curiae
43. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
6 years/2 years
2/3 from Congress
44. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Articles of Confederation
De facto and de jure segregation
Daniel Shays
Jim Crow Laws
45. The branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Power to Declare War
President's Inherent Powers
Executive office of the President
46. 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
2/3 from Congress
Amicus Curiae
The Federalist Papers
Marbury v. Madison
47. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Government Corporation
Critical Period
Lawrence v. Texas
Daniel Shays
48. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Jim Crow Laws
Class Action Suit
Buckley v. Valeo
49. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
Amicus Curiae
Constitutional Convention
Delegated Powers
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
50. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Standing
Dred Scot v. Standford
Pork Barrel Legislation
Independent Agency