A plural executive is a __________

a. centralized system of authority in which the governor appoints all other major executive officers
b. system of authority in which the governorship is rotated among members of a chief council appointed by the legislature
c. fragmented system of authority under which most statewide, executive officeholders are elected independently of the governor
d. system of authority in which a five-member board elected by the people jointly act as the chief executive

Answer: c

Political Science

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California's superintendent of public instruction shares policy power with an appointed _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Most democracies have multiparty systems. 2. Confessional cleavages continue to be salient in many non-European countries. 3. Anticlericalism refers to the division between private life, where religion belongs, and public life, where religion doesn’t belong. 4. The mechanical effect of an electoral system refers to the way that votes are translated into seats. 5. In disproportional electoral systems, the mechanical effect rewards large parties and punishes small ones.

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