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Name: Political Science 373: Essentials of California Politics – Exam #1 Part I: Multiple Choice (1 points each, 10 points total) 1. With an over $3 trillion GDP, California’s economy is large than... 2. Roughly what percentage of California’s population was born outside the United States? 3. With 40% of the population, the largest ethnic group in California is... 4. In the late 19 th century, California politics was dominated by the... 5. Upton Sinclair’s “End Poverty in California” program (EPIC)... in the Democratic Party campaign a radical tax plan the United Kingdom Japan Germany all of the above 15% 35% 25% 50% Whites Asian Californians Latinos none of the above petroleum industry Southern Pacific Railroad Workingmen's Party liquor and racetrack lobbies inspired left-wing and socialist activists was a central tenant of his 1934 gubernatorial focused on wealth redistribution through all of the above
6. Which of the following is NOT a major predictor in determining whether a citizen is likely to vote? 7. The population of California is approximately... 8. Which major event in California history took place in 1846? 9. The direct democratic practices that inspired Progressive reformers were taken from... 10. The United States Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims (1964)... vote” California Senate ethnicity gender homeownership highest level of education 25 million 55 million 40 million 70 million the Bear Flag Revolt founding of final mission in Sonoma American statehood discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill Mexican law Switzerland ancient Greece none of the above rejected the principle of "one person, one redically altered the structure of the ended California's system of open primaries all of the above
Part II: Fill-in the Blank (1 points each blank, 20 points total) 1. Among the important cities of California are (1) , which was founded in 1769 as the first European settlement of what was then Alta California. The largest city at roughly 4 million people, larger than 20 U.S. states, is (2) which is also the seat of the nation’s largest county by population. The first capital of California and site of the American occupation under Commodore Sloat was (3) , although the current capital of California is located in (4) 2. In 1911 (5) was elected governor on a platform of Progressive reform which included introducing tools of direct democracy and allowing candidates to engage in (6) , whereby a candidate may be nominated by more than one political party. In 2003, one of the major tools of direct democracy, know as the (7) , was used for the first time statewide against then-governor (8) . He was ultimately replaced by (9) , the most recent Republican to hold statewide office. In 2010 California voters elected (10) for a third term as governor, who had previous served from 1975-1982. Other tools of direct democracy include the (11) which is placed on the ballot at the local or state level when a certain signature gathering requirement has been reached and when passed become law equal to those passed by the legislature. Another tool called the (12) gives voters the option of rejecting laws already passed by the legislature. All these tools of direct democracy are established in Article (13) of the California Constitution.
3. California’s governance is still guided by the state constitution that was passed in the year (14) although several modifications have been made since then through voter actions. For example, Proposition (15) of 1966 professionalized the legislature under the orchestration of then Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh. Other changes to government practice in California came through Prop. (16) (1990) which established term limits for legislative and executive office. While originally limited to 14 years total with 6 in the Assembly and 8 in the Senate, legislative term limits were modified by Prop. (17) (2012) which changed this to 12 years total in either chamber. While legislators originally drew their own electoral districts, this was changed to a citizens’ commission in 2008 by Prop. (18) . The top-two primary system, whereby the two highest vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation, was enacted by Prop. (19) in 2010. Perhaps the most well- known proposition of the last half century is Prop. (20) , which put limits on property taxes and required a two-thirds majority vote in the legislature for any tax increases. Part III: Short Answer (5 points each, minimum of 100 words each, 20 points total) 1. How do lobbyists and special interest groups influence elected officials in making policy, and what means to do they have to persuade elected officials into supporting their client’s interests?
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