Which of the following is TRUE concerning California governors?
a. They can utilize the item veto.
b. They have brief honeymoon periods.
c. They exercise supreme executive power.
d. All of these.
Q. 2The Plaza Accord was an agreement that
a. renegotiated the terms of the treaty under which Japan allows U.S. troops to be stationed in the country.
b. devalued the American dollar against the Japanese yen, thus making Japanese exports more expensive and less competitive.
c. would have established a joint currency between Japan and several Asian countries.
d. increased the value of the American dollar respective to the Japanese yen, thus making American exports more expensive and less competitive.
e. established the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Q. 3The governor considered aloof and philosophical was
a. Pete Wilson.
b. Ronald Reagan.
c. Earl Warren.
d. Jerry Brown.
Q. 4Which of the following best describes the role of the Japanese government in its economy?
a. It was very interventionist prior to World War II but the occupation forced the government to adopt laissez-faire policies that have remained in place to this day.
b. It has always played a major role serving as both patron and protector of domestic industry.
c. It has acted as the patron and guardian for domestic industries since the Meiji period.
d. Its adoption of a wartime command economy during World War II was an aberration as the government had traditionally adopted a laissez-faire stance.
e. It began to act as a patron and protector of domestic industries only after the end of the Allied occupation in the 1950s.
Q. 5The first governor to serve more than four years in the twentieth century was
a. Milton Latham
b. Hiram Johnson
c. Frederick Low
d. Earl Warren
Q. 6The Allied occupation of Japan ended in
a. 1952.
b. 1949.
c. 1950.
d. 1955.
e. 1948.