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Gov 260 Quiz 2
Arizoan law and constituiton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What day did Arizona become a state and the Arizona consitution created? | Feb. 14th, 1912 |
| Voters are able to replace _________ the incumbents at once in the genreal elections. | ALL |
| What is made up of a preamble and 30 articles? | Arizona Constitution |
| Arizona is part of the _______ system that includes the national government and 49 other states. | Federalsim or Federal system |
| The person who vetoed arioznas first constitution in 1910. | President Taft |
| THE CLAUSE IN THE US CONSTITUTION THAT DECREES WHERE BOTH GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT, THAT STATE LAW IS SUBORDINATE TO THE US CONSTITUTION AND OTHER FEDERAL LAWS. | The supremacy clause |
| What are the names of the two legislative chambers in Ariozna? | Senate and house |
| What is the average length of session for the legislative branch? | 144 days |
| When a judge is running against hir or her own record versus running against another candidate. | Judicial retention |
| What is the term length for those serving in the arizona senate? | 2 years |
| Legislators may not serve more than 4 consective terms but can sit out an election or can switch between the house and the sentat continually. | term limits |
| Most legislators have other jobs. This makes up a _________ legislture . | Citizen legislature |
| What are term limits for the executive branch? | 2 consecutive terms in the same office |
| How many poeple are employed by the executive bracn hin Arizona? | More than 65,000 |
| Arizonas executive branch is a _________executive branch. | weak |
| When are executive branch elected officails elected? | Presidential years |
| The names of the women elected to the top 5 executive positions in the state in 1998. | the group was the fab 5 |
| What was founded on the principle of elected officals representing a group of people? | representive democracy |
| Whats the reason for terms being only 2 years? | Direct democracy |
| The most commonly used method for altering the arizona constitution. | referendum |
| Intiative, recall, referendum, election of corporation commissioners are ________ elements of Arizonas constitution. | progressive |
| What era is many of the core features oft he Arizona constitution a product of ? | the Progressive movement |
| Cotton, cattle, cliamte, copper, and citrus are the what of Arizona | the 5 c's of Arizona |
| If the governer resigned , who would succeed him or her? | The secretary of state |
| The ringtail cat is what? | the state mammal of AZ |
| To recall a public official, a recall pettition must capture this percentage of the total number of the electors who voted for the specfic office during the last genral election. | 25% |
| Some superior court judges and all justices of the peace are chosen by _________ | Judicial elections |
| These people delibertely rejected the fedral approach where judges are nominated and serve for life. | Arizona constitutions framers |
| originally, _______________ were to be elected in contested elections ike other public officals in AZs constitution. | Judges |
| 1. Qualified atornys apply to one of 3 judicial nominating commisions 2. commision recomends three candidates to the governor 3. Governer appoints 4. the judge serves term until election | The merit based system |
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