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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A primaries
B office block ballot
C term limits on the state legislature
D nonpartisan elections
Question #2
A primary petition and runoff.
B recall and office block ballot.
C veto and initiative.
D legislative and popular.
Question #3
A presidential candidates.
B the California Supreme Court.
C local government.
D corporations and corrupt politicians.
Question #4
A Hiram Johnson
B Chester Rowell
C Edward Dickson
D Pat Brown
Question #6
A high crimes and misdemeanors
B theft
C murder
D perjury
Question #7
A promote new hiring
B check the president
C allow for greater spending
D enact legislation
Question #8
A House
B Supreme Court
C Senate
D President
Question #9
A reduce
B destroy
C minimize
D overly influence
Question #10
A direct constituent service is superb.
B Congress members pass vast quantities of legislation.
C there are no challengers.
D overall congressional public approval ratings are high.
Question #11
A state or district they represent
B Washington D.C.
C United States
D biggest city in their state
Question #13
A Senate.
B conference committee.
C House.
D House or Senate.
Question #14
A protesting.
B contributing funds.
C contributing funds, letter writing and protesting.
D letter writing.
Question #15
A Republican Party dominance.
B Too close to call.
C What competition?
D Democratic Party dominance.
Question #16
A 93
B 51
C 100
D 67
Question #17
A split-ticket voting
B base voting
C straight-ticket voting
D loyalist voting
Question #18
A 54.8
B 89.7
C 67.4
D 58.8
Question #21
A years divisible by five
B odd-numbered years
C even-numbered years
D years divisible by three
Question #22
A Labor Day
B Super Tuesday
C Memorial Day
D Fourth of July
Question #23
A Idaho and California
B New Hampshire and Connecticut
C Iowa and New Hampshire
D New York and Maryland
Question #25
A voting records
B celebrity shenanigans
C party politics
D none of the above
Question #26
A Libertarian
B Republican
C Democratic
D Women do not demonstrate systematic preferences.
Question #27
A Scaling
B Sampling
C Falsifying
D Framing
Question #28
A none of these
B partial
C survey research
D push
Question #29
A federal and state
B federal
C state
D local
Question #30
A Dust Bowl
B Civil War
C Revolutionary War
D Great Depression
Question #31
A federalism
B preemption
C diffusion
D veto
Question #32
A inherent
B concurrent
C reserved
D granted
Question #33
A federal power
B state power
C both state and federal power
D local power
Question #34
A 52 million
B 39 million
C 19 million
D 28 million
Question #35
A Gray Davis
B Ronald Reagan
C Arnold Schwarzenegger
D Pete Wilson
Question #36
A elected representatives make the decisions for the voters.
B the courts make the majority of the political decisions.
C citizens control the political process through direct democracy.
D large numbers of citizens do not vote.
Question #37
A established the three strikes law.
B established term limits for members of the Assembly and Senate.
C eliminated affirmative action programs.
D legalized marijuana for medical purposes.
Question #38
A the Philippines.
B Mexico.
C China.
D Canada.
Question #39
A Because the framers were divinely inspired.
B Because the Articles of Confederation coexisted with the new Constitution.
C Because article 6 says so.
D Because states don’t have constitutions.
Question #40
A Five times
B Six times
C One time
D Twelve times
Question #41
A 1787
B 1620
C 1776
D 1777
Question #42
A two-thirds of the House of Representatives approve.
B three-quarters of the Senate approve.
C three-quarters of the House of Representative approve.
D two-thirds of the Senate approve.
Question #43
A smuggling
B conscription
C nationalism
D international trade
