Question 1

Democrats attained supermajority status in both chambers of the legislature in 2012 (and again in 2016),something they hadn't been able to do since 1883.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Today,some public employees have to take a civil service exam to show that they are qualified for the position,a process that was established by Progressives over 100 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The "Third House" refers to a group of people possessing great political power,functioning like a third chamber of the state legislature.Historically,which group has held this title?

Accepted Answer

A)  lobbyists for special interest groups
B)  the Big Four
C)  the Democratic Party
D)  retired and former legislatorsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Women were granted the right to vote in California state elections about 10 years before they were guaranteed the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Approximately when are (or were) Latinos projected to become an absolute majority (over 50%) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  in 2010--they've already reached that threshold
B)  around 2020
C)  around 2050
D)  never,because their numbers are declining after hitting a high in 2015E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Socialist writer Upton Sinclair won statewide nomination for California governor by representing which party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republican
B)  Democratic
C)  Progressives
D)  none of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

One consequence of the "Top-Two" primary has been ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more ideological conservatives are being elected to office
B)  the disappearance of party polarization in the legislature
C)  candidates from the same party are competing against each other in many November general election races
D)  incumbents are losing at higher ratesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

How many missions were established in what is now the state of California?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 10,but most have been destroyed
B)  12: one for each of Jesus's disciples
C)  21,and most are named for saints
D)  50: one for each large Spanish presidioE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Until 1821,what country governed the Western lands containing California?

Accepted Answer

A)  England
B)  Portugal
C)  Mexico
D)  SpainE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Proposition 1A professionalized the lawmaking body by endowing it with which "three S's?"

Accepted Answer

Higher salary,many m...

Question 11

In what specific,significant ways have voters tried to reshape the relationship between citizens and their representatives?

Accepted Answer

Varies.Many changes have also been broug...

Question 12

When was gold discovered in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  at the end of the Mexican-American War around 1848
B)  about 100 years before California became a state,when the Spanish ruled California
C)  about 50 years after California gained statehood
D)  around 1821,when Mexico gained independence from SpainE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Who can be credited with creating California's "hybrid democracy?"

Accepted Answer

A)  the "Big Four"
B)  the Populists
C)  Artie Samish
D)  the ProgressivesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Direct democracy enabled Californians to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  participate in nominating candidates for office by voting in party primary elections
B)  propose laws and vote on them
C)  put party bosses in prison
D)  guarantee the public employment of qualified individuals rather than party loyalistsE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Two Progressive reforms that aimed to weaken political parties were ______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  women's suffrage;Alien Land Laws
B)  municipal ownership of utilities;Alien Land Laws
C)  universal education;women's suffrage
D)  direct primaries;cross-filingE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Unless the term limits law is changed again,Jerry Brown will be the only person in state history to have served four terms as governor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A "nonpartisan" election means that only independents can run for certain elective offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the most powerful lobbyists in California history was ______,head of the liquor and racetrack lobbies who called himself "the governor of the legislature" in the 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiram Johnson
B)  Artie Samish
C)  Jesse Unruh
D)  Leland CrockerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Alien Land Laws were designed to prevent ______ from becoming citizens or owning property,and were in effect until ______ in California.

Accepted Answer

A)  persons of Mexican or Spanish descent;the 1880s
B)  persons of Asian descent;the 1900s
C)  all noncitizen Americans;the 1920s
D)  persons of Asian descent;the 1950sE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Alien Land Laws were in effect until what decade in California?

Accepted Answer

A)  the 1880s
B)  the 1900s
C)  the 1920s
D)  the 1950sE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: Critical Junctures

Women were granted the right to vote in California state elections about 10 years before they were guaranteed the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.

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In what specific,significant ways have voters tried to reshape the relationship between citizens and their representatives?

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Until 1821,what country governed the Western lands containing California?

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Alien Land Laws were in effect until what decade in California?

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Who can be credited with creating California's "hybrid democracy?"

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One of the most powerful lobbyists in California history was ______,head of the liquor and racetrack lobbies who called himself "the governor of the legislature" in the 1940s.

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How many missions were established in what is now the state of California?

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A "nonpartisan" election means that only independents can run for certain elective offices.

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Today,some public employees have to take a civil service exam to show that they are qualified for the position,a process that was established by Progressives over 100 years ago.

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Direct democracy enabled Californians to ______.

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When was gold discovered in California?

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One consequence of the "Top-Two" primary has been ______.

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The "Third House" refers to a group of people possessing great political power,functioning like a third chamber of the state legislature.Historically,which group has held this title?

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Democrats attained supermajority status in both chambers of the legislature in 2012 (and again in 2016),something they hadn't been able to do since 1883.

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Proposition 1A professionalized the lawmaking body by endowing it with which "three S's?"

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Socialist writer Upton Sinclair won statewide nomination for California governor by representing which party?

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Unless the term limits law is changed again,Jerry Brown will be the only person in state history to have served four terms as governor.

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Alien Land Laws were designed to prevent ______ from becoming citizens or owning property,and were in effect until ______ in California.

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Approximately when are (or were) Latinos projected to become an absolute majority (over 50%) ?

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Two Progressive reforms that aimed to weaken political parties were ______ and ______.

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