Political Science (Exam II)
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The Lemon Test is used to determine
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if the establishment clause is violated
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Habeus Corpus
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the right of an accused person to be brought before a judge and informed of charges filed
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According to John Locke and the Declaration of Independence, our rights are
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Natural
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Individual actions can come into conflict with the collective good of society
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because an individual actions often have important consequences and costs for society
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In attempting to decide when speech can be prohibited the Supreme Court has
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made it harder for the government to suppress speech
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The right against self-incrimination
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applies at all stages of a criminal proceeding the state and national levels
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______________ are citizenship rights guaranteed to the people
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Civil Rights
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Which of the following combinations is incorrect?
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Sexual orientation, quasi-suspect class
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Korematsu v United States
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Limited the civil rights of Japanese Americans in the interest of national security
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Segregation has been harder to overcome in the North than in the South because
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segregation in the north is de facto segregation
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The American government has
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deprived Native Americans of their ancestral lands, thus destroying their culture
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The first Hispanic Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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is Sonia Sotomayor
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Public works projects and grants for specific districts paid for by government revenues are known as
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pork barrel
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How many members are there in the U.S. House?
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435
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The two major roles of members of Congress are
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representation and lawmaking
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The textbook suggests that weak congressional oversight was a factor in the
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BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
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Redrawing congressional boundaries to favor a particular group or party is known as
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gerrymandering
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The major source of power for the Senate majority leader is
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influence over the scheduling of legislation for floor consideration
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According to the textbook, President George W Bush's use of signing statements
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threatened the system of separation of powers
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According to the textbook, the framers adopted the Electoral College as a way to
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insulate the president from the masses
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The President's cabinet is composed of the
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appointees heading each of the 15 major departments in the executive branch
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The significance of the president's inherent powers is that they
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have been used to expand the powers of the presidency beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution
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In the United States, treaties are negotiated by the president and require
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Two thirds approval from the SENATE
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The weakness in the presidential strategy of \"going public\" is that
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presidents struggle to maintain a high enough approval rating to make the strategy work
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The term legislative liaison refers to
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Executive personnel who seek congressional support for the president's agenda
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In which state has a militia taken control of a nature reserve?
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Oregon
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Republican National Convention will take place in ______________?
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Democratic National Convention will take place in ______________?
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Philadelphia, Pensylvania
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Which company recently sold American oil for the first time in decades?
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Conoco-Philips
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Reapportionment is a relocation of congressional seats among the and occurs every __________?
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Ten Years
