What are the responsibilities of the attorney general?
What will be an ideal response?
The state's chief law enforcement officer is head of the Department of Justice, which employs district attorneys to help represent the state of California in court cases and provide legal counsel to state officials. The AG supervises all sheriffs, policy chiefs, and state agencies to enforce state law "adequately and uniformly."
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Voters who carefully follow public affairs are known as which of the following?
a. attentive electorate b. attentive public c. active public d. active electorate
Which of the following statements is true of the winner-take-all system?
A. In this system, the candidate who receives the largest popular vote in a state is credited with all that state's electoral votes. B. In this system, the top two candidates who receive the largest number of votes have to contest in another round of elections. C. In this system, an elector must receive 538 electoral votes to win. D. In this system, the electoral votes must be distributed equally among the top three candidates. E. In this system, the party that wins all the electoral votes controls both chambers of Congress.
In direct contributions, national party committees give campaign funds to
a. candidates for federal office. b. interest groups. c. local voters. d. political machines. e. state parties.
Which of the following statements about the "rule of four" in the Supreme Court is accurate?
a. Any case hoping to be heard by the Supreme Court must be at least four years out from initial verdict. b. For a case to be heard by the Supreme Court at least four justices must vote to hear the case. c. Four states must sign on to support any writ of certiorari presented to the Supreme Court d. For a case to be heard by the Supreme Court, at least four writs of certiorari must be presented.