25 Mutiple Choice and True/False
Question 1 (1 point)

Which of the following affect the introduction of legislation?

governors

constituents

lobbyists

all of the above

Question 2 (1 point)

Incumbents have a much easier time undertaking ______________ for voters in their districts than do new officeholders.

lawmaking

oversight

casework

representation

Question 3 (1 point)

___________ is work done by legislators to help residents in their voting districts.

Lawmaking

Oversight

Representation

Constituent service

Question 4 (1 point)

The largest battles in a state legislature tend to be over which of the following?

budgets

executive oversight

judicial appointments

ethics

Question 5 (1 point)

What happens to most bills introduced in state legislatures?

receive a vote on the floor of the House and Senate.

They die in committee.

They are signed into law by the governor.

They are filibustered.

Question 6 (1 point)

Which of the following tends to have the largest effect on whether legislators introduce a bill?

governors

constituents

lobbyists

all of the above

Question 7 (1 point)

_____________ is the process of drawing districts with the intent of pressing partisan advantage at the expense of other considerations.

Apportionment

Redistricting

Gerrymandering

Malapportionment

Question 8 (1 point)

According to Table 7-1 in the text, which state has the largest number of state legislators?

California

Florida

Texas

New Hampshire

Question 9 (1 point)

According to Table 7-2 in the text, which of the following states has the largest percentage of women serving in its state legislature?

New Hampshire

Oklahoma

Alabama

Louisiana

Question 10 (1 point)

Most governors are able to do which of the following?

set their own salaries

simultaneously serve in the legislature.

impeach state judges

veto legislation

Question 11 (1 point)

The final governor to be granted the power to veto legislation was ______________ in 1997.

South Dakota’s

Missouri’s

Oregon’s

North Carolina’s

Question 12 (1 point)

Which of the following tends to be the dominant issue in gubernatorial elections?

the state’s economy

the state’s educational system

the state’s judicial system

the state’s lottery

Question 13 (1 point)

_____________ power means that a governor can select people to run state departments.

Veto

Budgetary

Appointment

Judicial

Question 14 (1 point)

Popular support for a governor can do which of the following?

make legislators more willing to listen and deal

rise and fall with the fortunes of the state

both a. and b

none of the above

Question 15 (1 point)

Managing state elections generally falls to which of the following?

lieutenant governor

attorney general

secretary of state

state comptroller

Question 16 (1 point)

The most successful governors are those who have which of the following?

a great deal of formal power and little informal power

a great deal of formal power and a great deal of informal power

a little formal power and a great deal of informal power

a little formal power and a little informal power

Question 17 (1 point)

The National Guard is which of the following?

the governor’s private army

deployed in times of crisis

both a. and b.

none of the above

Question 18 (1 point)

Amendments to a bill that are not central to its intent are known as riders.

True

False

Question 19 (1 point)

Rank-and-file members rely more on party leaders these days than they ever did in the past.

True

False

Question 20 (1 point)

Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature.

True

False

Question 21 (1 point)

The responsibility of keeping tabs on the executive branch is a high priority for most legislators.

True

False

Question 22 (1 point)

The power to call special legislative sessions is an example of a formal power.

True

False

Question 23 (1 point)

Every lieutenant governor is elected on the same ticket as the governor.

True

False

Question 24 (1 point)

Governors can only achieve their agendas through their formal powers.

True

False

Question 25 (1 point)

Governors, not the federal government, have the final authority over where to deploy the National Guard.

True

False

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