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___ tend to oppose government action on either social or economic issues - answer-: libertarians ___ are economic liberals and social conservatives - answer-: communitarians The most conservative areas in CA are generally found ___ - answer-: interior part of the state Limited coverage of proceedings of the state legislature is provided by ___ - answer-: the CA channel In recent years, traditional media have been challenged by online Web logs, also known as ___ - answer- : blogs Preprimary endorsements by parties: were declared unconstitutional by the CA Supreme Court have probably had little impact have probably had enormous impact have been important for the Republican party, but not for the Democrats - answer-: have probably had little impact
CA's blanket primary was supported by Republican Democrat both parties neither party - answer-: neither party In November 2004, voters rejected an initiative that would have abolished primaries reestablished the blanket primary permitted candidates to run in the primaries of more than one party required the top two vote-getters in the parties' primary elections to face each other in the general election, even if both were from the same party - answer-: required the top two vote-getters in the parties' primary elections to face each other in the general election, even if both were from the same party Republican voters were more likely than Democrats to cast conservative votes on ballot measures dealing with: immigration gay marriage
True False - answer-: False Until a court ruling in 1989, political parties in CA could not make preprimary endorsements even in their own primaries True False - answer-: True In 2000, the US Supreme Court declared CA's blanket primary to be unconstitutional True False - answer-: True Early in the 20th Century, the ___ did much to weaken party organizations in CA - answer-: Progressives Voters pick the nominees of the parties through a(n) ___ election - answer-: primary In 1996 voters in CA approved an initiative providing for a(n) ___ primary - answer-: blanket ___ are more likely than any other ethnic or racial group to support the Democratic Party - answer-: African Americans How many partisan elections in CA have been won by a candidate of one of the five minor parties currently on the ballot in CA? - answer-: 1 Which of the following are elected on a non-partisan basis in CA? city officials county officials
judges all of the above - answer-: all of the above voter registration forms can be obtained: at the post office at the DMV on the internet all of the above - answer-: all of the above Once a person is registered to vote, (s)he must register: before each statewide election if one has failed to vote in the last statewide election after a change of address every four years - answer-: after a change of address In order to obtain a vote-by-mail ballot, you must show that you: are too ill or infirm to get to the polls cannot go to the polls for religious reasons one or more of the above none of the above
false - answer-: false About half of all voters are members of ethnic minorities t f - answer-: t Republicans and conservatives tend to do better in statewide races than in legislative races t f - answer-: t Regular statewide elections are held every ____ years - answer-: 2 The statewide general election takes place in the move of ___ - answer-: november the deadline for registration is ___ days before an election - answer-: 15 In 2002, San Francisco adopted a ___ system of voting - answer-: ranked choice Before CA adopted its current finance law in 2000, two other campaign finance measures, one passed in 1988 and the other in 1996, were both ruled___ - answer-: unconstitutional Members of the CA Assembly are elected to ___ terms 4 6 8 lifetime - answer-: 4
Under term limits, members f the state senate may serve for a maximum of ___ terms 2 3 4 5 None of the above: term limits for state legislators have been declared unconstitutional - answer-: 3 The speaker of the assembly has the right to: appoint standing committee members of both parties appoint standing committee chairs make temporary assignments to committees all of the above - answer-: all of the above The ___ serves as chair of the Senate Rules Committee speaker lt governor president pro tem legislative counsel legislative analyst - answer-: president pro tem Normally, CA laws become effective:
f - answer-: f There are members in the state assembly **- answer-:** 80 Members of the state senate are elected to ___ year terms **- answer-:** 4 Under term limits, members of the assembly may serve for a max of terms **- answer-:** 3 ___ held the office of speaker of the assembly for longer than anyone else **- answer-:** Willie Brown The ___ serves as president of the state senate - answer-: lt governor Under normal circumstances, which of the following state officials are appointed (rather than elected) to office? the secretary of state the treasurer the attorney general all of the above none of the above - answer-: none of the above The CA govern's veto applies to appropriation items only
is easily overridden was abolished in 1974 none of the above - answer-: none of the above The secretary of state is CA's chief ___ officer elections inner-state relations personnel fiscal - answer-: elections The UC, theCSU, and state's community college is governed by: independent boards the superintendent of public instruction secretary of human development and education state department of education - answer-: independent boards State employees on CEA: must first be in the civil service
t f - answer-: f the gov of CA may serve a max of ___ terms of office - answer-: 2 The gov's power to reduce or eliminate an item in an appropriation bill without vetoing the entire bill is called the ____ veto - answer-: item the ___ is CA's chief investment officer - answer-: treasurer The ___ is the only state exec elected on a nonpartisan basis - answer-: superintendent of public instruction the gov board of the UC is called the board of - answer-: regents About _percent of all Americans live in California. 3 6 12 24 **- answer-:** 12 Currently, ___constitute over half of California's population. Anglos Latinos Asian Americans African Americans
None of the above - answer-: None of the above. Which of the following constitute the largest ethnic minority in California? African Americans Native Americans Asian Americans Latinos - answer-: Latinos Compared to the rest of the country, California: has a younger population. has proportionately more poor people. has proportionately more rich people. all of the above none of the above - answer-: all of the above Both the California and the U.S. political systems have: predominately two-party systems bi-cameral (two chamber) legislatures separation of powers (into legislative, executive, and judicial branches)
...and ___ votes in the electoral college. - answer-: 55 Asian Americans make up about percent of the California population **- answer-:** 12 Over percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home **- answer-:** 40 http://www.ca.gov refers to **- answer-:** the official California home page on the internet CA's present constitution was adopted in: 1789 1849 1879 1901 - answer-: 1879 To qualify a proposed statue (not a constitutional amendment ) for the ballot, an initiative petition must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least____percent of the number of votes cast in the most recent election for governor. 1 5 8 10 20 - answer-: 5 Since the present California constitution was adopted there has/have been ___constitutional convention(s) in the state. no
one three thirty-five - answer-: no In recent decades, voters have approved initiatives to: restore the death penalty establish the CA lottery ban same-sex marriage all of the above - answer-: all of the above Ted Costa is: chief of staff for Governor Schwarzenegger a "policy entrepreneur" who has made extensive use of the initiative process a leading critic of direct democracy the person behind Prop 13 (1978) that sharply cut property taxes - answer-: a "policy entrepreneur" who has made extensive use of the initiative process Compared to the US constitution, the CA constitution is shorter and more general True False - answer-: False CA's present constitution is the only one it has had since becoming a state
On issues involving the tradeoffs between freedom and , conservatives generally favor less government than do liberals. equality order A and B Neither A and B **- answer-:** order Communitarians are least like: libertarians liberals conservatives **- answer-:** libertarians The views of CAs can best be described as somewhere between liberal and: libertarian communitarian conservative **- answer-:** libertarian As measured in the text, the largest "swing" or "battleground" county in CA is: LA Mono Sacramento SF **- answer-:_** Sacramento
On most propositions, the voting of African Americans and Latinos has been more liberal than that of Anglos and Asian Americans. An exception is: health care funding for schools tribal gaming gay marraige - answer-: gay marraige Libertarians usually favor less government in both economic and social matters True False - answer-: True Libertarian is another word for liberal True False - answer-: False On most issues, Anglos tend to be more conservative than other groups True False - answer-: True Recent propositions dealing with ethnically charged issues of immigration, affirmative action, and bilingual education have divided CA voters into solidly opposing ethnic blocks True False - answer-: False
