potential questions

Question 1

The ability for individuals and groups to initiate policy proposals that will be put on the ballot is called what?

Answer 1

Initiative

Question 2

The sales tax can be considered what type of tax?

Answer 2

Regressive tax

Question 3

What type of bonds are repaid by a government from its current revenues?

Answer 3

General Obligation

Question 4

what is the non-delegation doctrine?

Answer 4

No branches of government can give its powers away.

Question 5

The Judiciary is mentioned in which article?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Original jurisdiction vs appellate jursidiction?

Answer 6

OJ = heard directly from supreme court

A = smaller courts have heard already

Question 7

who impeaches and who removes?

Answer 7

house impeaches

senate removes

Question 8

Andrew Johnson was impeached because of

Answer 8

Tenure of office act

Question 9

what is a censure?

Answer 9

informal punishment of someone in congress

Question 10

What are the three views of congress?

Answer 10

Representational = votes based on what peers want

organizational = votes based on what peers want cuz people doesn’t understand

Attitudanal = uses own views to vote

Question 11

what do committees do?

Answer 11

hold hearings on policy issues related to their areas

Question 12

What is a conduct oversight hearing?

Answer 12

Someone looking over government operations making sure there is no corruption

Question 13

what is a line item veto?

Answer 13

ability to veto parts of a bill

Question 14

After how long does a president need congressional approval to sent out troops?

Answer 14

after 90 days

Question 15

Main people in Cali executive branch

Answer 15

Lieutenant gov, attorney general (legal matters) sec of state (paper work in order, chief elections officer)

Question 16

Congress can propose amendments to the constitution with… (how much of the chamber has to agree?)

Answer 16

2/3 vote each chamber

Question 17

Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the H o R is the responsibility of which committee?

Answer 17

Rules committee

Question 18

There are currently ____ voting members of the H o R and ________ voting members of the senate

Answer 18

435 and 100

Question 19

The idea that representatives ought to “do what i tell them to do” is an example of what kind of model?

Answer 19

delegate model

Question 20

Presidents can explain their own interpretation of a bill and tell executive officials how to carry it out by issuing a what?

Answer 20

signing statement

Question 21

The formal staff structure of the white house is called the

Answer 21

Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Question 22

What determines the original jurisdiction of the supreme court?

Answer 22

the constitution

Question 23

Senatorial courtesy refers to the tradition whereby

Answer 23

Nominees for federal judeships are treated with respect during senate confirmation

Question 24

_____ refers to the authority to be the first court to hear a case

Answer 24

Original jurisdiction

Question 25

The _________ established a merit system for certain federal positions

Answer 25

Pendleton Act

Question 26

Government employees who have the physical task of carrying out public policy and interacting with citizens in the field are called?

Answer 26

Field staff/frontline workers

Question 27

The administrative concept of neutral competence holds that the bureaucracy should

Answer 27

be staffed by people chosen on the basis of ability and do its work fairly on behalf of all

Question 28

How many judges sit on the california’s state supreme court?

Answer 28

7

Question 29

The chief elections officer in California and the official custodian of California’s public records is called

Answer 29

Secretary of state

Question 30

What is the indepenedent state grounds doctrine of the california supreme court?

Answer 30

the state constitution can provide for rights that a person may not have in the US federal court