Coverage of the day-to-day operations of state government by the media:

Coverage of the day-to-day operations of state government by the media:
 
  a. is very extensive.
  b. compares favorably to coverage of national politics.
  c. has improved greatly in recent years.
  d. All of the above
  e. None of the above

 Q. 2

Reserved powers in a federal system refer to
 
  a. issues left to the central government alone about which lower levels of government have no direct say.
  b. powers given exclusively to lower levels of government that the central government cannot take away.
  c. provisions that hold government officials accountable and explicitly state that they are not above the law.
  d. powers that both the central government and lower level governments each have.
  e. limits on the power of government to take away specified rights of citizens.

 Q. 3

On most issues, _________ are more conservative than others.
 
  a. African Americans
  b. Anglos
  c. Asian Americans
  d. Latinos

 Q. 4

A system in which the central government and regional governments within the state share power is known as a(n)
 
  a. unitary system.
  b. constitutional democracy.
  c. federal system.
  d. consensus democracy.
  e. confederation.

 Q. 5

In general, the most conservative parts of California tend to be
 
  a. northern.
  b. southern.
  c. coastal.
  d. interior.

 Q. 6

Which best describes a unitary system?
 
  a. An arrangement in which the central government has authority over all lower levels of government, and those lower levels have no powers reserved for them
  b. A system with an economy is modern enough to require leaders to work closely with a large bureaucracy with expertise on policy matters
  c. A system in which the executive and legislative branches are controlled by the same political party
  d. A system with an official ideology; a single mass political party, usually with a single leader, that has a monopoly of political power; a secret police force and the use of terror against the population; a monopoly over means of communication; a monopoly over weapons in society; and a command economy
  e. A regime type defined by its rule by a single leader or small group of leaders, limited political participation, existent but limited autonomy of society from state control, the lack of an overarching ideology, and limited control over the economy

 Q. 7

Compared to other parts of the country, California tends to be more liberal, especially on __________ issues.
 
  a. social
  b. economic
  c. procedural
  d. None of the above  Californians are generally more conservative than people in other parts of the country.

 Q. 8

The belief that constitutions should limit government power, that government officials must obey the country's laws, and that a government's legitimacy comes from obeying these limitations and laws is known as
 
  a. the American model of democracy.
  b. consensus democracy.
  c. constitutionalism.
  d. the Westminster model of democracy.
  e. laissez faire government.