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CAL GOV'T EXAM - Governing California in the 21st Century (6th Ed.) Practice Quiz with Correct Answers The budget must be passed by a majority of those present and voting in both chambers of the legislature. a) true b) false - ANSWER-true Most states require a two-thirds majority to pass the...

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CAL GOV'T EXAM - Governing California in

the 21st Century (6th Ed.) Practice Quiz

with Correct Answers


The budget must be passed by a majority of those present and voting in both chambers of the

legislature.




a) true


b) false - ANSWER✔✔-true


Most states require a two-thirds majority to pass their budgets each year.




a) true


b) false - ANSWER✔✔-false


According to the text, California's total population, its foreign-born population, and the approximate

number of undocumented immigrants living in the state are:




a) 50 million, 5 million, and 2 million.


b) 34 million, 8.8 million, and 2.4 million.


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c) 25 million, 20 million, and 18 million.


d) 39.3 million, 10.2 million, and 2.67 million. - ANSWER✔✔-d) 39.3 million, 10.2 million, and 2.67

million


"Latino" or "Hispanic" is one of the racial categories in the U.S. census, which is taken every 10 years.




a) true


b) false - ANSWER✔✔-false


Compared to the proportion of immigrants who speak English at home in the U.S. population, the

proportion of immigrants in California who speak English at home is




a) greater.


b) lesser.


c) the same - ANSWER✔✔-b) lesser.


According to this book, the inability of the California legislature to make decisions that benefit the state

as a whole is due to




a) the influence of interest groups.


b) the two-thirds requirement to raise taxes.


c) California's size and diversity.



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d) all of the above - ANSWER✔✔-d) all of the above


California's current term limits are




a) 8 years for the governor, 4 years for the Assembly, and 6 years for the state Senate.


b) 6 years for the governor, 6 years for the Assembly, and 8 years for the state Senate.


c) 8 years for the governor, 12 years for the Assembly, and 12 years for the state Senate.


d) 8 years for the governor, 8 years for the Assembly, and 12 years for the state Senate. - ANSWER✔✔-c)

8 years for the governor, 12 years for the Assembly, and 12 years for the state Senate


Undocumented immigrants were able to obtain a driver's permit in California as of 2015.




a) true


b) false - ANSWER✔✔-true


"Majoritarian" as applied to California government means that




a) the state requires majority rule in all major decisions.


b) the state does not have a "republican" form of government; it has a "majoritarian" form.


c) the state makes many important decisions through direct democracy and the initiative process.


d) the California legislature uses majority rule for all decisions. - ANSWER✔✔-c) the state makes many

important decisions through direct democracy and the initiative process.


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California's institutions of higher education produce sufficient numbers of graduates to meet the the

state's workforce needs in the foreseeable future.




a) true


b) false - ANSWER✔✔-false


The popular direct-democracy process by which citizens can place a constitutional amendment or statute

on the ballot is called a(n)




a) referendum.


b) initiative.


c) recall.


d) nonpartisan election. - ANSWER✔✔-b) initiative


The individual who served as governor during much of the Progressive period was




a) Chester Rowell


b) Edward Dickson


c) Hiram Johnson


d) Samuel P. Huntington - ANSWER✔✔-c) Hiram Johnson




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