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CLEP Political Science Us
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1. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Around 100
Congressional Oversight
The Right of Due Process
2. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
Delegated Powers
Independent Agency
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
3. 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.
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Alexander Hamilton
Articles of Confederation
James Madison
4. Number of Supreme Court Justices
4th Amendment protections
9
14th Amendment
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
5. 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.
The Exclusionary Rule
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Shays' Rebellion
De facto and de jure segregation
6. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Jurisdiction
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Class Action Suit
Executive office of the President
7. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
Stare Decisis
American Government and Politics
Plessy v. Fergueson
Logrolling
8. Term of Senate/House
Constitutional Convention
6 years/2 years
Senatorial Courtesy
Last time Congress declared war
9. 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
14th Amendment
President's Inherent Powers
Constitutional Convention
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
10. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
De facto and de jure segregation
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Thomas Jefferson
Congressional Oversight
11. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Administrative Rule Making
Government Corporation
Delegated Powers
12. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
CA Prop 187
Filibuster
Alexander Hamilton
13. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
14th Amendment
Griswald v. Connecticut
Prior Restraint
Brown v. Board of Education
14. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
8th Amendment
James Madison
Around 100
CA Prop 187
15. Laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African American.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Filibuster
Jim Crow Laws
Brown v. Board of Education
16. A Revolutionary War veteran who led a rebellion of farmers against tax collectors and the banks that were siezing their property.
Daniel Shays
2/3 from Congress
George Washington
The Federalist Papers
17. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Power to Declare War
Buckley v. Valeo
Power of the Federal Reserve
18. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.
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19. 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
Clear and Present Danger Test
Independent Agency
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Daniel Shays
20. # of Cases the Supreme Court receives and hears
Around 100
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Congressional Oversight
Marbury v. Madison
21. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
War Powers Resolution
Prior Restraint
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
22. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Administrative Rule Making
Class Action Suit
War Powers Resolution
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
23. 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.
American Government and Politics
Devolution
Senatorial Courtesy
Constitutional Convention
24. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
6 years/2 years
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Last time Congress declared war
25. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Prior Restraint
Congressional Oversight
4th Amendment protections
26. 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.
9
Thomas Jefferson
President's Appointment Power
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
27. 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
American Government and Politics
Shays' Rebellion
Critical Period
Jurisdiction
28. An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case.
2/3 from Congress
Miranda v. Arizona
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Amicus Curiae
29. Not allowed.
De facto and de jure segregation
Native American Smoking
Delegated Powers
Power of the Federal Reserve
30. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Executive Agreements
Presidential Mandate
Plessy v. Fergueson
Senatorial Courtesy
31. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Griswald v. Connecticut
War Powers Resolution
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Filibuster
32. Persuade people - power within his branch - and going public.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
George Washington
Congressional Oversight
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
33. 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
American Government and Politics
State of the Union Address
Habeas Corpus
Conference Committee
34. Congress has this power - only used twice.
Power to Declare War
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
The Declaration of Independence.
State of the Union Address
35. 30 minutes.
Standing
Stare Decisis
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
Joint Chiefs of Staff
36. 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.
Marbury v. Madison
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Plessy v. Fergueson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
37. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Stare Decisis
Strict Scrutiny
Articles of Confederation
38. Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.
James Madison
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pork Barrel Legislation
The Declaration of Independence.
39. Gave equal right to black people covering voting - employment - public accommodation - and educations.
Delegated Powers
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Stare Decisis
40. % of House that get reelected
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Jurisdiction
90% or higher
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
41. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Critical Period
Griswald v. Connecticut
Alexander Hamilton
Buckley v. Valeo
42. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
Lawrence v. Texas
Executive Agreements
George Washington
Government Corporation
43. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
De facto and de jure segregation
Gouverneur Morris
Civil Service Act of 1883
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
44. 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
What were the key weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Stare Decisis
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
45. One of the Civil War amendments; guaranteed equal protection and due process.
2/3 from Congress
14th Amendment
Executive office of the President
War Powers Resolution
46. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Filibuster
Speaker of the House
The Exclusionary Rule
47. WWll - 1941
Last time Congress declared war
Administrative Rule Making
Griswald v. Connecticut
Bill of Rights
48. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
8th Amendment
Executive office of the President
Dred Scot v. Standford
George Washington
49. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
American Government and Politics
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Miranda v. Arizona
State of the Union Address
50. Let the decision stand; decisions are based on precedents from previous cases.
The Federalist Papers
Dred Scot v. Standford
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Stare Decisis