The fastest-growing ethnic group in California (in 2017) is ______.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the presiding officers of the legislature?

A) assigning bills to committees B) recognizing members on the floor C) appointing the chairs and members of the conference committees D) interpreting laws and giving advisory opinions

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

1. A regime is a set of formal and informal political institutions that defines a type of government. 2. The very nature of an absolutist state means that many mechanisms exist to protect citizens and enable them to claim their “rights” against political leaders. 3. Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau are known as social contract theorist. 4. Proponents of participatory democracy argue that real democracy must include far more than the minimal list of institutional guarantees.