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CLEP Political Science Us
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1. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
The Declaration of Independence.
Prior Restraint
Redlining
Filibuster
2. 30 minutes.
Standing
Stare Decisis
Bill of Rights
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
3. What document was heavily influenced by Locke's philosophies?
Logrolling
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Executive Order
The Declaration of Independence.
4. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
Redlining
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
CA Prop 187
5. An agreement - between president and other country that is like treaty but doesn't require Congress agreement.
Independent Agency
Executive Agreements
4th Amendment protections
Standing
6. President is obligated to make recommendations for Congress's consideration.
Articles of Confederation
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
State of the Union Address
Bill of Rights
7. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Gideon v. Wainwright
James Madison
Habeas Corpus
Filibuster
8. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Presidential Mandate
Thomas Jefferson
Independent Agency
Around 100
9. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Executive Order
Jim Crow Laws
Miranda v. Arizona
Devolution
10. 1978 supreme court decision holding that a state university could not admit less qualified individuals solely because of their race.
4th Amendment protections
Standing
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Critical Period
11. % of House that get reelected
Class Action Suit
90% or higher
Executive office of the President
Articles of Confederation
12. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Class Action Suit
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Griswald v. Connecticut
13. 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.
Conference Committee
Power to Declare War
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Lawyers
14. Not allowed.
Administrative Rule Making
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Power of the Federal Reserve
Native American Smoking
15. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
Independent Agency
8th Amendment
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
The Federalist Papers
16. % of votes to override a presidential veto
Civil Service Act of 1883
2/3 from Congress
Class Action Suit
Strict Scrutiny
17. 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
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
War Powers Resolution
Delegated Powers
Dred Scot v. Standford
18. 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.
Senatorial Courtesy
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Speaker of the House
19. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
Articles of Confederation
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Administrative Rule Making
20. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
Redlining
Class Action Suit
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
21. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
90% or higher
Class Action Suit
22. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Filibuster
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education
23. 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.
Articles of Confederation
Strict Scrutiny
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Power of the Federal Reserve
24. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
Regulatory Agency
Stare Decisis
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Pork Barrel Legislation
25. 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
Miranda v. Arizona
Marbury v. Madison
Griswald v. Connecticut
President's Inherent Powers
26. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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27. Number of Supreme Court Justices
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Lawrence v. Texas
The Federalist Papers
9
28. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Senatorial Courtesy
Congressional Oversight
4th Amendment protections
Speaker of the House
29. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Jim Crow Laws
Thomas Jefferson
Jurisdiction
American Government and Politics
30. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
The Federalist Papers
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Lawrence v. Texas
George Washington
31. Most common job of Senators
Presidential Mandate
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Lawyers
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
32. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
Executive Order
The Exclusionary Rule
War Powers Resolution
President's Inherent Powers
33. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
Executive Agreements
Congressional Oversight
Gouverneur Morris
Gideon v. Wainwright
34. Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution - but are inferred from it.
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35. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Redlining
Delegated Powers
Devolution
Articles of Confederation
36. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Griswald v. Connecticut
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Around 100
The Declaration of Independence.
37. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.
De facto and de jure segregation
Class Action Suit
Administrative Rule Making
Habeas Corpus
38. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
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39. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Daniel Shays
6 years/2 years
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Redlining
40. No excessive bail and no cruel/unusual punishment.
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
8th Amendment
Bill of Rights
41. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Buckley v. Valeo
The Exclusionary Rule
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
42. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Clear and Present Danger Test
9
Administrative Rule Making
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
43. 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.
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
The Exclusionary Rule
Marbury v. Madison
President's Inherent Powers
44. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Activist Judges
4th Amendment protections
45. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Government Corporation
Miranda v. Arizona
Around 100
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
46. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
4th Amendment protections
Standing
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Gouverneur Morris
47. Term of Senate/House
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Dred Scot v. Standford
6 years/2 years
Jim Crow Laws
48. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Government Corporation
Lawrence v. Texas
Miranda v. Arizona
The Declaration of Independence.
49. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
Griswald v. Connecticut
The Right of Due Process
Thomas Jefferson
State of the Union Address
50. 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
14th Amendment
Critical Period
Conference Committee
Administrative Rule Making