POSC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Vehicle Insurance, Franchise Tax, Direct Democracy
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Potential essay questions: direct dem: initiative, referendum, recall. Used to describe a formal institution in which a land and people. Political system that permits citizens to participate in government, usually through election of key officials. A system of government where the populace selects representatives to make decisions for government. Allows citizens to directly vote on laws and policies. Gives citizens and interest groups a lot of power in government. You have to get this many percents of signatures (a. 4. b. 3. a. ii. b) (a. 4. b. 3. a. ii. c) If you do this instead of statutory, it can only be invalidated by federal law (a. 4. b. 3. b) referendum (a. 4. b. 3. b. i) (a. 4. b. 3. b. ii) (a. 4. b. 3. b. iii) (a. 4. b. 3. b. iv) Taking an act of the legislature, and placing it on the ballot of either approval/disapproval of the people. Delays or affirms a piece of legislatures (unless deemed urgent) California has a dozen executives: eight elected statewide, plus four regionally elected members of the board of equalization. The power to make laws (b. 1. a. 1) (b. 1. a. 2) appointment power (b. 1. a. 3) (b. 1. a. 4) (b. 1. a. 5) (b. 1. a. 6)