CLEP AMGOVT

Mugwumps

A group of politicians defected to the Democratic party, having decided that the Republican party had become too corrupt and was no longer representing their values.

10th amendmend; the states or the people

If a power is not explicitly granted to the federal or state government, who does it belong do?

2/3

If the President vetoes a budget passed by the House and Senate, what proportions of Congress is needed to overturn the veto?

11th amendment

If someone in Florida decides to sue the state of Alabama for an injury, the United States government does not have any jurisdiction. This is because of which amendment?

Judicial restraint

a concept that judges shouldnt exercise their power too much, and simply follow decision set by precedent (usually in a higher court) or follow the Constitution or legislated law.

Stare decisis

the principle of upholding previous court decisions and adhering to established precedent.

Lemon v. Kurtzman

A landmark Supreme Court case that ruled state funding for religious schools violated the Establishment Clause. It established the "Lemon Test" to evaluate if laws are entangled with religion.

Caucus

A meeting of party members to discuss and make decisions about candidates or policies.

Primary

An election where party members vote to select their candidate for the general election.

a Republican presidential candidate is chosen through

winning delegates in primaries and caucuses in individual states

Department of Interior

Which federal department manages natural resources and national parks

Ex post facto

A law which is retroactive and which change actions or consequences from the past is also known as?

12th amendment

The current method for electing a president and a vice president was established in the?

a caucus involves a local gathering where voters decide which candidate to support and select delegates

What is the difference between a caucus and a primary?

Selected and approved by the House of Representatives

To become a member of a House of Representatives Standing Committee, representatives must be

John Adams

Which of the following authors did NOT take part in the writing of the Federalist Papers?

Popular sovereignty

Benjamin Franklin’s principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

determine if a government action is secular (nonreligious) or not

The lemon test is used to?

2/3

In order for the US to make a treaty with China, what majority of U.S. Senators need to approve?

President Pro Tempore

A temporary position which replaces the VPs position in the Senate

Choose members in the committee selection process

In the formation of the House committees, the Speaker of the House can?

It increases during wartime

What is true about the number of people employed by the federal government?

16th amendment

income tax

Political Action Committees (PACs)

Not usually associated with any particular politician but can campaign for or against politicians, legislation, or initiatives

Eminent Domain

The government's power to take private property for public use, with compensation.

Independent regulatory agency

an agency independent from the government which regulates public company activity

Appropriations Committee

Before any money for discretionary spending in the US budget can be used, it must be approved by the

Both the House and Senate

The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is found in which chamber of Congress?

Secretary of State

Foreign policy and foreign relations are the responsibility of which cabinet member?

Senator. An elector is a person who is chosen to vote in the Electoral College system choosing who becomes the President and VP. People currently holding a federal office cannot be electors in the electoral college

Which of the following cannot be chosen as en elector (member of the electoral college)? And why?

Montesquieu

Separation of powers was a government philosophy developed by which philosopher?

judicial activist

A judge who makes rulings not necessarily according to the written law but according to personal belief is a

Judicial Conservatism

The theory that judges should only interpret laws that others have passed, such as the Congress, and that they should remain officially ignorant and base their decision solely upon the information others bring to them, is called?

Review and monitor federal programs and activities, as well as policy.

The primary responsibility of the Congressional Oversight Panel is to:

the majority party decides

If a standing committee is composed of 4 Dems and 5 Reps, how is the committee chair chosen?

General Accounting Office, a subsection of the legislative branch that reports on fiscal accounts from the federal budget

If an individual needs to look at an audit or overview of the financial accounts of the US government, they can refer to reports produced by?

Federal Reserve

The government entity which is responsible for management of treasure interest rates is the

National Convention

The party candidates for the presidency are selected at the

Realignment

when a new party comes to power or there is a shift of power between parties

Markup Session

Committees and Congress members can add or amend bills

Writ of Certiorari

an order by a higher court (like the U.S. Supreme Court) directing a lower court to send up the record of a case for review

Referendum

a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion

Initiative

The adoption of a new law, voted on by citizens, is passed via an?

given to the Secretary of State, who authenticates it with the Great Seal of the US

If a document produced by the US government requires authentification, it must be

The House

If no presidential candidate receives the 270 electoral votes required to win the president, who chooses the president?

Conference Committee

a temporary, joint committee in a bicameral legislature (like the US Congress) formed to reconcile differences between two versions of a bill that have passed both the House and Senate

Joint Committee

committees formed to address issues of mutual interest to both houses