Midterm POLS Flashcards
According to the lecture, which theory best describes California politics?
Hyperpluralistic Theory
California’s economy is shaped like a(n) _____________________________ , with many people doing well at the top, many barely getting by at the bottom, and fewer and fewer in the middle.
Hourglass
Where would California’s economy, with an annual gross domestic product $2.7 trillion, rank if it were an independent nation?
Fifth
The region in California, between San Jose and San Francisco, which revolutionized the computer industry in the 1990s is known as __________.
Silicone Valley
How many total initiatives were on the 2022 California general election ballot?
7
In what industry were 500,000 jobs created between 1940 and 1946 in California?
Defense industry
After Spain colonized Mexico in 1769, California’s political system was made up of missions, presidios, and pueblos. Which of these were the military bases of Spain?
Presidios
A revolt took place in California in the 1840’s between the native-born, Spanish-speaking Californios and the American settlers led by John Fremont. What was this revolt known as?
Bear Flag Rebellion
In the 1870s, which political organization blamed difficulties on the railroad and the Chinese?
The Workingmen’s Party
“Wave theory” suggests that a state’s political development follows its social and economic development. California’s “first wave” of political development was founded on a rural, resource-based economy.
True
California’s “second wave” of political development was founded on the military industry of World War II, and included new, largely middle-class immigrants.
True
Today, approximately __________ of California’s population is Native American.
Less than 1%
What event occurred in 1848 that later brought many immigrants from Europe and China to California?
Gold was discovered
The first state capital of California was ___________________________.
San Jose
Which was not one of the Big Four Sacramento merchants who established the Southern Pacific railroad in 1861?
Hiram Johnson
The Southern Pacific railroad was described as “The Octopus” because __________.
it placed political allie’s in state and local offices
Which California governor representing the Progressive movement was elected in 1910?
Hiram Johnson
Which California governor, elected in 1966, moved the state in a more conservative direction?
Ronald Reagan
During World War II, more than 100,000 Californians from this ethnic group were sent to “internment” camps.
Japanese Americans
In Los Angeles in 1943, Anglo sailors and police attacked Mexican Americans wearing a distinctive style of clothing. The resulting violence was known as the ___________________________.
Zoot suit riots
The term used to describe a “political system whereby power is shared by two or more levels of government” is known as _________________.
Federalism
Some of the issues California has with the federal government involve ________.
All of these
According to the United States Constitution, which Amendment describes the “Reserved Powers Clause,” which grants to the states any power not already delegated to the federal government?
Tenth
When a state sends more tax dollars to the federal government in Washington, D.C., than it gets back in federal spending, it is called a “donor state.”
True
California’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives consists of how many members?
52
What do we call payments from the national government to states to help fulfill public policy objectives?
Grants in aid
Language in Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution that says when state and federal laws conflict the federal laws win, is known as the ___________________________.
Supremacy clause
Name one way outlined in the U.S. Constitution whereby states may cooperate with one another? Choose the best answer.
All of these
There are two types of state constitutions. “Positive Law” constitutions are based on basic and enduring principles, whereas “Higher Law” constitutions ar
True
About how many times has California’s Constitution been amended?
514
