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CLEP Political Science Us

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.






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






3. % of House that get reelected






4. The power to appoint high-ranking officials.


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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. A rule that gov't action toward religion is permissible if it is secular in purpose. Separation of law and religion.


13. Congress has this power - only used twice.






14. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






15. Process that executive and independent agencies use to create - or promulgate - regulations.






16. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. WWll - 1941






20. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions






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






22. 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.






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






24. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






25. Number of Supreme Court Justices






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






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






28. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.






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






30. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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.






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






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






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






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






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


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


43. 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.






44. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






45. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






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






47. Not allowed.






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






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






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