Exam 2: Critical Junctures

The treaty that ended the 2-year Mexican-American War in 1848 and transferred California to U.S.power was ______.

The first large wave of settlers arrived in California in 1848 as a result of ______.

Laws that prevented persons of Asian descent from becoming citizens or owning property were known as ______.

What did the U.S.government do to encourage the settlement of the West?

Democrats in the legislature have made life difficult for Governor Jerry Brown,because they have overridden most of his vetoes.

Being awarded a government job based on one's loyalty to a political party is called ______.

By cross-filing,any person could ______.

Why is holding a supermajority of seats in the legislature so significant for a political party in California?

Mission complexes functioned primarily as ______.

What political movement in the early 1900s finally loosened the Southern Pacific's grip over state politics?

Apart from the circus-like nature of the event,how did the recall election differ from a regular election? In what respects was it similar to a regular election?

California's population significantly increased during the Great Depression,when approximately 350,000 migrants from ______ arrived in search of work.

______ who came seeking gold or were recruited by the railroad companies to lay railroad track over the West's rugged terrain endured decades of legal discrimination in California.

When was the first mission built?

The recall of Governor Gray Davis in 2003 was the first successful recall of a governor in the state's history.

What kinds of ballot initiatives have targeted immigrants? Mention at least two.

In what year did California officially become a state?

Civil service replaced what popular political practice?

Why was the opening of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 so significant?

Population increases during the latter half of the 20th century reflected migration from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt,as well as immigration from ______.