In the Senate, an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate is called?

The founders of the American republic believed that most of the power that would be exercised by a national government should be in the hands of?

The process of compromise by offering to trade support for a legislator’s bill if they support yours is called?

The tactic of gerrymandering is used to create districts to the advantage of one political party or another.

After a bill has been introduced and referred to a committee, the committee is required by the Constitution to consult with the president of the United States or the president’s officially designated legislative liaison.

Oversight is the process by which Congress follows up on the laws it has enacted.

The U.S. vice president also serves as president of the Senate and casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate.

Redistricting is the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations.

California legislature must share lawmaking authority with the voters through the initiative and referendum processes.

How many members are in the California Senate?

Assembly members serve two year terms with three term limits.

In California, a new bill becomes a law by?

In California state legislature, once a bill passes both houses, it is then

Which office maintains custody over state legal documents, grants charters to business corporations, and administers state election procedures?

The governor can sign or veto bills. What happens to bills that he or she doesn’t sign or veto?

Most of the appointees to administrative boards are made with Senate approval and are usually political supporters of the governor.

When an individual believes that a lower court has made a legal error in deciding a case, he or she may appeal.

There are no term limits for California judges.

When the governor receives a bill when the legislature is in session, how many days does he or she have to either veto or sign it into law?

In order to qualify to be a judge, he or she must

California Appeals Court judges and Supreme Court justices are chosen by

The Constitution states that the required minimum age for the presidency is

Rewarding faithful party workers with government employment is called

The Twelfth Amendment requires that the president and the vice president be chosen separately.

When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the current president serves two more years and another general election is held.

Executive privilege allows the president discretion in making political appointments.

What allows the president and executive branch officials to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts.

A signing statement is a written declaration that a president may make when signing a bill into law, and usually points to sections of a law that the president thinks may be unconstitutional.

Executive agreements are agreements between the president and a head of foreign government that do not have to be approved by the Senate.

As commander in chief, the president is

The advisory group selected by a president to give counsel and aid in decision making is

The granting of release from punishment for a crime is called a(n)

When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the election is decided in the House of Representatives.

If the mayor has the power to veto ordinances and to appoint department heads, the government is known as

City government provides services such as

A "general law" city derives all its powers from statutes passed by the state legislature.

Cities have enormous responsibilities to their residents, but are severely constrained by budget limitations.

In a mayor-council form of government, the city council enacts legislation known as

One of the problems with at-large elections is that it often results in a large majority of minorities not being represented.

Many special districts boards operate almost invisibly, making decisions and spending money away from the awareness of the public or media.

How many counties are in California?

Due to the Great Depression, by 1933 California's unemployment rate was

In 1910, Hiram Johnson was elected governor of California through the

The merit system refers to a system that was used for hiring bureaucrats under Andrew Jackson.

One of the important differences between public bureaucracies and private corporations is that government bureaucracies

The most recent department to be created in 2003 was the Department of Homeland Security.

Any one of the fifteen major parts of the executive branch would be a(n)

Privatization of government services has been most successful

Agencies that are responsible for a specific type of public policy and implement rules and regulations in a particular area to protect the public interest are called

The Freedom of Information Act

New cabinet departments are created by the president.

Amtrak, the U.S. Postal Service, and the FDIC are examples of

Federal agencies that are not part of cabinet departments, but report directly to the president are called

A release of information that calls attention to inefficiency or illegal action is called whistleblowing.

a three-way alliance among legislators in Congress, bureaucrats, and interest groups is known as

The Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison was important because

Public opinion can serve as a check on the judiciary because the public may pressure elected officials not to enforce an unpopular ruling.

A writ of certiorari by the Supreme Court orders both parties in a case to reach agreement without further litigation.

The doctrine of stare decisis allows the court to refer a case to the next highest court.

The term amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief refers to arguments by those interested in the outcome of a case but who are not parties to the case.

A doctrine holding that the courts defer to the decisions of elected officials is called

The part of the policymaking process that involves choosing a specific policy from among the proposals that have been discussed is known as

The United States experienced a great crime wave during the 1920s and early 1930s due to prohibition.

Most Republicans are opposed to immigration reform.

regulatory policy is a type of social policy that seeks to define what is and is not legal.

Redistributive policy is a type of social policy that transfers income from certain individuals or groups to others.

The Federal Reserve System was created by Congress to

With a progressive tax people with higher incomes pay taxes at a lower percentage rate.

In comparing the total amount of taxes collected as a percentage of gross domestic product, the United States is around 25 percent.

Fiscal policy is an approach to stabilizing the economy through government spending and taxing.

U.S. foreign policy toward Europe during most of 1800s was

Diplomacy refers to the settling of disputes and conflicts among nations by peaceful methods.

Political realism is a philosophy that sees nations as normally willing to cooperate and agree on moral standards for conduct.

The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would not wait to be attacked, but rather would take pre-emptive action against clear and present dangers.

Moral idealism is a philosophy that sees each nation as acting in its own interest regardless of moral considerations.

During the Cold War, there was an occasional exchange of artillery fire across the East German/West German border.

The closest the United States and the Soviet Union came to a nuclear confrontation was

Moral Idealism is