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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






8. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






10. 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






11. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






17. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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


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






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. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






33. Not allowed.






34. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






36. 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.






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






38. Number of Supreme Court Justices






39. 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






40. 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






41. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






42. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






43. 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






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






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






46. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






48. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






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






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