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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






4. % of House that get reelected






5. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






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






15. 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






16. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






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






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






20. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






23. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






24. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






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






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






27. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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

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






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






35. 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.






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

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37. 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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






44. % of votes to override a presidential veto






45. Address banking problems and Americas Central Bank.






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






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






48. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?






49. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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