PLSI Final Exam Question and answers rated A+
To run for a seat in the state Assembly or Senate, you must be ______ years of age - correct answer 18
The term "proposition" means a law proposed by the legislature for vote on by the people, while the term "referendum" applies to laws initiate...
PLSI Final Exam Question and answers
rated A+
To run for a seat in the state Assembly or Senate, you must be ______ years
of age - correct answer ✔18
The term "proposition" means a law proposed by the legislature for vote on by
the people, while the term "referendum" applies to laws initiated by the people
through the gathering of enough signatures to qualify for the ballot - correct
answer ✔False
How many branches are in the CA government - correct answer ✔3
How many years of service in the Senate and Assembly (combined) are
legislators limited to - correct answer ✔12
Which of the following statements is NOT true in regards to the CA judicial
branch? - correct answer ✔State supreme court justices serve 10 year terms
before they face election.
The governor is the head of the UC and Cal State system - correct answer
✔True
The _________________________ is basically the VP of California, assumes
control of the executive office if the Governor is absent and casts the tie
breaking vote in the State Senate - correct answer ✔Lieutenant Governor
California is unique among the states for its Top Two primary system, the non-
partisan districting system and the prolific use of the initiative process. -
correct answer ✔True
, Unlike on the national level, at the state level, we elect many offices in the
executive branch - including the Secretary of State, the Controller, the
Treasurer and the Attorney General. - correct answer ✔True
State Senators are elected to 2 year terms, and Assembly members are
elected to 4 year terms. - correct answer ✔False
According to the lecture, what part of the executive branch fills in the details of
broader congressional statutes - correct answer ✔Bureaucracy
According to the lecture, the constitutional description of presidential powers
is pretty vague - correct answer ✔True
The official constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment are - correct
answer ✔Treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors
Inherent powers are the - correct answer ✔Powers not explicitly stated in the
Constitution
Which of the following groups or institutions do NOT check the President? -
correct answer ✔the solicitor general
According to the LECTURE, the power of the veto has increased over time. -
correct answer ✔true
In the United States, treaties are negotiated by the president and require -
correct answer ✔Two-thirds approval from the Senate
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