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Prepare for the CA Component Exam with comprehensive study materials, practice questions, and review covering component identification, function, troubleshooting, and testing procedures. Ideal for students and professionals seeking CA certification.
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Currently, ___constitute over half of California's population. Anglos LatinosAsian 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 About ___percent of all Americans live in California. 3 (^612) 24 - ANSWER- 12 none of the above - ANSWER- all of the above Both the California and the U.S. political systems have: predominately two-party systems
False - ANSWER- True Housing costs in California are about the same as in the rest of the country True False - ANSWER- False Anglos will continue to be the largest ethnic group of California for theforeseeable future
True False - ANSWER- False Following the 2000 Census, California was entitled to ___ seats in the U.S. Houseof Representatives. - ANSWER- 53
...and ___ votes in the electoral college. - ANSWER- 55 Asian Americans make up about ___percent of the California population 12 - ANSWER-
Over ___percent of Californians speak a language other than English at home ANSWER- 40 -
http://www.ca.gov refers tointernet - ANSWER- the official California home page on the
CA's present constitution was adopted in: 1789 1849 (^18791901) - ANSWER- 1879
To qualify a proposed statue (not a constitutional amendment ) for the ballot, aninitiative 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 forgovernor.
1 (^58) 10 20 - ANSWER- 5
the person behind Prop 13 (1978) that sharply cut property taxesentrepreneur" who has made extensive use of the initiative process - ANSWER- a "policy
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 TrueFalse - ANSWER- False
A measure placed on the ballot by the legislature is called a referendum True False - ANSWER- True The recall process has never been used successfully to remove a governor orother statewide executive
True False - ANSWER- False An initiative can be used to amend, but not revise the state constitution TrueFalse - ANSWER- True
The present state constitution dates from___ - ANSWER- 1879 ___was a leader of the Workingman's Party in the 1870s - ANSWER- Dennis Kearney In 1910, Progressive leader ____was elected governor - ANSWER- Hiram Johnson To qualify a proposed constitutional amendment for the ballot, an initiativepetition must be signed by a number of registered voters equal to at least ___percent of the number who voted for governor in the most recentgubernational election - ANSWER- 8
The CA constitution has been amended over ___times - ANSWER- 500 On issues involving the tradeoffs between freedom and ___, conservativesgenerally favor less government than do liberals.
Sacramento SF - ANSWER- Sacramento On most propositions, the voting of African Americans and Latinos has been moreliberal than that of Anglos and Asian Americans. An exception is:
health care funding for schools tribal gaminggay 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 TrueFalse - ANSWER- False
CA newspapers have been more successful than newspapers in other states inholding on to their readership.
TrueFalse - ANSWER- False
___ tend to oppose government action on either social or economic issues ANSWER- libertarians -
___ are economic liberals and social conservatives - ANSWER- communitarians
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 eachother 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 eachother in the general election, even if both were from the same party
Republican voters were more likely than Democrats to cast conservative votes onballot measures dealing with:
immigration gay marriage affirmative action all of the above - ANSWER- all of the above At present, each of the following parties is qualified for the ballot in CA except the___ party
American Independent Green Libertarian Socialist Labor - ANSWER- Socialist Labor The basic building block of political parties in CA is the precinct organization. True
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 blanket - ANSWER-
___ are more likely than any other ethnic or racial group to support theDemocratic Party - ANSWER- African Americans
How many partisan elections in CA have been won by a candidate of one of thefive minor parties currently on the ballot in CA? - ANSWER- 1
Which of the following are elected on a non-partisan basis in CA? city officialscounty officials judges
all of the above - ANSWER- all of the above voter registration forms can be obtained: at the post office at the DMVon 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
All elections are conducted on a nonpartisan basis truefalse - ANSWER- false
Both major parties award delegates to their presidential nominating conventionsroughly in proportion to votes received
truefalse - ANSWER- false
Statewide referendums and initiatives appear only on the general election ballot true 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 inlegislative 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 financemeasures, one passed in 1988 and the other in 1996, were both ruled___ - ANSWER- unconstitutional Members of the CA Assembly are elected to ___ terms (^46) 8
