Question 1

The length of an executive office's term is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 year 
B) 2 years 
C) 4 years 
D) 6 years

Question 2

Approximately how many public employees comprise the state bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) 120,000 
B) 210,000 
C) 550,000 
D) 1.1 million

Question 3

Under term limits,an individual may only run for one type of statewide office in his or her lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Name two ways in which a constitutional officer has resisted a Trump administration policy.

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Question 5

What are the political consequences of a plural executive?

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Question 6

What does the insurance commissioner's job entail?

Accepted Answer

A) collecting and disclosing all insurance company campaign donations to state politicians 
B) reviewing and preapproving rates for car and homeowner insurance 
C) disbursing checks to all state employees who sell goods and services to the state 
D) sitting on the Tax Franchise Board and setting tax rates for insurance companies

Question 7

To whom are the constitutional executives accountable?

Accepted Answer

A) the people of California 
B) the governor 
C) the attorney general 
D) no one

Question 8

The lieutenant governor takes temporary control of the governorship whenever the governor leaves the state on official or unofficial business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The governor earns a higher salary than all other executive branch officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the governor's budgeting responsibilities?

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Question 11

What responsibilities belong to the secretary of state's office?

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Question 12

Only the secretary of state may call a special election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these constitutional officers is responsible for certifying the state election results?

Accepted Answer

A) superintendent of Public Education 
B) governor 
C) attorney general 
D) none of these

Question 14

All elected state officials serve 4-year terms (4 years at a time),unless they are elected through a special election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under term limits,executive officers in California may only be elected to two 4-year terms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why are several agencies called "superagencies"?

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Question 17

Which is more powerful: the governor and the executive branch organizations she/he oversees,or the legislature?

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Question 18

Name a superagency and list at least four agencies within it.

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Question 19

Unlike the U.S.president,California's governor has the power of the line-item veto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A governor has the power to reduce the penalties associated with a crime,so that a formerly convicted person might regain certain rights,such as gun ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The Executive Branch

The length of an executive office's term is ______.

Approximately how many public employees comprise the state bureaucracy?

Under term limits,an individual may only run for one type of statewide office in his or her lifetime.

Name two ways in which a constitutional officer has resisted a Trump administration policy.

What are the political consequences of a plural executive?

What does the insurance commissioner's job entail?

To whom are the constitutional executives accountable?

The lieutenant governor takes temporary control of the governorship whenever the governor leaves the state on official or unofficial business.

The governor earns a higher salary than all other executive branch officials.

What are the governor's budgeting responsibilities?

What responsibilities belong to the secretary of state's office?

Only the secretary of state may call a special election.

Which of these constitutional officers is responsible for certifying the state election results?

All elected state officials serve 4-year terms (4 years at a time),unless they are elected through a special election.

Under term limits,executive officers in California may only be elected to two 4-year terms.

Why are several agencies called "superagencies"?

Which is more powerful: the governor and the executive branch organizations she/he oversees,or the legislature?

Name a superagency and list at least four agencies within it.

Unlike the U.S.president,California's governor has the power of the line-item veto.

A governor has the power to reduce the penalties associated with a crime,so that a formerly convicted person might regain certain rights,such as gun ownership.