Practice Quiz - Local Government
Here's a practice quiz for Local Government in Political Science.
- 1.Proposition 13 is a very important topic in this course. Based on your reading in Carney Ch. 10, please choose a description that does not fit the nature of this proposition below.
- A.
Under Proposition 13, local tax measures must be approved by a 2/3 vote of local voters.
- B.
Proposition 13 was enacted in 1978, and have been depriving the local governments of most property tax funds.
- C.
Cities took more burden than counties did in result of proposition 13.
- D.
Counties became more dependent on the state and federal governments due to the proposition 13.
- E.
Counties have been hardest hit with the proposition 13.
- 2.There are three types of local governments in California. Choose the right combination below:
- A.
County, city, and special district
- B.
Legislative, executive, and judicial
- C.
President, governor, and mayor
- D.
Board of supervisors, chancellor, and supreme judge
- E.
Governor, mayor, and city council
- 3.Counties are administrative subdivisions of the state. How many counties does California have?
- A.
10
- B.
58
- C.
120
- D.
60
- E.
66
- 4.Among these counties, which county features most population out of all? (Hint: It is projected to have about 10 million people)
- A.
Alpine
- B.
San Bernardino
- C.
Los Angeles
- D.
San Francisco
- E.
San Diego
- 5.Under proposition 13, owners of income property received most tax relief than owners of homes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Before Proposition 13, massive increases in real estate values caused huge __________ in property taxes.
- 7.Most homeowners supported making changes on Proposition 13 because it created inequities that became serious over the time.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court called Proposition 13 "distasteful and unwise", ______ its constitutionality in an 8-1 ruling.
- A.
Upheld
- B.
Overturned
- C.
Overthrew
- D.
Canceled
- E.
Denied
- 9._________ California governments spend funds, approximated well over $144 billion, on education, health and welfare.
- A.
Partial
- B.
Total
- C.
Separate
- D.
Few
- E.
New
- 10.Before Proposition 13, _________ taxes raised funds for education, health and welfare.
- A.
Sales
- B.
Property
- C.
Retirement
- D.
Income
- E.
Weather
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