PLSC Exam 2 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Most bills introduced in state legislature - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔die in the Senate
Which state has a part-time legislature - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Montana
_____ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Constituents
Bills ______ according to predictable partisan majorities - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔do no
always pass
The geographical area represented by a member of a legislature is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔a district
Legislators who do not hold leadership positions or senior posts are known as _____
members - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rank-and-file
Conducting budget reviews is part of the ____ function of legislatures - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔oversight
Most legislative power is derived from the ability to - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔set tax rates
and other fiscal policies
Legislatures tend to be ____ institutions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔reactive
Most governors are able to do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Veto
legislation
____ power means that a governor can select people to run state departments - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Appointment
, As chief spokesmen for a state, a governor is expected to do which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) be a strong leader in time of crises
b) Lobby in Washington DC for federal funds for his state
c) Clearly communicate fact to constitutions
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
As a party chief for a sate, the governor often is expected to do which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) Select the state party chair
b) Raise money for state legislative candidates
c) Influence presidential elections
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
State constitutions grant governors which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Formal powers
Historically, which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) They have been
white
b) Male
c) Have had previous government experience
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following tends to be the dominant issue in gubernatorial elections? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The state's economy
Only ____ states have two-year gubernatorial terms? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Two
Governors ____ as members of state legislatures - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Supermajority
In nearly every state the responsibility for creating a state budget lies in the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔governor's office
CORRECT Answers
Most bills introduced in state legislature - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔die in the Senate
Which state has a part-time legislature - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Montana
_____ tend to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Constituents
Bills ______ according to predictable partisan majorities - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔do no
always pass
The geographical area represented by a member of a legislature is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔a district
Legislators who do not hold leadership positions or senior posts are known as _____
members - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔rank-and-file
Conducting budget reviews is part of the ____ function of legislatures - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔oversight
Most legislative power is derived from the ability to - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔set tax rates
and other fiscal policies
Legislatures tend to be ____ institutions - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔reactive
Most governors are able to do which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Veto
legislation
____ power means that a governor can select people to run state departments - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Appointment
, As chief spokesmen for a state, a governor is expected to do which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) be a strong leader in time of crises
b) Lobby in Washington DC for federal funds for his state
c) Clearly communicate fact to constitutions
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
As a party chief for a sate, the governor often is expected to do which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) Select the state party chair
b) Raise money for state legislative candidates
c) Influence presidential elections
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
State constitutions grant governors which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Formal powers
Historically, which of the following is true? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a) They have been
white
b) Male
c) Have had previous government experience
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Which of the following tends to be the dominant issue in gubernatorial elections? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The state's economy
Only ____ states have two-year gubernatorial terms? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Two
Governors ____ as members of state legislatures - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Supermajority
In nearly every state the responsibility for creating a state budget lies in the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔governor's office
