Deck 1: Explaining California Politics

Question 1

The initiation process allows voters to circumvent

A)business.
B)governors.
C)courts.
D)legislatures.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Latinos are a big population due to

A)high immigration.
B)high birth rates.
C)ease of entry.
D)all of the above.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

California elite groups include

A)interest groups.
B)large newspapers, banking, and businesses.
C)entrepreneurs.
D)early settlers.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

California's motto is

A)Ying and Yang.
B)Eureka.
C)Geronimo.
D)Aquira Semper.

Question 5

Political systems in California involve

A)control and influence.
B)power and authority.
C)both a and b.
D)diversity.

Question 6

People come to live in California for

A)better jobs.
B)low cost housing.
C)public transport.
D)recreation and health.

Question 7

African Americans came to California in large numbers

A)during the Mexican wars.
B)during the Civil War.
C)during Reconstruction.
D)during World War II.

Question 8

Northern Californians differ from those in the south on

A)water issues.
B)land issues.
C)agricultural issues.
D)manufacturing issues.

Question 9

Latinos have low voter turnout because many are

A)uncaring.
B)sympathetic.
C)too young to vote.
D)too old to vote.

Question 10

California's political system limits group power in its

A)Constitution.
B)Bill of Rights.
C)pluralist rules.
D)regulatory arm.

Question 11

Japanese Americans were moved to relocation camps in response to

A)failed economy.
B)loss of railroad jobs.
C)the Pearl Harbor attack.
D)defeat of Japan in WW II.

Question 12

The state's cities have found new ways to raise revenues because

A)lifestyles have changed.
B)private companies will not provide services.
C)the state will not provide services.
D)stock options fluctuated.

Question 13

During the "American Era" population increased due to migration of

A)Indians.
B)Mexicans.
C)Euro-Americans.
D)Chinese.

Question 14

Public policymaking is described as

A)the authoritative allocation of values.
B)who gets what, when and how.
C)power and authority.
D)pursuit of government goals.

Question 15

California's most important resource is

A)gold.
B)copper.
C)soils.
D)water.

Question 16

Californians have attitudes toward government described as

A)trust.
B)distrust.
C)complete indifference.
D)significant engagement.

Question 17

Governor Jerry Brown is known to say that

A)government is necessary.
B)public decisions are all local.
C)policy making lacks consensus.
D)people are largely indifferent.

Question 18

Pluralism describes search for power and influence by

A)a handful of folks.
B)many interests and groups.
C)nonvoters.
D)the disenfranchised.

Question 19

Today, the state ranks first among the 50 in

A)international trade.
B)recreation.
C)manufacturing.
D)aeronautics.

Question 20

Representative democracy calls for rule by

A)grass roots participation.
B)the few on behalf of the many.
C)business and elites.
D)common people.

Question 21

The defining north/south mountain range is _____ .

Question 22

Multicultural pluralism reflects the state's growth and influence of _____ .

Question 23

California has been called a hydraulic society because of its _____ .

Question 24

Policy entrepreneurs are those who can ______ .

Question 25

In our federal arrangement, there is one national political system and _____ .

Question 26

The idea that California could be divided into three states came out of _____ .

Question 27

In 1869, population pushed into the state after the completion of the _____ .

Question 28

In the 1920s, the discovery of oil led to new jobs and ______ .

Question 29

Californians have difficulty seeing themselves as one state because of _____ differences.

Question 30

Water has transformed the state into the nation's _____ by feeding other regions.

Question 31

The American era in the state began with _____ .

Question 32

The political environment describes attributes that limit _____ .

Question 33

Hyperpluralism refers to diffused power and group _____ .

Question 34

Aristotle envisioned participatory democracy as _____ .

Question 35

A big population wave occurred in the 1940s following ____ .

Question 36

Population statistics characterize the state's growth and _____ .

Question 37

Supermajorities must make public policy when ____ .

Question 38

Maquiladoras are ____ .

Question 39

California government gridlock is related to ______ .

Question 40

The iron law of oligarchy suggests that power gravitates to _____ .

Question 41

Illustrate one of the theories that explains California politics.

Question 42

How does California's geography and climate contribute to population growth?

Question 43

Describe one of California's regions noting TWO factors chosen from the following: geography, politics, society, and economics.