Deck 12: Policies Stemming From Growth

Question 1

The lack of affordable housing is caused by imbalance of

A)jobs and housing.
B)water and population.
C)general plans and demand.
D)housing supply and demand.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Developers mitigate the costs of new development by

A)bribing public officials.
B)paying impact fees.
C)funding general plan changes.
D)designing high density projects.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

If one digs a well, the water belongs to that person legally through

A)prior appropriation.
B)prescriptive rights.
C)riparian rights.
D)a general plan amendment.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A filter down housing policy involves private building

A)for the haves.
B)on large lots.
C)for the have-nots.
D)through private financing.

Question 5

In the 1990s, growth rates in California were highest in

A)small rural counties.
B)San Francisco.
C)Los Angeles.
D)San Diego.

Question 6

Historically, California's transportation policy

A)regulates the automobile.
B)accommodates the automobile.
C)levies taxes for highways.
D)slowly approves mass transit.

Question 7

The top prerequisite for California's growth has been

A)the provision of water.
B)the pro-growth consensus.
C)an adequate infrastructure.
D)enough housing.

Question 8

A new market approach to environmental pollution involves

A)environmental television advertisements.
B)giving it a monetary value.
C)heavy taxation of it.
D)selling it to neighboring states.

Question 9

The author claims traffic congestion is a matter of

A)personal choice.
B)too few highways.
C)no carpool opportunities.
D)unaffordable mass transit.

Question 10

A command and control approach to pollution is to

A)levy fines.
B)create market incentives.
C)issue regulations and set standards.
D)tax the worst polluters.

Question 11

Research shows that those who prefer growth controls are

A)lifeboat elitists.
B)extreme environmentalists.
C)big business.
D)a mix of communities and income groups.

Question 12

The "fiscalization" of land use refers to project approvals that generate high

A)land use fees.
B)income tax payers.
C)sales tax revenue.
D)property taxes.

Question 13

In the 1970s, the dominant growth consensus

A)began to be questioned.
B)continued through new projects.
C)fueled new economic growth.
D)led to coastal protection legislation.

Question 14

Californians perceive they are overcrowded as so many

A)own cars.
B)breathe smog.
C)buy condominiums.
D)live along the coast.

Question 15

Most disagreements on growth control involve

A)reducing population growth.
B)defiscalizing development.
C)rethinking the concept of home rule.
D)developing a state-wide growth strategy.

Question 16

California ranks lower than most states in per capita

A)highway spending.
B)gas taxes.
C)pollution control.
D)transit participation.

Question 17

Construction requirements are contained in the

A)general plan.
B)uniform building code.
C)subdivision regulations.
D)zoning ordinance.

Question 18

Complicating water management in California, the Central Valley Project is owned by

A)the state Department of Water Resources.
B)the U.S.Bureau of Reclamation.
C)a collection of local water districts.
D)a consortium of private purveyors.

Question 19

A general plan is a land use planning instrument that

A)divides an area into districts.
B)dictates division of land parcels.
C)provides a blueprint for future development.
D)provides tools for commercial projects.

Question 20

After World War II, a host of building projects resulted from

A)a major tax increase.
B)a de facto pro-growth policy.
C)a new influx of immigrants.
D)divided government.

Question 21

Filter down housing policy assumes building affluent housing will result in also building _____ .

Question 22

Storing waste in poor communities is called environmental _____ .

Question 23

Compared to states like New Jersey, Californians perceive they are _____ .

Question 24

The historic response to more automobiles in California has been more ______ .

Question 25

Dividing an area into districts to regulate land use is accomplished with _____ .

Question 26

Command and control is an environmental approach to issuing _____ .

Question 27

When one person uses another's water with his/her knowledge, we describe these rights as _____ .

Question 28

The major agency to work on highway projects is _____ .

Question 29

The greenhouse effect refers to the world getting _____ .

Question 30

Motor vehicles create congestion and pollution called _____ .

Question 31

The problem with filter down policy is that it assumes there is some balance between demand and _____ .

Question 32

BART is a transit system linking suburbs with _____ .

Question 33

Fiscalization concerns approving land use projects primarily because of the potential for _____ .

Question 34

Most of the state's approaches to energy deregulation _____ .

Question 35

If one lives next to a source of water, one has rights termed _____ .

Question 36

People who do not want LULUs near them are termed _____ .

Question 37

Recently voters agreed to a gas tax increase and a mass transit _____ .

Question 38

A de facto pro-growth policy developed after World War II is based on a state-wide, bipartisan political ______ .

Question 39

An overall blueprint for future physical development is a _____ .

Question 40

The Central Valley Project supplies water primarily to ______ .

Question 41

How do you explain the lack of a state growth strategy?

Question 42

Which environmental strategies restrict people's choices?

Question 43

What are some of the disagreements Californians have about "quality of life" issues?