SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
CLEP Political Science Us
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
clep
,
political-science
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Ability of courts to exclude evidence obtained in violation of the 4th amendment.
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Presidential Mandate
George Washington
The Exclusionary Rule
2. A practice in which banks refure to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations.
Redlining
Brown v. Board of Education
George Washington
Conference Committee
3. A collection of essays expressing the political philosophy of the Founders and that were instrumental in bringing about the ratification of the Constitution.
8th Amendment
The Federalist Papers
Last time Congress declared war
Independent Agency
4. 1965 - state forbid the use of contraceptive between married couples. Supreme court overturned the decision.
Critical Period
Griswald v. Connecticut
Conference Committee
Pork Barrel Legislation
5. Makes gov't have heavy burden of proof to regulate & restrict speech.
The Federalist Papers
Prior Restraint
Miranda v. Arizona
Strict Scrutiny
6. 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
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Devolution
George Washington
Marbury v. Madison
7. Law should not punish speech unless there was a clear and present danger of producing harmful actions
Clear and Present Danger Test
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Lawrence v. Texas
8. A legal rule stating who is authorized to start a lawsuit.
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Shays
Standing
Lawrence v. Texas
9. % of votes to override a presidential veto
2/3 from Congress
Clear and Present Danger Test
Pork Barrel Legislation
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
10. A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her special authority to carry out promises made during the campaign.
Civil Service Act of 1883
Delegate and Trustee Theories of Representation
Presidential Mandate
6 years/2 years
11. 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
Habeas Corpus
Prior Restraint
Marbury v. Madison
12. Congress because they're tied to the people.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
13. The civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment.
Redlining
Habeas Corpus
Government Corporation
De facto and de jure segregation
14. Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Marbury v. Madison
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Constitutional Convention
Thomas Jefferson
15. (law) The right and power to interpret and apply the law.
Lawyers
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Jurisdiction
Activist Judges
16. 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
Class Action Suit
The Exclusionary Rule
Pork Barrel Legislation
17. Constitutional powers that are assigned to one governmental agency but that are exercised by another agency with the express permission of the first.
The Federalist Papers
Prior Restraint
Delegated Powers
Difference between Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
18. A slave that didn't have due process rights in a free state. 1857.
Dred Scot v. Standford
19th Amendment and the year it was ratified
Constitutional Convention
2/3 from Congress
19. 30 minutes.
Time aloud for oral argument with Supreme Court
The Federalist Papers
De facto and de jure segregation
Thomas Jefferson
20. Legal requirement that the state must respect all of the legal rights that are owed to a person.
Gideon v. Wainwright
George Washington
The Right of Due Process
Presidential Mandate
21. A government agency that operates like a business corporation - created to secure greater freedom of action and flexibility for a particular program.
American Government and Politics
Power to Declare War
Shays' Rebellion
Government Corporation
22. An agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments.
Civil Service Act of 1883
American Government and Politics
Independent Agency
Filibuster
23. Allows the right to a legal representation in all felony cases.
Constitutional Convention
Gideon v. Wainwright
Plessy v. Fergueson
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
24. An effort by a gov't agency to block the publication of material it deems libelous or harmful in some other way; censorship.
Prior Restraint
Devolution
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
25. Who formalized the political science curriculum in the United States?
Filibuster
Power to Declare War
Faculty at Columbia and Johns Hopkins. They were deeply influenced by German scholarship on the nation-state and the formation of democratic institutions.
Miranda v. Arizona
26. State no longer had the authority to make private sexual behavior a crime.
Lawrence v. Texas
Least dangerous branch of the gov't
Executive office of the President
Griswald v. Connecticut
27. Wrote the final version of the Constitution.
American Government and Politics
Gouverneur Morris
Habeas Corpus
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
28. The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government).
Presidential Mandate
Devolution
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Native American Smoking
29. No arrest w/o probable cause - no improper searches and seizures.
Delegated Powers
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
Alexander Hamilton
4th Amendment protections
30. Reasserted the principle of congressional war power - required the president to inform Congress of any planned military campaign. 1973.
War Powers Resolution
Administrative Rule Making
Alexander Hamilton
Class Action Suit
31. Save Our State - 1994 - Prohibit illegal aliens from using health care - public education - and other social services in the U.S. State of California.
CA Prop 187
Lawrence v. Texas
Power of the Federal Reserve
Senatorial Courtesy
32. A case brought by someone to help him or her and all others who are similarly situated.
The Declaration of Independence.
Daniel Shays
James Madison
Class Action Suit
33. Federal employees are elected/hired based on merit.
Administrative Rule Making
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Civil Service Act of 1883
2/3 from Congress
34. A symbol of the inability of the government to under the Articles of Confederation to maintain order.
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
35. The continuous holding of the floor by a party to prevent action. Needs 3/5 to end.
Filibuster
President's Appointment Power
9
Power of the Federal Reserve
36. 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
The Right of Due Process
Congressional Oversight
American Government and Politics
2/3 from Congress
37. 1896 - required segregation of the reaces on trolleys and other public carriers. Louisiana.
Lawrence v. Texas
The Right of Due Process
James Madison
Plessy v. Fergueson
38. Gave an expansion of free speech. Money for candidates is a form of free speech by 1st amendment. Early 1970s.
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Thomas Jefferson
Class Action Suit
Buckley v. Valeo
39. Courts usurp authority and make law rather than interpret constitution (otherwise known as judicial activism).
De facto and de jure segregation
Administrative Rule Making
The Declaration of Independence.
Activist Judges
40. WWll - 1941
Power to Declare War
6 years/2 years
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
Last time Congress declared war
41. The effort to oversee or to supervise how the executive branch carries out legislation.
Congressional Oversight
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Senatorial Courtesy
Last time Congress declared war
42. Requires police to read the Miranda rights so they know they don't have to self incriminate.
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
6 years/2 years
Miranda v. Arizona
43. 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.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Conference Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
44. President of the body at the Constitutional Convention.
George Washington
Habeas Corpus
Around 100
Joint Chiefs of Staff
45. Interstate Commerce Commission 1887. Created over railroad problems.
George Washington
Senatorial Courtesy
Three most common ways for President to expand his base of power
First Regulatory Agency created by Congress
46. 13th - abolished slavery. 14th - guaranteed equal protection and due process. 15th - guarenteed voting rights for African American men.
Senatorial Courtesy
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Joint Chiefs of Staff
2/3 from Congress
47. 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.
Congressional Oversight
Last time Congress declared war
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
48. A practice whereby agreements are made between legislators in voting for or against a bill; vote trading.
90% or higher
Standing
Logrolling
Native American Smoking
49. 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
Critical Period
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Exclusionary Rule
Lemon v. Kurtzman- 'Lemon Test'
50. Affecting ambassadors and other public ministers and consuls and disputes between the states.
13th - 14th - and 15th Amendments
Last time Congress declared war
Supreme Court - Original Jurisdiction
Conference Committee
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests