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True/False
The Constitution of 1849 is still in place in California today. |
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False.
CA first constitution. Had a 2 house legislature, supreme court, and exec branch. Only white males allowed to vote. |
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True/False
In California the election of local and judicial offices is nonpartisan. |
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Definition
True.
nonpartisan elections- reform that removed party labels from ballots for local and judicial offices |
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| What was the basis of the influence of the "Big 4"? |
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| Southern Pacific Railroad |
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| The procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office between scheduled elections is known as a ___________. |
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| The ______________ was known for its hostility towards Chinese workers in California. |
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True/False
An initiative is a process by which voters can demand the review and approval of a particular legislative action by the voters. |
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Definition
False.
It is a device so people can put laws and constitutional amendments on the ballot after getting enough signatures. |
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| Led by Hiram Johnson, the ____________ amended the California constitution to include recalls, referendums, and initiatives. |
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True/False
A referendum is a process by which voters can directly propose to enact constitutional amendment. |
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Definition
False.
It is a reform requiring the legislature to place certain measures before the voters. |
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| What did the Constitution of 1879 do? |
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| It mandated regulation of the railroads. |
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| The Progressives replaced party conventions with ________ elections. |
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| Stanford, Hopkins, Crocker, Huntington |
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| What is generally considered the most important force in person's political socialization? |
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True/False
The electoral college is primarily a winner-take-all system. |
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Definition
True.
electoral college- group of electors selected by voters of each state to elect the Pres. and VP
WTAS- most votes wins |
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In 1936, due to a ______________ the Literary Digest ran a poll predicting a landslide victory for Alf Landon over Franklin Roosevelt |
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True/False
Political parties generally prefer the closed primary |
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Definition
True.
Only party members can vote to choose that party's candidate |
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| What was a method historically used to prevent African Americans from voting? |
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| A primary in which voters choose the party primary in which they wish to vote without having formally registered as a member of that party is called __________ |
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True/False
Historically in the U.S. the primary purpose of a poll tax was to fund the cost of running an election.
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False.
Originally used to keep niggas down |
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True/False
Independent expenditures are campaign contributions directed to a political party rather than an individual candidate. |
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Definition
False.
Spending by interest groups and political action committees on behalf of candidates |
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Term
True/False
In a general election voters choose the candidates of their party who will run in November.
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Definition
False.
Voting for the President, vice president, and senators and representatives. |
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| In the past the _______________ loophole allowed corporations, unions, and wealthy individuals to contribute as much as they wanted to political parties |
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| The practice of states moving up the date of their primaries to earlier in the year is known as _____________ |
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| The rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law are called ___________ |
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Definition
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Term
True/False
The Lemon Test is applied to cases involving freedom of the press. |
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Definition
False.
The Lemon Test is applied to see if money given to parochial schools is constitutional |
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Term
True/False
De Facto segregation refers to racial segregation that is established by law. |
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Definition
False.
It refers to the segregation caused by past social and economic conditions. |
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| What is an example of an establishment clause issue? |
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Definition
School prayer
Est. Clause- deals with religion |
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Term
True/False
Civil liberties can be understood as individual rights protected by the Constitution against the powers of the government. |
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Term
True/False
A law based on a suspect classification is subject to strict scrutiny by the courts. |
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Definition
True.
Profiling is wrong. |
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| The series of statements informing suspects, on their arrest, of their constitutional rights are known as ______________. |
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Definition
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Term
| The separate-but-equal doctrine was overturned in the case of ________________. |
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Definition
| Brown v. Board of Education |
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Term
True/False
To win a libel or slander case one need only prove that the statements made were untrue and caused actual harm. |
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Definition
False.
One needs to also prove that it stemmed from an intent to do harm |
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| Policies designed to give special consideration to members of groups that have been discriminated against in the past are known as ______________. |
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| What is the name of the first Hispanic to become a Supreme Court justice? |
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True/False
An interest group can be defined as a group of individuals who organized to win elections, operate the government and determine policy. |
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Definition
False.
They share common objectives who actively attempt to influence policymakers |
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Term
| parties formally select their presidential and vice-presidential candidates at their _______________ held every four years. |
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| The difficulty that exists when individuals who do not invest money or time in an interest group, but still share in the collective benefits of group actions is known as the ________________. |
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Definition
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Term
True/False
A political party is an organized group that attempts to influence policymakers. |
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Definition
False.
They are a group of individuals that try to win elections |
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True/False
According to pluralist theory politics is a contest among various interest groups- at all levels of government- to gain benefits for their members.
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| What is an example of a public-interest group? |
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Definition
| American Civil Liberties Union |
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Term
| A ________________ is a committee that is established by a corporation, union or special interest group to raise funds and make campaign contributions. |
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Definition
| PAC (Political Action Committee) |
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Term
True/False
A party that has fewer members in the legislature than the oppsoing party is known as the minority party.
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| In terms of political parties the United States is considered to have a ______________ system |
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| What is an example of a third party in American politics? |
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| What animal is generally used as the symbol of the republican party? |
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| Which Republican candidate for President is considered the most libertarian-leaning? |
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True/False
A constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget passed in the House of Representatives recently. |
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| The 2012 lead-off presidential caucus will be held in the state of ________. |
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| The campus police chief at _____________ has been put on administrative leave after a video of campus pilice pepper-spraying peaceful demonstrators went viral on the internet, causing widespread outrage. |
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True/False
Congress' bipartisan "supercommittee" that was tasked with cutting at least $1.2 trillion from the federal deficit announced Monday that it had failed to agree on a plan. |
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True/False
A coalition backed by some of the biggest names in California politics and a billionaire financier is readying for a ballot initiative that would be a sweeping overhaul of California's tax system. |
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True/False
Authorities say that illegal exchanges of food stamps for lesser amounts of cash may be diverting as much as $300 million in taxpayers' funds annually. |
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| What government program, tax, or benefit is not set to expire this December unless Congress takes action? |
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| Marine V-22 Osprey aircraft. That shit stays. |
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| Obama's recent trip to _____________ is seen as having allowed him to present himself as a leader protectiong American interests and spreading American values. |
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Term
True/False
Giving in to calls from Lt. Governor Newsom the CSU board of trustees agreed to a new vote on a recently approved 9% increase in tuition. |
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Definition
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| Which Republican presidential candidate has long been rumored to have "served" his first wife with divorce papers while she lay in a hospital with cancer? |
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Definition
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| The term _____________ refers to a reporter's slant on, or interpretation of, a particular event or action. |
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| What federal program pays for health-care insurance for Americans aged 65 or older? |
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| A televised comment, lasting for only a few seconds, that captures a thought or a perspective is known as a _____________. |
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Term
True/False
The health care law passed in 2009 includes an individual mandate requirement. |
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Definition
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Term
True/False
The Blue Dog Coalition is a group of conservative Republican members of the House of Representatives |
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Definition
False.
They are a caucus that unites the moderate-to-conservative democrats |
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Term
| The use of changes in government expenditure and taxes to alter national economic variables is known as _____________. |
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Definition
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Term
True/False
Personal attack ads are a relatively modern aspect to campaigns first being introduced in the new medium of television in the 1950s. |
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Definition
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Term
True/False
Reconciliation acts are not subject to a filibuster in the Senate. |
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Definition
True
must deal only with financial matters |
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Term
| The agency set up by Congress to evaluate the impact of proposed measures on the federal budget is known as the _________ |
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Definition
| FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) |
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| __________________ Economics says that government should act to stimulate the economy during periods of recession. |
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| Which president's campaign ran the famous "daisy girl" ad? |
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| Constitutional or statutory powers that are expressly provided for by the Constitution |
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| A political policy of noninvolvement in world affairs |
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FPPC
(Fair Political Practices Commission) |
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Est. by the Political Reform Act of 1974
This commission monitors candidates' campaign finance reports and lobbyists |
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| The legislative leader of the state senate; chairs the Rules Committee; selected by majority party |
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| The power of the governor to delete or reduce the budget within a bill without rejecting the entire bill or budget. 2/3 of both houses to override. |
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| The governor, assembly speaker, assembly minority leader, senate president pro tem, and senate minority leader who gather informally to talk politics. |
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the five-member state board that oversees the collection of sales, gasoline, and liquor taxes.
Exec Branch |
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| form of govt. where elected council appoints a professional manager to administer daily operations; used by most CA cities. |
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| Power of the federal govt that is implied by the expressed power in article I, Section 8 of Constitution. |
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Article VI, Clause 2, of Constitution.
Makes all federal laws superior to conflicting state laws. |
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President Monroe 1823
State that the US would not tolerate foreign intervention in the Western Hemisphere. Equally, US would stay out of Europe. |
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| A US policy designed to contain the spread of communism by offering military and economic aid to threatened nations |
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Limits the number of terms that officers can hold.
Exec. and Senators - 2 x 4 year terms
Assembly - 3 x 2 year terms
Local officials - 2-3 x 4 year terms |
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leader of the assembly; selected by the majority party; controls committee appointments.
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| The process of removing the original provisions from a bill and inserting new, unrelated content. |
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| Chaired by Chief Justice. Composed of 21 judges and attorneys. Runs the Judicial Branch operations |
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| An independently elected state executive who oversees taxing and spending |
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| 1988- intitiative awarding public education a fixed percentage of the state budget |
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| The Jarvis-Gann initiative. Ballot measure that cut property taxes and significantly reduced revenues for local governments. |
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Council of Governments
regional planning organizations with representation for cities and counties |
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| Fiscalization of Land Use |
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| Cities and counties, when making land-use decisions, opt for the alternative that produces the most revenue |
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