Exam 2: Critical Junctures

What replaced the major Native American tribal settlements along a road that came to be known as "El Camino Real," the King's Highway?

Name a few of the laws that Governor Jerry Brown and the legislature have established recently.

Presidios were built for the primary purpose of ______.

Why was the Southern Pacific Railroad compared to an octopus?

Why was Governor Gray Davis recalled?

"Professionalization" is a term referring to the transformation of ______ into ______.

Describe the political earthquakes that have "rocked" California throughout her statehood.What have been the political consequences of those upheavals?

The nation's first law regulating greenhouse gas emissions was signed into law by Gov.Schwarzenegger,and is titled ______.

In the postwar "boom" of the 1950s,what U.S.government program was created to help ease labor shortages?

Presidios and missions were built for and served the same purposes.

How did California redesign its legislature as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Reynolds v.Sims (1965)?

What were the reasons behind "professionalizing" California's legislature in 1966?

Republicans in the legislature have made life difficult for Governor Jerry Brown,because they have been able to stop or delay the passage of the annual state budget until their demands have been met.

To what does the term "Third House" refer?

California's experimentation with primary elections began with ______ and is currently being tested again with the ______.

Did advocates for Proposition 14,the Top Two primary,achieve their goals?

Demographic change can be seen in public schools,where non-Hispanic Whites constituted approximately ______ of all children enrolled in K-12 schools in 2016-2017.

Thanks to the Progressives,candidates for local city councils and school boards run in nonpartisan elections,meaning their party affiliation is not printed next to their names on the ballot.

Why was the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 so significant?

Rebuking the Trump administration,Governor ______ has tried to be an environmental policy leader by establishing agreements with foreign heads of state and advancing California's greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts.