Cal Poly POLS 111 Final Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
With regard to political campaigns, political parties in California
Select one:
a. are the most important contributors of money and support.
b. do not participate at all, until a candidate has been elected.
c. use their large financial contributions to influence candidates positions.
d. are relatively unimportant sources of money or assistance.
are relatively unimportant sources of money or assistance.
The state is supposed to have a
Select one:
a. deficit
b. balanced budget
c. surplus
d. None of the above
balanced budget
The single largest expenditure for cities today is
Select one:
a. public safety
b. public health (trash and sewers)
c. transportation
d. construction
public safety
,The only local government in CA that is both a city and a county is
Select one:
a. Los Angeles
b. San Francisco
c. Marin
d. San Luis Obispo
San Francisco
The Silicon Valley was once home to
Select one:
a. The New York Yankees
b. The entertainment industry
c. Half of the nation's computer engineers
d. Bill Gates
Half of the nation's computer engineers
Appeals courts
Select one:
a. try the cases that they hear from the beginning.
b. consider only whether the lower court discovered all of the relevant evidence.
c. consider only whether the lower court made any legal mistakes.
d. only hear additional evidence not presented at the original trial.
consider only whether the lower court made any legal mistakes
The members of the California State Assembly are elected from
Select one:
a. districts with roughly equal populations.
,b. districts with very unequal populations.
c. districts that each cover an equal area of land.
d. districts that are roughly evenly balanced between Republicans and Democrats
districts with roughly equal populations
The committees that guide the budget proposal through the legislative process are
Select one:
a. the Appropriations Committees
b. the Budget Committees
c. the Appropriations and Budget Committees
d. None of the above
the Appropriations and Budget Committees
Which two political groups drafted the Constitution of 1879?
Select one:
a. Grange Movement and Republican Party
b. Workingmen's Party and Democratic Party
c. Workingmen's Party and Grange Movement
d. Republican Party and Democratic Party
Workingmen's Party and Grange Movement
In California, donations to campaigns
Select one:
a. are anonymous.
b. are tax-deductible.
c. must be publicly disclosed.
d. are prohibited.
, must be publicly disclosed.
The governor's powers and duties include all of the following EXCEPT
Select one:
a. signing bills passed by the legislature.
b. nullifying unconstitutional laws.
c. shaping the state budget.
d. appointing senior officials and judges.
nullifying unconstitutional laws.
California's congressional delegation:
Select one:
a. tends to work together closely to pursue the interests of the entire state.
b. tends to work individually for the local interests of each representative, and not for
the collective interests of the state.
c. displays no consistent pattern of cooperation of lack of cooperation.
tends to work individually for the local interests of each representative, and not for the
collective interests of the state.
Which primary system does California use today?
Select one:
a. closed primaries
b. each party holds a primary that is open only to its own members and independents
c. top-two primaries
d. California does not use primary elections any more
top-two primaries
Correct Answers
With regard to political campaigns, political parties in California
Select one:
a. are the most important contributors of money and support.
b. do not participate at all, until a candidate has been elected.
c. use their large financial contributions to influence candidates positions.
d. are relatively unimportant sources of money or assistance.
are relatively unimportant sources of money or assistance.
The state is supposed to have a
Select one:
a. deficit
b. balanced budget
c. surplus
d. None of the above
balanced budget
The single largest expenditure for cities today is
Select one:
a. public safety
b. public health (trash and sewers)
c. transportation
d. construction
public safety
,The only local government in CA that is both a city and a county is
Select one:
a. Los Angeles
b. San Francisco
c. Marin
d. San Luis Obispo
San Francisco
The Silicon Valley was once home to
Select one:
a. The New York Yankees
b. The entertainment industry
c. Half of the nation's computer engineers
d. Bill Gates
Half of the nation's computer engineers
Appeals courts
Select one:
a. try the cases that they hear from the beginning.
b. consider only whether the lower court discovered all of the relevant evidence.
c. consider only whether the lower court made any legal mistakes.
d. only hear additional evidence not presented at the original trial.
consider only whether the lower court made any legal mistakes
The members of the California State Assembly are elected from
Select one:
a. districts with roughly equal populations.
,b. districts with very unequal populations.
c. districts that each cover an equal area of land.
d. districts that are roughly evenly balanced between Republicans and Democrats
districts with roughly equal populations
The committees that guide the budget proposal through the legislative process are
Select one:
a. the Appropriations Committees
b. the Budget Committees
c. the Appropriations and Budget Committees
d. None of the above
the Appropriations and Budget Committees
Which two political groups drafted the Constitution of 1879?
Select one:
a. Grange Movement and Republican Party
b. Workingmen's Party and Democratic Party
c. Workingmen's Party and Grange Movement
d. Republican Party and Democratic Party
Workingmen's Party and Grange Movement
In California, donations to campaigns
Select one:
a. are anonymous.
b. are tax-deductible.
c. must be publicly disclosed.
d. are prohibited.
, must be publicly disclosed.
The governor's powers and duties include all of the following EXCEPT
Select one:
a. signing bills passed by the legislature.
b. nullifying unconstitutional laws.
c. shaping the state budget.
d. appointing senior officials and judges.
nullifying unconstitutional laws.
California's congressional delegation:
Select one:
a. tends to work together closely to pursue the interests of the entire state.
b. tends to work individually for the local interests of each representative, and not for
the collective interests of the state.
c. displays no consistent pattern of cooperation of lack of cooperation.
tends to work individually for the local interests of each representative, and not for the
collective interests of the state.
Which primary system does California use today?
Select one:
a. closed primaries
b. each party holds a primary that is open only to its own members and independents
c. top-two primaries
d. California does not use primary elections any more
top-two primaries
