SDSU CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT EXAM: 100% EXPERT
VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE REAL TESTING 2026|2027
QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS AND INSTRUCTOR
NOTE FOR A+ GUARANTEED PASS
DREAM Act - Answers -Development/Relief and Education for Alien Minors
social programs - Answers -child care services included
consume about 30% of state's fund
CalWORKs - Answers -california work opportunity and responsibility to kids
general plan - Answers -overall blueprint for physical area development
california housing - Answers -very expensive
department of transportation - Answers -understaffed and underfunded in 1990's
trying to make it better currently
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,energy crisis - Answers -electrical prices increased as well as gaps in service
solar and wind energy as alternative
civic engagement - Answers -california lags the nation in non-electoral civic engagement
straw poll - Answers -educated guessing as to what the public is thinking
primary elections - Answers -where voters choose party nominees to run for offices
(congress, state leg., statewide officers and some local offices as well as judicial candidates)
occur on the tuesday after the first monday in june of even numbered years
general elections - Answers -tuesday after the first monday in November
single ballot, 2 top voted are on it
(presidential election)
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, spending limits for elections - Answers -there are no spending limits on the independent
expenditure committees
benchmark polls - Answers -taken before campaign help show what issues are important
political action committees - Answers -the arms of political interest groups
political reform act - Answers -requires disclosure of campaign spending and receiving
limits entertaining by lobbyists
lobbyist - Answers -there to persuade legislation to support a business or cause
electoral college memebers - Answers -55
partisan gap - Answers -republican vs democrat
direct primaries - Answers -voters themselves nominate candidates
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VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE REAL TESTING 2026|2027
QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS AND INSTRUCTOR
NOTE FOR A+ GUARANTEED PASS
DREAM Act - Answers -Development/Relief and Education for Alien Minors
social programs - Answers -child care services included
consume about 30% of state's fund
CalWORKs - Answers -california work opportunity and responsibility to kids
general plan - Answers -overall blueprint for physical area development
california housing - Answers -very expensive
department of transportation - Answers -understaffed and underfunded in 1990's
trying to make it better currently
1|Page
,energy crisis - Answers -electrical prices increased as well as gaps in service
solar and wind energy as alternative
civic engagement - Answers -california lags the nation in non-electoral civic engagement
straw poll - Answers -educated guessing as to what the public is thinking
primary elections - Answers -where voters choose party nominees to run for offices
(congress, state leg., statewide officers and some local offices as well as judicial candidates)
occur on the tuesday after the first monday in june of even numbered years
general elections - Answers -tuesday after the first monday in November
single ballot, 2 top voted are on it
(presidential election)
2|Page
, spending limits for elections - Answers -there are no spending limits on the independent
expenditure committees
benchmark polls - Answers -taken before campaign help show what issues are important
political action committees - Answers -the arms of political interest groups
political reform act - Answers -requires disclosure of campaign spending and receiving
limits entertaining by lobbyists
lobbyist - Answers -there to persuade legislation to support a business or cause
electoral college memebers - Answers -55
partisan gap - Answers -republican vs democrat
direct primaries - Answers -voters themselves nominate candidates
3|Page
