Question 1

What are two of the key roles of the legislative analyst's office?

Accepted Answer

A)  overriding the governor's veto and investigating pardons 
B)  analyzing budget proposals and the fiscal impact of ballot propositions 
C)  auditing the plural executive and the governor's travel budget 
D)  overseeing property tax collection and gas tax revenues 
A)  overriding the governor's veto and investigating pardons 
B)  analyzing budget proposals and the fiscal impact of ballot propositions 
C)  auditing the plural executive and the governor's travel budget 
D)  overseeing property tax collection and gas tax revenues B

Question 2

The process by which members of the legislature exchange or trade votes is called

Accepted Answer

A)  constituent service. 
B)  the oversight function. 
C)  logrolling. 
D)  filibustering. 
A)  constituent service. 
B)  the oversight function. 
C)  logrolling. 
D)  filibustering. C

Question 3

Since California elections are winner-take-all elections, they have the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  excluding minorities from public office. 
B)  excluding third parties from holding seats in the state legislature. 
C)  reducing the cost of running for office. 
D)  increasing the number of women officeholders. 
A)  excluding minorities from public office. 
B)  excluding third parties from holding seats in the state legislature. 
C)  reducing the cost of running for office. 
D)  increasing the number of women officeholders. B

Question 4

What functions does the California legislature perform? Is there any one function it is not performing in an acceptable way? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The California legislature performs a va

Question 5

What type of legislature does California have?

Accepted Answer

A)  unicameral 
B)  bicameral 
C)  parliamentary 
D)  authoritarian 
A)  unicameral 
B)  bicameral 
C)  parliamentary 
D)  authoritarian

Question 6

What factors make the California legislature weaker in comparison to Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Speaker of the House, presidential recess appointments, and congressional staffers 
B)  logrolling, the vice president of the United States, and filibusters 
C)  term limits, low media coverage, and the line-item veto 
D)  oversight, gerrymandering, and court decisions 
A)  the Speaker of the House, presidential recess appointments, and congressional staffers 
B)  logrolling, the vice president of the United States, and filibusters 
C)  term limits, low media coverage, and the line-item veto 
D)  oversight, gerrymandering, and court decisions

Question 7

One factor that gets the public's attention in terms of California legislators is their

Accepted Answer

A)  salaries. 
B)  spacious offices. 
C)  large staffs. 
D)  involvement in scandals. 
A)  salaries. 
B)  spacious offices. 
C)  large staffs. 
D)  involvement in scandals.

Question 8

Legislators

Accepted Answer

A)  may represent more than one district. 
B)  most often are defeated for reelection. 
C)  ignore local interests and look out for the good of the state. 
D)  need to focus on the interests of their constituents. 
A)  may represent more than one district. 
B)  most often are defeated for reelection. 
C)  ignore local interests and look out for the good of the state. 
D)  need to focus on the interests of their constituents.

Question 9

The California legislature is modeled on the

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. Congress. 
B)  Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C)  British Parliament. 
D)  Articles of Confederation. 
A)  U.S. Congress. 
B)  Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C)  British Parliament. 
D)  Articles of Confederation.

Question 10

Without staff, the legislature cannot effectively do its job. Staff members are crucial in both

Accepted Answer

A)  taxing and appointment functions. 
B)  oversight and judicial nomination functions. 
C)  policy-making and representative functions. 
D)  public outreach and polling functions. 
A)  taxing and appointment functions. 
B)  oversight and judicial nomination functions. 
C)  policy-making and representative functions. 
D)  public outreach and polling functions.

Question 11

Both houses of the California legislature are apportioned on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  tax revenue. 
B)  court orders. 
C)  population. 
D)  gerrymandered districts. 
A)  tax revenue. 
B)  court orders. 
C)  population. 
D)  gerrymandered districts.

Question 12

Passed in 2010, Proposition 14 created a major change in California elections by instituting

Accepted Answer

A)  a line-item veto for the governor. 
B)  more gerrymandered districts. 
C)  a blanket or top-two primary. 
D)  the direct election of Supreme Court judges. 
A)  a line-item veto for the governor. 
B)  more gerrymandered districts. 
C)  a blanket or top-two primary. 
D)  the direct election of Supreme Court judges.

Question 13

What type of items may pass in California's legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  executive orders, border disputes, and city ordinances 
B)  county measures, laws, and city ordinances 
C)  laws, constitutional amendments, and resolutions 
D)  foreign treaties, resolutions, and constitutional amendments 
A)  executive orders, border disputes, and city ordinances 
B)  county measures, laws, and city ordinances 
C)  laws, constitutional amendments, and resolutions 
D)  foreign treaties, resolutions, and constitutional amendments

Question 14

Making sure that legislation is implemented by the bureaucracy in the manner intended by the legislature is called

Accepted Answer

A)  legislature practice. 
B)  constituent service. 
C)  oversight. 
D)  representation. 
A)  legislature practice. 
B)  constituent service. 
C)  oversight. 
D)  representation.

Question 15

What are the two main jobs of a legislator?

Accepted Answer

A)  monitoring California's borders and fund-raising 
B)  representing the district and making policy 
C)  giving speeches and attending political party functions 
D)  vetoing bills and pardoning citizens convicted of crimes 
A)  monitoring California's borders and fund-raising 
B)  representing the district and making policy 
C)  giving speeches and attending political party functions 
D)  vetoing bills and pardoning citizens convicted of crimes

Question 16

The large size of each district in California means that campaigns

Accepted Answer

A)  take too long. 
B)  are expensive. 
C)  are easy for third parties to win. 
D)  cannot utilize the internet. 
A)  take too long. 
B)  are expensive. 
C)  are easy for third parties to win. 
D)  cannot utilize the internet.

Question 17

What are some of the negative aspects of term limits in the California legislature?

Accepted Answer

Some of the negative aspects of term lim

Question 18

Describe and discuss the two types of representation in the legislature, as identified by political scientists.

Accepted Answer

The two types of representation in the l

Question 19

The leader of the California Assembly is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  majority leader. 
B)  speaker. 
C)  majority pro tem. 
D)  governor. 
A)  majority leader. 
B)  speaker. 
C)  majority pro tem. 
D)  governor.

Question 20

The committee system in the state legislature allows for

Accepted Answer

A)  specialization and attention to detail on the part of legislators. 
B)  less input by lobbyists. 
C)  greater input by third-party leaders. 
D)  greater public scrutiny of the legislature's working habits. 
A)  specialization and attention to detail on the part of legislators. 
B)  less input by lobbyists. 
C)  greater input by third-party leaders. 
D)  greater public scrutiny of the legislature's working habits.

What are two of the key roles of the legislative analyst's office?

The process by which members of the legislature exchange or trade votes is called

Since California elections are winner-take-all elections, they have the impact of

What functions does the California legislature perform? Is there any one function it is not performing in an acceptable way? Explain your answer.

What type of legislature does California have?

What factors make the California legislature weaker in comparison to Congress?

One factor that gets the public's attention in terms of California legislators is their

Legislators

The California legislature is modeled on the

Without staff, the legislature cannot effectively do its job. Staff members are crucial in both

Both houses of the California legislature are apportioned on the basis of

Passed in 2010, Proposition 14 created a major change in California elections by instituting

What type of items may pass in California's legislature?

Making sure that legislation is implemented by the bureaucracy in the manner intended by the legislature is called

What are the two main jobs of a legislator?

The large size of each district in California means that campaigns

What are some of the negative aspects of term limits in the California legislature?

Describe and discuss the two types of representation in the legislature, as identified by political scientists.

The leader of the California Assembly is called the

The committee system in the state legislature allows for

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The California Judiciary

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

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Exam 5: The California Legislature

What are two of the key roles of the legislative analyst's office?

The process by which members of the legislature exchange or trade votes is called

Since California elections are winner-take-all elections, they have the impact of

What functions does the California legislature perform? Is there any one function it is not performing in an acceptable way? Explain your answer.

What type of legislature does California have?

What factors make the California legislature weaker in comparison to Congress?

One factor that gets the public's attention in terms of California legislators is their

Legislators

The California legislature is modeled on the

Without staff, the legislature cannot effectively do its job. Staff members are crucial in both

Both houses of the California legislature are apportioned on the basis of

Passed in 2010, Proposition 14 created a major change in California elections by instituting

What type of items may pass in California's legislature?

Making sure that legislation is implemented by the bureaucracy in the manner intended by the legislature is called

What are the two main jobs of a legislator?

The large size of each district in California means that campaigns

What are some of the negative aspects of term limits in the California legislature?

Describe and discuss the two types of representation in the legislature, as identified by political scientists.

The leader of the California Assembly is called the

The committee system in the state legislature allows for

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The California Judiciary

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

Filters