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






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






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






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






5. % of House that get reelected






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






17. 30 minutes.






18. WWll - 1941






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






24. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






25. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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

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28. Not allowed.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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

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35. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






36. 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.






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






38. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






40. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






41. Term of Senate/House






42. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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

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






46. 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.






47. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






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