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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. Laws designed to promote racial segregation






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Political opposition drawn along party lines






9. Supreme court ruling that established the rule of 'separate but equal' as being constitutional






10. The power of a government to seize private property for public use - usually with compensation to the owner






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






12. Southerners who supported Reconstruction programs






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Right wing guerillas who fought the leftist Sandinista government of Nicaragua






18. A political coalition of agrarians with urban workers and the middle class; goals included monetization of silver - a graduated income tax - public ownership of railroads - telegraph - telephone systems - an eight hour work day - and a ban on private






19. A corporation that has many businesses in unrelated fields






20. 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)






21. Nonverbal communication of a political idea






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






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






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






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






26. Process by which persons acquire citizenship






27. Legislation championed by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the great depression that provided a safety net (Social Security) for all members of society






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






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






30. Legally established segregation






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






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






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






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






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






36. Federal money provided to a state of local government for a general purpose - such as reducing crime or improving education - with relatively few requirements on how the states can spend the money






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






38. Politics that emphasizes cooperation between the major parties






39. The republican party






40. Informal agreements made by the executive with a foreign government






41. The act of reducing or eliminating economic controls






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. The only president of the United States to resign after being confronted with impeachment (because of his alleged actions in the Watergate scandal)






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