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CLEP Political Science Us

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1. 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.






2. 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






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






4. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.






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






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






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






8. % of votes to override a presidential veto






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






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. % of House that get reelected






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






13. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






15. 1954 - stopped state from using race as a criterion of discrimination and gave national gov't the power to intervene.






16. Not allowed.






17. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears






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






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






20. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.

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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






26. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






27. 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.






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

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






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






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






32. 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






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

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34. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






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






38. One of the authors of the Federalist papers.






39. A governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest.






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






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






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






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






44. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






45. WWll - 1941






46. Congress has this power - only used twice.






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.