Deck 3: Constitutionalism and Federalism: the Perimeters of California Politics

Question 1

U.S.founders believed national government involvement with states would be

A)nonexistent.
B)minimal.
C)extensive.
D)overpowering.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Under the California Constitution, public debt is

A)unregulated.
B)highly restricted.
C)disallowed altogether.
D)allowed up to $10 billion.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The provision allowing voters to approve or reject legislation is called

A)a referendum.
B)an initiative.
C)a recall action.
D)a legislative proposition.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

"English only" became a mandate of the voter through

A)ballots cast for candidates.
B)Proposition 63.
C)voter indifference.
D)ballot stuffing.

Question 5

The philosopher John Locke believed constitutions were

A)divinely inspired agreements.
B)evolutionary concepts of governance.
C)contracts between people and government.
D)largely unwritten processes of governing.

Question 6

As political documents, constitutions reflect

A)religious values.
B)expressions of basic law.
C)group conflict.
D)historical treatises.

Question 7

Pragmatic federalism uses

A)free market precepts.
B)cooperation.
C)coercion.
D)an open door policy.

Question 8

Public education was first provided for in

A)the 1849 Constitution.
B)the 1879 Constitution.
C)Constitutional amendments.
D)the Bill of Rights.

Question 9

Constitutionalism suggests that government operate

A)within certain rules.
B)within the perimeters of politics.
C)by virtue of people power.
D)by God-given values.

Question 10

California's Constitution allows for governmental

A)fragmentation and gridlock.
B)innovations.
C)coordination with federal policy.
D)cooperation among counties.

Question 11

Married women in California could hold separate property

A)before California statehood.
B)since the 1849 Constitution.
C)because of Constitutional amendments.
D)because of popular protest.

Question 12

NAFTA was designed to encourage trade between the United States and

A)Canada and Mexico.
B)Europe and Canada.
C)Mexico and South America.
D)All of the above.

Question 13

Government today often provides mandates without providing

A)funds.
B)direction.
C)rule and regulations.
D)assessment.

Question 14

President Johnson's poverty programs are an example of

A)decentralized federalism.
B)centralized federalism.
C)giving power to the states.
D)funding essential programs.

Question 15

Cooperative federalism allowed for spending on

A)New Deal Programs.
B)water projects.
C)highway construction.
D)all the above.

Question 16

"On your own" federalism is best illustrated by

A)reduced federal spending.
B)reduced states spending.
C)increased government regulations.
D)increased Congressional oversight.

Question 17

Powers not delegated to the United States nor prohibited by it to states belong to

A)the national government.
B)the state government.
C)states or to the people.
D)neither national or state government.

Question 18

Constitutional change is used often in California with the use of

A)the referendum.
B)constitutional conventions.
C)recall of proposals.
D)the initiative process.

Question 19

California today could best be described as

A)a homogeneous state.
B)a bipolar state.
C)a multi-polar state.
D)a state without political conflict.

Question 20

California's Constitution is unique as it contains

A)tax breaks for veterans.
B)a right of privacy.
C)a right of happiness.
D)freedom of religion.

Question 21

California's first constitution lasted ________ years.

Question 22

Renewed or "on your own" federalism is most closely associated with President _____ .

Question 23

Pluralism negatively represents itself in constitutional_____ .

Question 24

Centralized federalism suggests state dependency on _____ .

Question 25

The Immigration Reform and Control Act allowed foreigners already living in California _____ .

Question 26

California's anti-tax revolt led to _____ .

Question 27

Voters can approve or reject an existing statute by using the _____ .

Question 28

Voters themselves can place constitutional amendments on the ballot by using the ________ .

Question 29

Evidence suggests that immigrants both use services and _____ .

Question 30

User fees are local government responses to federal and/or state requirements to offer services without__________ .

Question 31

The purpose behind 1986 immigration legislation was to _____ .

Question 32

Statutes are ordinary _____ .

Question 33

ABC syndrome reflects attitudes against California by _____ .

Question 34

After World War II, Californians feared that immigrants took away _____ .

Question 35

Dual federalism separates functions of _____ .

Question 36

Mistrust of public officials is seen in language limiting ________ .

Question 37

Constitutionalism is a concept of _____ .

Question 38

Most immigrants to California now come from _____ .

Question 39

Constitutions limit political _____ .

Question 40

To combat anti-California feelings in Congress, representatives from California form _____ .

Question 41

Explain the attraction of El Norte to Mexicans.

Question 42

Explain why some say that California is in many ways not a state but a nation.

Question 43

Describe how California's constitution can be amended and laws rejected.