ASGA's What Can You Really Accomplish? Quiz Are You A 'Real' Government? Is Anything Impossible to Change?

1. Which of the below best indicates that a government is “real?”

3. What is the number one power that all SGs must have?

a. Power to be the official voice of the students

b. Power to fund clubs and organizations

c. Power to serve on institutional committees

d. Power to recognize new clubs/organizations

e. Power to serve on the board of trustees/regents/visitors

4. What is the best indicator that your SG is a “player” on campus?

a. You have the ear of key administrators

b. You have enough funding to negotiate for change

c. Your SG has club-recognition and funding authority

d. Your SG can appoint students to serve on institutional committees

e. Your SG is involved in major decisions that govern your institution

5. Before your SG takes on any issue, what should you consider as the top priority?

a. Do you have the financial resources?

b. Do you have the time to complete the issue?

c. Do you have the authority to finish the project?

d. Do you have enough staffers to finish the project?

e. Is the project winnable?

7. What is the number-one way to boost your SG’s image with students/administrators

a. Develop a professional marketing/advertising campaign

b. Talk to students about SG in classes and club meetings

c. Make sure multiple people are running for every position in SG elections

d. Accomplish a couple of real things that matter to students

e. Produce professional videos of interviews with SG officers and show campuswide

8. What makes an issue “winnable” to your SG?

a. Your SG has time to complete it

b. Your SG has the money needed

c. Your SG has the authority to do it

d. All of the above

10. Are there any issues worth tackling even if you’re almost certainly going to fail?

Yes

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