Question 1

All of the following are among the formal powers of the governor EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  vetoing legislation. 
B)  drawing up the budget. 
C)  developing a vision for the state. 
D)  organizing the executive branch. 
A)  vetoing legislation. 
B)  drawing up the budget. 
C)  developing a vision for the state. 
D)  organizing the executive branch.

Question 2

What specific area requires the governor to get the legislature's cooperation?

Accepted Answer

A)  budget 
B)  interest group connections 
C)  the line-item veto 
D)  great speeches 
A)  budget 
B)  interest group connections 
C)  the line-item veto 
D)  great speeches

Question 3

This member of the plural executive is a major political competitor for the governor and can set his or her own political agenda.

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state 
B)  attorney general 
C)  superintendent of public instruction 
D)  lieutenant governor 
A)  secretary of state 
B)  attorney general 
C)  superintendent of public instruction 
D)  lieutenant governor

Question 4

The state board of equalization is charged with the responsibility of

Accepted Answer

A)  distributing state highway funds. 
B)  auditing all state expenditures. 
C)  controlling the expenditures of the executive branch. 
D)  overseeing the assessment and administration of property taxes. 
A)  distributing state highway funds. 
B)  auditing all state expenditures. 
C)  controlling the expenditures of the executive branch. 
D)  overseeing the assessment and administration of property taxes.

Question 5

State employees

Accepted Answer

A)  report directly to the governor. 
B)  report only to their union representatives. 
C)  answer only to the legislature. 
D)  are sometimes in agencies that are not under the control of the governor. 
A)  report directly to the governor. 
B)  report only to their union representatives. 
C)  answer only to the legislature. 
D)  are sometimes in agencies that are not under the control of the governor.

Question 6

The official who enforces state laws and oversees district attorneys in California is the

Accepted Answer

A)  secretary of state. 
B)  controller. 
C)  attorney general. 
D)  superintendent of public instruction. 
A)  secretary of state. 
B)  controller. 
C)  attorney general. 
D)  superintendent of public instruction.

Question 7

The governor is the commander-in-chief of

Accepted Answer

A)  all military forces stationed in California. 
B)  the California National Guard. 
C)  all county sheriff's departments. 
D)  only the police department in Sacramento. 
A)  all military forces stationed in California. 
B)  the California National Guard. 
C)  all county sheriff's departments. 
D)  only the police department in Sacramento.

Question 8

What was Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval rating at the end of his time in office?

Accepted Answer

A)  73 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  38 percent 
D)  23 percent 
A)  73 percent 
B)  55 percent 
C)  38 percent 
D)  23 percent

Question 9

What California governor had little interest in photo opportunities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold Schwarzenegger 
B)  Gray Davis 
C)  Earl Warren 
D)  Jerry Brown 
A)  Arnold Schwarzenegger 
B)  Gray Davis 
C)  Earl Warren 
D)  Jerry Brown

Question 10

What is the plural executive and what impact does it have on the governor of California?

Accepted Answer

The plural executive refers to a system

All of the following are among the formal powers of the governor EXCEPT

What specific area requires the governor to get the legislature's cooperation?

This member of the plural executive is a major political competitor for the governor and can set his or her own political agenda.

The state board of equalization is charged with the responsibility of

State employees

The official who enforces state laws and oversees district attorneys in California is the

The governor is the commander-in-chief of

What was Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval rating at the end of his time in office?

What California governor had little interest in photo opportunities?

What is the plural executive and what impact does it have on the governor of California?

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The California Judiciary

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

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Exam 6: The Governor and the Executive Branch

All of the following are among the formal powers of the governor EXCEPT

What specific area requires the governor to get the legislature's cooperation?

This member of the plural executive is a major political competitor for the governor and can set his or her own political agenda.

The state board of equalization is charged with the responsibility of

State employees

The official who enforces state laws and oversees district attorneys in California is the

The governor is the commander-in-chief of

What was Arnold Schwarzenegger's approval rating at the end of his time in office?

What California governor had little interest in photo opportunities?

What is the plural executive and what impact does it have on the governor of California?

California Government: Promise and Practice

The Constitution and the Progressive Legacy

Interest Groups and the Media in California

Parties and Elections in California

The California Legislature

The California Judiciary

The State Budget and Budgetary Limitations

Local Government

Public Policy in California

Filters