Cal Poly Pols 111 Chapters 1 - 10 Questions
with Correct Answers
Chapter 1: California Government: Promise and Practice
// Title Card
When was the initiative process added to the California Constitution?
1911
Which of the following statements about immigration in California are accurate?
Correct:
- Most immigrants in California come from either Latin America or Asia.
- A higher percentage of Californians were born in a different country than the national
average.
Incorrect:
- The majority of immigrants living in California come from Mexico.
- The number of immigrants living in California has remained relatively stable since 1970.
A majority of Californians over the age of five speak English at home.
True
California's total number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives has - since 1960.
California has - number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, compared to
other states.
increased, the most
,If a state chooses to limit its cooperation with the federal government on the issue of
deporting individuals for violating immigration laws, what is the state called?
a sanctuary state
Match each proposed reform with the side of the political spectrum most likely to
support it.
Conservative:
- lowering California's tax rates
- changing the legislature from full-time to part-time
Liberal:
- instituting public financing of election campaigns
- lowering the required supermajority to raise taxes
Latinos make up a much smaller share of the overall population of the United States
than they do of the state of California's population.
True
If your representative has served five terms in the state Assembly, how many terms
would he or she be eligible to serve in the state Senate under the rules enacted by
Proposition 28?
0
Which of the following statements about income inequality in the state of California are
accurate?
Correct:
- Local, state, and federal safety net programs have significantly reduced income inequality in
,the state of California.
- The incomes of low earners in California have declined substantially over the last four
decades.
Incorrect:
- The incomes of top earners in California have remained relatively flat over the last four
decades.
- On average, incomes of people living in the Bay Area are about the same as those of people
living in the Central Valley.
Which of the following is true about income in California?
The median family income in CA is thousands of dollars higher than for the nation as a
whole.
Which of the following statements are supported by the graphic?
"How is the California Population Changing?"
Correct:
- Population in inland regions is predicted to grow more than on the coasts.
- The percentage of the population identifying as White is forecast to decline.
Incorrect:
- The overall growth rate of the population in California is forecast to be 10 percent.
- Northern California is expected to grow at a higher rate than Southern California.
Which of the following are features of California's top-two primary system?
Correct:
- It is possible to have a general election in which the two candidates presented to voters are
, from the same political party.
Incorrect:
- The two major political parties hold separate primaries to select their candidates for the
general election.
- The top-two primary system has been used in California since the ratification of the state's
constitution in 1879.
- Third-party candidates are legally prohibited from running in the general election.
Which of the following are problems or downsides to California's top-two primary
system?
Correct:
- Third parties rarely finish among the top two candidates in the primary election and thus
have no access to the general election ballot.
Incorrect:
- Voters are allowed to vote in the November election only if they voted in the June primary
election.
- Parties frequently replace the candidate who won the June primary with a new candidate for
the November general election.
- It is possible that the candidate with the fewest votes in the November general election will
be elected to serve in the state legislature because votes from the June primary are included in
the overall vote total that determines the election's outcome.
Which of the following are attributes of California's legislative process for passing state
budgets and controlling taxes?
with Correct Answers
Chapter 1: California Government: Promise and Practice
// Title Card
When was the initiative process added to the California Constitution?
1911
Which of the following statements about immigration in California are accurate?
Correct:
- Most immigrants in California come from either Latin America or Asia.
- A higher percentage of Californians were born in a different country than the national
average.
Incorrect:
- The majority of immigrants living in California come from Mexico.
- The number of immigrants living in California has remained relatively stable since 1970.
A majority of Californians over the age of five speak English at home.
True
California's total number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives has - since 1960.
California has - number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, compared to
other states.
increased, the most
,If a state chooses to limit its cooperation with the federal government on the issue of
deporting individuals for violating immigration laws, what is the state called?
a sanctuary state
Match each proposed reform with the side of the political spectrum most likely to
support it.
Conservative:
- lowering California's tax rates
- changing the legislature from full-time to part-time
Liberal:
- instituting public financing of election campaigns
- lowering the required supermajority to raise taxes
Latinos make up a much smaller share of the overall population of the United States
than they do of the state of California's population.
True
If your representative has served five terms in the state Assembly, how many terms
would he or she be eligible to serve in the state Senate under the rules enacted by
Proposition 28?
0
Which of the following statements about income inequality in the state of California are
accurate?
Correct:
- Local, state, and federal safety net programs have significantly reduced income inequality in
,the state of California.
- The incomes of low earners in California have declined substantially over the last four
decades.
Incorrect:
- The incomes of top earners in California have remained relatively flat over the last four
decades.
- On average, incomes of people living in the Bay Area are about the same as those of people
living in the Central Valley.
Which of the following is true about income in California?
The median family income in CA is thousands of dollars higher than for the nation as a
whole.
Which of the following statements are supported by the graphic?
"How is the California Population Changing?"
Correct:
- Population in inland regions is predicted to grow more than on the coasts.
- The percentage of the population identifying as White is forecast to decline.
Incorrect:
- The overall growth rate of the population in California is forecast to be 10 percent.
- Northern California is expected to grow at a higher rate than Southern California.
Which of the following are features of California's top-two primary system?
Correct:
- It is possible to have a general election in which the two candidates presented to voters are
, from the same political party.
Incorrect:
- The two major political parties hold separate primaries to select their candidates for the
general election.
- The top-two primary system has been used in California since the ratification of the state's
constitution in 1879.
- Third-party candidates are legally prohibited from running in the general election.
Which of the following are problems or downsides to California's top-two primary
system?
Correct:
- Third parties rarely finish among the top two candidates in the primary election and thus
have no access to the general election ballot.
Incorrect:
- Voters are allowed to vote in the November election only if they voted in the June primary
election.
- Parties frequently replace the candidate who won the June primary with a new candidate for
the November general election.
- It is possible that the candidate with the fewest votes in the November general election will
be elected to serve in the state legislature because votes from the June primary are included in
the overall vote total that determines the election's outcome.
Which of the following are attributes of California's legislative process for passing state
budgets and controlling taxes?
