• Which of the following is NOT true of each State’s constitution, including California’s?
  • In California’s bicameral legislature, the lower house
  • All of the following are nonlegislative powers held by the California legislature EXCEPT the
  • Which State was the first in which popular approval played a direct role in the adoption and ratification of a State constitution?
  • If a governor of California resigns or leaves office midterm the ____ serves the remainder of his term.
  • The _____ is the usual device by which new State constitutions are written and older constitutions revised.
  • The primary cause of long State constitutions is
  • How long are the terms of CaliforniaState legislators?
  • Which action is based on the police power of State legislatures?
  • The fundamental and supreme laws of California are
  • Most State legislatures today, including California’s, are
  • Which of the following is responsible for the formal interpretation of a State’s constitutional and statutory law?
  • In California, as in 16 other States, voters may propose the passage of laws by
  • The _____ is a petition procedure by which voters may remove an elected official from office before the completion of his or her regular term.
  • The form of law enacted both by the people, through referendum or initiative, and by legislative bodies is called
  • All of the following are methods of proposing changes to a State constitution EXCEPT
  • Which of the following could be among the informal requirements for CaliforniaState legislators?
  • When a State constitution is revised,
  • Which of the following might be one reason the turnover among State legislators outside California is fairly high?
  • Although the first State constitutions guarded against too much power in the hands of the governor, the people soon found that
  • The recall of a governor reflects
  • One major difference between the powers of the governor of California and those of the President is that
  • The fundamental law of each State is
  • State legislatures do all of the following EXCEPT
  • Except in Nebraska, each State legislature today is
  • Who is responsible for interpreting a State’s constitution and statutes?
  • City zoning is most often opposed on the grounds that it
  • Most weaknesses of county government are because of the lack of
  • In 21 States voters may propose and pass laws without the legislature
  • Special districts are most often created to
  • The governor of most States
  • In the council-manager form of city government

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