Gov-260 Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

What are Arizona's 5 C's? {Ans: -copper -cattle -citrus -cotton -climate}Why has Arizona had only one Constitutional Convention in its history? {Ans: The founders made it easy to amend the Constitution, making additional conventions unnecessary.}Judicial Recall {Ans: A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended.}Compared to most other states in the U.S., is the Arizona Constitution easy or difficult to change? {Ans: easy}What are the four purposes of the Arizona Constitution? {Ans: - supreme law of the state - creates structures - defining and safeguarding individual rights and liberties - limiting the powers of government}Briefly define judicial retention and judicial recall. Why does Arizona have these provisions in its judicial branch of government? {Ans: Judicial retention is when voters decide whether or not to retain a judge in office. Meaning, if the voter majority is a yes the judge may serve another term. Arizona has these provisions in its judicial branch of government to hold fast to its direct democracy giving power