poli sci 150 exam 2 || PERFECTLY SOLVED EXAM
QUESTIONS!!
1. What is the "core" (authors' term) of the California dream? correct answers The core of the
dream is the ability to live a middle-class lifestyle in the most congenial climate in the nation
By 2014, median-income California families made only ____ percent more than in 1980, while
U.S. median families made ____ percent more. correct answers 8% and 22%
3. What does the "modern conception of the California dream" appear to be? correct answers the
modern conception of the california dream seems to have become a way to try and stick it out
here.
4. California has one of the _____ largest economies in the world. correct answers fifth
5. According to the authors, California's population is about _______ people. correct answers
39.5 million
6. What do the authors mean by a "majoritarian government"? correct answers meaning that we
rely more on the measures for direct democracy—the initiative, the referendum, and
the recall—that were added to the state constitution by the Progressive movement in 1911
7. How many initiatives has California had from 1912 to 2018? correct answers 364 initiatives
8. What state has had the most initiatives considered? correct answers Oregon
About what percent of California residents are of Latin or Hispanic heritage, as opposed to what
percentage for the nation as a whole? correct answers Californias population of latino or hispanic
peoples is 39% whereas the nations is 17%
What were the leading countries of origin of immigrants in California as of 2016? (The test
question could be "Which of the following is NOT one of the leading countries of origin..."
correct answers Mexico, China/taiwan, phillipines, Vietnam, india
11. What state has the highest number of undocumented immigrants at 2.35 million (2014)?
correct answers California
12. About how many undocumented immigrants were there in the United States, as of 2014?
correct answers 11.1 million
13. What did Proposition 11 in 2008 do? correct answers it took the power to apportion the
districts of the Assembly and state Senate (redistricting) away from those bodies and gave it to a
citizens' commission
QUESTIONS!!
1. What is the "core" (authors' term) of the California dream? correct answers The core of the
dream is the ability to live a middle-class lifestyle in the most congenial climate in the nation
By 2014, median-income California families made only ____ percent more than in 1980, while
U.S. median families made ____ percent more. correct answers 8% and 22%
3. What does the "modern conception of the California dream" appear to be? correct answers the
modern conception of the california dream seems to have become a way to try and stick it out
here.
4. California has one of the _____ largest economies in the world. correct answers fifth
5. According to the authors, California's population is about _______ people. correct answers
39.5 million
6. What do the authors mean by a "majoritarian government"? correct answers meaning that we
rely more on the measures for direct democracy—the initiative, the referendum, and
the recall—that were added to the state constitution by the Progressive movement in 1911
7. How many initiatives has California had from 1912 to 2018? correct answers 364 initiatives
8. What state has had the most initiatives considered? correct answers Oregon
About what percent of California residents are of Latin or Hispanic heritage, as opposed to what
percentage for the nation as a whole? correct answers Californias population of latino or hispanic
peoples is 39% whereas the nations is 17%
What were the leading countries of origin of immigrants in California as of 2016? (The test
question could be "Which of the following is NOT one of the leading countries of origin..."
correct answers Mexico, China/taiwan, phillipines, Vietnam, india
11. What state has the highest number of undocumented immigrants at 2.35 million (2014)?
correct answers California
12. About how many undocumented immigrants were there in the United States, as of 2014?
correct answers 11.1 million
13. What did Proposition 11 in 2008 do? correct answers it took the power to apportion the
districts of the Assembly and state Senate (redistricting) away from those bodies and gave it to a
citizens' commission
