Cal Poly POLS 111 CH2 Questions with
Correct Answers
Referendum
The popular direct-democracy process by which citizens can place a constitutional
amendment or statute on the ballot.
Hiram Johnson
The individual who served as governor during much of the Progressive Era.
Popular Referendum
The process by which a petition signed by a specific percentage of those who cast votes in the
last gubernatorial election enables voters to approve or reject a law enacted by the legislature.
(e.g. a question placed on a ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be repealed)
Recall
The process by which an elected official is removed from office before his or her term
expires
Southern Pacific Railroad
Progressives blame this company when talking about corporate privilege
Gary Davis
Only governor recalled from gov. Lied about budget problems and caused the electricity
crisis.
Initiative
, Approve or reject amendments and bond measures. (e.g. An interest group gathers signatures
to put a new policy proposal on the ballot.)
When were most initatives passed
1970-99
Party Caucuses
Not a progressive era reform
Not legal way to amend consitiution
governor cannot come up with it an sign it in
Legislative Referendum
A vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislative body.
Which of the following were factors driving the support of the 2003 recall of Governor
Gray Davis?
claims that Davis was partially responsible for the state's electricity crisis
charges that Davis misled voters about the severity of the state's budget crisis during his 2002
re-election campaign
The 1879 Constitution included which of the following rules about the railroad
industry?
The industry would be regulated by a special commission focused on railroads.
State officials would be barred from riding for free on all railroad lines.
Correct Answers
Referendum
The popular direct-democracy process by which citizens can place a constitutional
amendment or statute on the ballot.
Hiram Johnson
The individual who served as governor during much of the Progressive Era.
Popular Referendum
The process by which a petition signed by a specific percentage of those who cast votes in the
last gubernatorial election enables voters to approve or reject a law enacted by the legislature.
(e.g. a question placed on a ballot by a citizen petition to decide if a law should be repealed)
Recall
The process by which an elected official is removed from office before his or her term
expires
Southern Pacific Railroad
Progressives blame this company when talking about corporate privilege
Gary Davis
Only governor recalled from gov. Lied about budget problems and caused the electricity
crisis.
Initiative
, Approve or reject amendments and bond measures. (e.g. An interest group gathers signatures
to put a new policy proposal on the ballot.)
When were most initatives passed
1970-99
Party Caucuses
Not a progressive era reform
Not legal way to amend consitiution
governor cannot come up with it an sign it in
Legislative Referendum
A vote called by a legislature to seek voter approval of a law.
Statute
A written law passed by a legislative body.
Which of the following were factors driving the support of the 2003 recall of Governor
Gray Davis?
claims that Davis was partially responsible for the state's electricity crisis
charges that Davis misled voters about the severity of the state's budget crisis during his 2002
re-election campaign
The 1879 Constitution included which of the following rules about the railroad
industry?
The industry would be regulated by a special commission focused on railroads.
State officials would be barred from riding for free on all railroad lines.
