PSCI 110 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
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PSCI 110 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct
What is the difference between libel and slander? - Answer-Libel is written, and slander is spoken.
The notion that no person shall "be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself' is among the provisions contained in the ...
PSCI 110 Final Exam Questions and
Answers All Correct
What is the difference between libel and slander? - Answer-Libel is written, and slander
is spoken.
The notion that no person shall "be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness
against himself' is among the provisions contained in the _____________ Amendment.
- Answer-Fifth
Citizens in California may propose laws via the initiative process: - Answer-at the local,
county and state levels
What kinds of initiatives tend to attract the most spending by opponents and
proponents? - Answer-issues that affect industry/business
How many votes are needed to pass an initiative or approve a recall? - Answer-simple
majority (50%+1)
A________ vote is needed to pass initiatives; a ________ vote is needed to pass bond
measures. - Answer-majority; supermajority
Most recalls in California are against which group of elected officials? - Answer-school
board members
The number of signatures needed to qualify an initiative for the ballot is based on: -
Answer-a percentage of all votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election
The most common form of the referendum in California is: - Answer-a bond measure
What is the most appropriate way to characterize California's political system? -
Answer-hybrid democracy
What is a nonpartisan election? - Answer-No party labels appear next to the candidates'
names on the ballot
Which of these officials may be recalled in California? - Answer-local officials and state
officials
Which institution of the federal government has the power to impeach a public official? -
Answer-House of Representatives
,The trial of impeachment takes place in ______________. - Answer-the U.S. Senate
According to Katznelson, the public often lacks respect for Congress mainly because -
Answer-special interests are seen as having more influence than the people.
Senators serve ______________ -year terms, and each state has ______________
senator(s). - Answer-six . . . two
Members of the House of Representatives serve ______________-year terms, and the
House currently has ______________ members. - Answer-2 . . . 435
Employed in the U.S. Senate, a(n) ______________ is a technique to stop the progress
of a piece of legislation by continuing debate and thus not permitting a vote. - Answer-
filibuster
When political scientists use the term divided government, they are referring mainly to -
Answer-situations in which one party controls the presidency and the other party
controls one or both houses of Congress.
Who/what is an incumbent? - Answer-a person that currently holds a political office
The text cites Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia to illustrate its point that -
Answer-there are some wealthy members of Congress who are leading advocates of
social programs for the poor.
As of 2013, African Americans comprised approximately 12 percent of the electorate,
occupied approximately ______________ percent of the seats in the House, and
occupied approximately ______________ percent of the seats in the Senate. - Answer-
9...1
In the American political system, the power to ratify treaties is held by the - Answer-
senate
The district making up the area from which an official is elected is known as his or her -
Answer-constituency.
Representatives who believe that they have been elected in order to do the bidding of
those who sent them to the legislature are considered to be serving as - Answer-
delegates.
Representatives who believe that they have been selected by their fellow citizens in
order to do what the legislator thinks is "right" act as - Answer-trustees.
Which political institution in the American system of government did the framers intend
to be the closest to the people? - Answer-House of Representatives
, What is one way in which the Founders made the Senate more distant from the will of
the majority than the House? - Answer-Senators have longer terms than House
members.
Compared to the House of Representatives, the Senate is much more - Answer-
deliberative
Compared to the Senate, the House of Representatives has exhibited considerably
more - Answer-intense partisanship
The tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when running for a
second term in office is called the - Answer-sophomore surge.
Amendments to the 1965 Voting Rights Act have increased the controversial practice of
drawing congressional district boundaries on the basis of the - Answer-race of district
residents.
The California Assembly contains _________ members, whereas the California Senate
contains _________ members. - Answer-eighty; forty
Lawmakers elected after 2012 are allowed to serve: - Answer-a total of 12 years in one
or both houses
How many votes are needed to pass most bills? - Answer-a simple majority (50 percent
+ 1)
The majority party usually can ignore the minority party, except when it comes to: -
Answer-raising taxes or fees, which requires a two-thirds majority
What is the approximate, average size of an Assembly district? - Answer-450,000
What is the approximate, average size of a Senate district? - Answer-900,000
Who is in charge of drawing congressional district boundaries? - Answer-the state's
Citizens Redistricting Commission
"Descriptive representation" is a term that refers to - Answer-how well a legislature
reflects the demographic characteristics of a district, usually in terms of ethnicity,
gender, and other background factors
"Substantive representation" is a term that refers to - Answer-how well a legislator can
translate constituents' needs, interests, and values into policy
The California legislature is considered a(n) _________legislature because _________
- Answer-professionalized: it is full of highly-paid legislators who meet year-round.
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