Which of the following is a distinguishing feature of a presidential system?
a. The chief executive is chosen by direct popular vote.
b. The selection of the chief executive depends on the outcome of legislative elections.
c. Legislative and executive power is separated.
d. The head of state and head of government are different individuals.
e. Turnover in office often occurs because of early elections.
Q. 2The California legislature has a total of ______ seats.
a. 40
b. 80
c. 100
d. 120
e. 535
Q. 3In a parliamentary system, a shadow government is
a. a group of informal advisers to the chief executive who have no official government position.
b. a set of MPs who would replace the current government ministers if the opposition party or parties were to win the next election.
c. members of the opposition party who would be chairs of important committees if their party assumed control of the legislature.
d. people included in the cabinet without heading a ministry or other government department.
e. the chief bureaucrats (unelected officials) who are second-in-command to the elected ministers in a government.
Q. 4After each census, ____________ must be redistricted.
a. state legislature
b. California's delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
c. the Board of Equalization.
d. All of the above.
Q. 5With a vote of confidence,
a. the head of state confirms his or her faith in the government.
b. the opposition sponsors a motion that usually forces the government to resign if it passes.
c. the public votes in a referendum on whether to approve a law passed by the legislature.
d. the government itself picks a particular vote and states that it will resign and call for new elections if it loses the vote.
e. a parliamentary system immediately triggers a recall election.
Q. 6Which of the following firms pioneered the field of campaign management in California?
a. Decision Making Information (DMI)
b. Butcher and Forde
c. Campaigns, Inc. (Whitaker and Baxter)
d. The Field Institute
e. None of these. Campaign management firms were outlawed in California during the Progressive era.
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