PBI-Manatt Quiz: California Goes to Washington - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. During the 2020 election campaign, presidential candidate Joe Biden aligned himself with which California ballot measure?

No on 22 — Ensure protections for gig workers

Yes on 18 — Voting for 17-year-olds in primary elections

Yes on 16 — Repeal ban on affirmative action

Yes on 25 — End cash bail system

2. President Joe Biden has nominated Californian Alejandro Mayorkas as Secretary of which department?

Homeland Security

Labor

Agriculture

Housing and Urban Development

3. If confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Californian Xavier Becerra would oversee all of the following, except…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Food and Drug Administration

National Institutes of Health

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

4. Which of the following, already signed into law in California, was included in the Biden-Harris administration’s relief proposal known as the American Rescue Plan?

A $15 minimum wage

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Tuition-free community college

Healthcare for undocumented residents

5. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla was recently appointed to the U.S. Senate. Who has the Governor appointed to finish his term as Secretary of State?

Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez

Assemblymember Shirley Weber

Assemblymember Evan Low

Senate Majority Leader Robert Hertzberg

California Goes to Washington

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