help with Government chapter 24…?
Question by XxMichaelxX : help with Government chapter 24…? 1. All of the following are non legislative powers held by California legislature except the,
a) power to approach certain gubernatorial appointments
b) power of impeachments
c) power to make & revise constitutional amendments
d) police power
2.The______ is the usual device by which new state constitutions are written & older constitutions revised.
a) constitutional convention
b) selection by public initiative
c) selection by legislature
d) selection by governor
3. The primary cause of long state constitution is
a) the desire to be thorough
b) distrust of the government
c) too much stress on fundamental law
d) the successful separation of fundamental law from statutory law.
4. Today, the most widely used method for selecting judges to sit in state and local court is,
a) popular election
b) selection by the legislature
c) selection by governor
d) selection by judicial commission
5. Which state was first in which popular approval played a direct role in the adoption & ratification of a state constitution?
a) Massachusettess
b) New York
c) Georgia
d) Conneticut
6. In California, a serious criminal case may be heard without a petite jury if the
a) judge orders a grand jury to be used instead
b) state permits the prosecuting attorney to use information
c) accused waives the right to a trial by jury
d) jurors waive their right to hear & decide the case
7. In California, voters may propose the passage of law by
a) initiative
b) write a ballot
c) optional referendum
d) mandatory referendum
8. The branch of law called equity
a) consists of rules & regulations
b) consists of statues
c) is used to settle disputes
d) is used to prevent potentional wrongs
9. Which of the following could be among the informal requirements for C.A state legislators?
a) age
b) residence in C.A
c) party identification
d) citizenship
10. Many governors use the _______ to reject only party of a bill that they find unacceptable
a) civil law
b) precedent
c) reprieve
d) item veto
11. In California bicameral legislators, the lower house
a) elects a speaker to preside
b) elects a president to preside
c) has two presiding officials
d) always has nonpartisan leadership
12. How long are the terms of California state legislators?
a) 1 or 2 years
b) 2 or 3 years
c) 1 or 3 years
d) 2 or 4 years Best answer:
Answer by ZGR
7 is definitely a
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