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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






16. 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.






17. 30 minutes.






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






19. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.






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






41. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






42. Not allowed.






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.