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CLEP U.S. History II

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Right wing guerillas who fought the leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua






2. Segregation that results from nongovernmental action; i.e. -administered by the pubic






3. Radical muslin leader who wanted a total separation of the races






4. Political movement calling for rejuvenation of free enterprise capitalism and the destruction of illegal monopolies; also called for civil service reform and honest and efficient government






5. The first ten amendments to the constitution






6. A belief that one's ethnic group is superior






7. October 29 - 1929 - the day the stock market fell about 40 points with 16.5 million shares traded






8. Economic theory that says if government policies leave more money in the hands of people - they will invest it and stimulate the economy






9. Political scandal involving the selling of arms to Iran so that the profits from these sales could be used to fund the contras in Central America






10. A closed meeting of Democratic Party leaders to agree on a legislative program






11. Legally established segregation






12. Leaders of the three major allied powers ( Roosevelt - Churchill and Stalin)






13. Southern Democrats who opposed Truman because of his support of civil rights; nominated Strom Thurmond for president in 1948 campaign






14. Civil rights leader who fought for the rights of minorities by the use of peaceful civil disobedience






15. Those implemented by Franklin Delanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression to give relief to the unemployed.






16. 1966 case in which the supreme court decided that all persons who are detained or arrested must be informed of their rights






17. A senator who gains the floor has the right to go in talking until the senator relinquishes the floor to another






18. Declared that trade with China should be open to all nations






19. Redrawing of congressional districts in order to secure as many representative party voters as possible






20. Parliamentary procedure for ending debate and calling for an immediate vote on a pending matter.






21. Two-term president during the 1980's whose economic policies follower supply-side theory






22. North Atlantic Treaty Organization; pledged that and attack against one was an attack against all






23. Laws designed to promote racial segregation






24. President Truman's assertion that the United States must support free peoples who were resisting Communist domination






25. The act of making concessions to a political party of military rival






26. Investigative journalists and authors who exposed corruption in business and government






27. The supreme court recognized that evidence seized without a search warrant cannot be used






28. Programs designed to overcome past discriminatory actions such as providing employment opportunities to members of a group that were previously denied employment because of racial barriers






29. Case decided by the U.S supreme court in 1963 that established the right to legal representation for all defendants in criminal cases






30. Nonverbal communication of a political idea






31. A doctrine of Constitutional interpretation that says Supreme court Justices should base their interpretations of the Constitution in its authors' intent






32. An agreement not to distribute nuclear arms to countries that do not have them






33. The process whereby a legislative proposal is vetoed upon by popular vote






34. The act of placing members of the same political party on the bench so that opinion of the court will be consistent with the political party's ( seen most dramatically with Franklin D. Roosevelt)






35. The Supreme court ruled that material vested with a public interest could not be withheld from evidence under the rule of executive privilege






36. Southerners who supported Reconstruction programs






37. The right to engage in the electing of public office holders






38. Legislative act that removed racial barriers in all places vested with public interest






39. Christian conservatives - led by the Rev. jerry Falwell. who favored prayer and teaching of creationism in public schools - opposed abortion and pornography - and backed a strong national defense






40. Process by which persons acquire citizenship






41. A lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of persons with a similar legal claim against a party or individual






42. The illegal entry and phone monitoring in 1972 of Democratic headquarters in the Watergate complex in Washington by members of the Republican Party






43. President of the united Sates during the Depression and WWII; most noted for his enactment of New Deal programs such as the Social Security Act






44. The supreme court upheld the right of a slave owner to reclaim his property after the slave had fled into a free state






45. Im 1960 became youngest man elected president of the united states; established peace corps in 1961; issued challenge to NASA to land a man on the moon; assassinated in 1963






46. The act requires Congress to approve stationing American troops overseas fro more than 90 days (so that another Vietnam wouldn't happen)






47. The supreme court declared the doctrine of 'separate but equal' constitutional






48. The act of reducing or eliminating economic controls






49. The republican party






50. The modification of the constitution or a law