Question 1

Demographic change can be seen in public schools,where Hispanics/Latinos constituted ______ of all children enrolled in K-12 schools in 2016-2017.

Accepted Answer

A)  12%
B)  27%
C)  54%
D)  78% C

Question 2

Describe the political reforms established by the Progressives who dominated state government from 1911 to 1917.

Accepted Answer

Progressives reformed many types of laws,which encompassed workers' rights,ownership of public utilities,and more.Their most celebrated reforms concerned elections and parties,which were geared toward ensuring fair political representation.They established direct primaries,elections in which any party member could become a candidate for office and gain the nomination of their fellow party members through winning enough votes,rather than being picked by a party boss.They designated local and judicial elections as nonpartisan,meaning that no party identification would appear next to names listed on the ballot.They created the practice of cross-filing,which allowed any candidates' names to appear on any party's primary election ballot (without party labels),thus enabling candidates to obtain the nomination of more than one party.They also championed civil service reforms,which disallowed parties in power from rewarding their loyalists with government jobs;now such employment had to be earned through demonstration of merit.Most importantly,they adopted direct democracy: the initiative,referendum,and recall.Alien Land Laws,or laws restricting foreigners (Chinese and Japanese specifically),also were created during this era.

Question 3

Which private company was likened to an octopus in a famous cartoon,due to its monopolistic control over all major aspects of economic life in early California including banking,overland and overseas shipping,postal services,lumber,telegraph services,other wholesale industries,and of course,politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chevron Corporation
B)  DuPont
C)  Ford Motor Company
D)  The Southern Pacific Railroad D

Question 4

Between 1821 and 1848,the lands containing California became part of which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico
B)  Spain
C)  United States
D)  Canada

Question 5

As run-down,aging California neighborhoods are revitalized and become thriving,trendy areas that attract higher-income residents,the lower-income residents who previously lived in the area are displaced--a phenomenon known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  supermajority status
B)  professionalization
C)  sanctuary
D)  gentrification

Question 6

Which is the anti-tax initiative that succeeded in 1978,essentially limiting taxes to 1% of a property's sale price?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proposition 1
B)  Proposition 13
C)  the DREAM Act
D)  the Civil Rights Act

Question 7

As a result of redistricting after 1965,political influence in the legislature passed from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the south to the north
B)  rural to urban interests
C)  junior to senior legislators
D)  the legislature to the governor's office

Question 8

Who was California's most famous Progressive governor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Leland Stanford
B)  Hiram Johnson
C)  Jess Unruh
D)  Artie Samish

Question 9

The first European explorers to arrive in what is known as California were ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  English
B)  French
C)  Spanish
D)  Dutch

Question 10

Explain how Progressives helped to trigger California's first "giant political earthquake."

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Question 11

In what major ways will racial and ethnic diversification continue to have important political dimensions?

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Question 12

The Big Four (Stanford,Huntington,Crocker,and Hopkins)became powerful due to their ownership of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the state's university system and most supply stores
B)  the largest bank in the United States
C)  the Western Rail Company
D)  the Southern Pacific Railroad

Question 13

After cross-filing was eliminated in the 1950s,which party became dominant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican Party
B)  Democratic Party
C)  Socialist Party
D)  Progressive Party

Question 14

Theoretically,if enough candidates had emerged as "favorites" in the race for governor to replace Gray Davis (2003),Arnold Schwarzenegger could have won by securing less than 10% of the vote--as long as he won the highest percentage of votes among all the candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Name four Progressive era reforms that were designed to disable political parties.

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Question 16

The state legislature was transformed in 1966 by Proposition 1A,a measure that professionalized the lawmaking body by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  granting higher salary,more staff,and longer sessions
B)  requiring both chambers to be based on population
C)  equalizing the number of committees in each chamber
D)  imposing term limits on every legislator

Question 17

Jerry Brown has been allowed to serve a record four terms as governor of California because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  he served his first two terms before term limits were enacted
B)  the term limits law was changed recently to allow governors to serve four terms
C)  term limits don't apply to the governor's office
D)  he switched political parties

Question 18

Prior to the 1960s,cozy relationships developed between legislators and lobbyists because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  lobbyists helped legislators get elected,and legislators had weak loyalty to political parties
B)  legislators wanted to supplement their low wages with gifts of food,drink,and more
C)  lobbyists supplied needed information about bills,and legislators lacked staff
D)  any of these

Question 19

The fastest-growing ethnic group in California (in 2017)is ______.

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Question 20

What significant elections-related changes have been brought about by election-related initiatives passed in 2008 and 2010?

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Exam 2: Critical Junctures