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CLEP Political Science Us

Subjects : clep, political-science
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most common job of Senators






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






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






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






5. WWll - 1941






6. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.






7. 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






8. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.






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






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






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






12. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.






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






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






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






16. 30 minutes.






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






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






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






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

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






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






23. Term of Senate/House






24. 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.






25. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.






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






27. Not allowed.






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






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






30. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.






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






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






34. % of House that get reelected






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






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

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37. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.






38. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.






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






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






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






42. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.






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






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






45. % of votes to override a presidential veto






46. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. 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