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Unit 1 Tes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| demography | the statistical study of human populations epically with reference to size and density, distribution and vital statistics |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of; count |
| census | a complete enumeration of a population; a periodic governmental enumeration of population |
| reapportion | to apportion (as a house of rep) anew; to make new apportionment |
| redistrict | to divide anew into districts; specifically, to revise the legislate districts of |
| How many people were living in the ca in 2006 | 36.5 million |
| how many people were living in the US in 2006 | 299.4 million |
| What is the number of voting members in the CA senate? | 40 |
| What is the number of voting members in the CA assembly? | 80 |
| How many seats does CA take in the house of rep | 53 |
| What categories of redistricting plans are drawn and enacted through the usual legislative process | state legislature, CA seats in the house of rep, and for state board of equalization |
| gerrymander | A legislative redistricting plan drawn up in such a way as to favor one party or interest over others |
| What point can be made about districts in either the state legislature or in CA delegation | very few can be considered competitive |
| What can be said about the great majority of seats in either the legislature or in CA congressional delegation | the great majority of seats are likely to be in the hands of one party in 2010 |
| Why was it hardly surprising that democrats opposed plans the job of redistricting to a commission | democrats had control of the legislature during all of this period |
| What was the first part of prop 11 | changes authority for establishing assembly, senate, and board of equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to a 14 member commission |
| What was the 2nd part of prop 11 | requires government auditors to select 60-registered voters from an applicant pool. permits legislative leaders to reduce the pool, then the auditors pick 8 commission members by lottery, and those commissioners pick 6 additional member for 14 total |
| What was the 3rd part of prop 11 | requires commission of 5-domocRATs, 5 republicans and 4 of neither party. commission shall hire lawyers and consultants as needed |
| what was the 4th part of prop 11 | for approval, district boundaries need votes from 3 democratic commissioners, 3 republican commissioners, and 3 commissioners from neither party |
| What is CA delegation in the U.S. house of rep called | CA's congressional delegation |
| What percent of CA is Anglo | 43 |
| what % of CA is Latino | 36 |
| What % of CA is asian | 12 |
| what % of CA is black | 6 |
| what % of CA is a native | 1 |
| minority-majority states | a population subgroup does not constitute a majority or 50% plus one |
| Which states are categorized as states where a population subgroup does not constitute a majority? | CA, Hawaii, New Mexico, TX |
| By mid Century Latinos will be what fraction of CA residents | more than half |
| By 2050 what fraction of CA residents will be anglos | 25% |
| What year was the state's 1st constitution adopted | 1849 |
| When did CA gain statehood | 1850 |
| What was the financial situation of "many small farmers" in CA during the 1870's? | They were deeply in debt and heavily taxed |
| What affect did business failures late in the decade have on unemployment in the cities? | it made unemployment grow |
| What industry exercised power over both manufacturing and agriculture during the second half of the 19th century | the railroads |
| What party was formed in response to the poor working conditions | the workingman's party of CA |
| Who the the workingmans party of CA leader | Dennis Kearney |
| What entity did kearney bitterly attack in his speeches, and what group dud Kearney reserve much of his venom? | Kearney bitterly attacked big businesses, but reserved much of his for Chinese Immigrants |
| What did agitation by Kearney and his followers and by disgruntled farmers lead to? | A new constitutional Convention in late 1878 |
| When was a new Constitution was ratified by voters? | May 7 1879 |
| How long was the first states constitution in existence | 30 years |
| What was the underlying problem, as the progressives saw it, involving popular control and government | popular control over government was weak b/c it was indirect |
| What answer did the progressives devise to address the underlying problem involving popular control and government | weaken intervening institutions, epically political parties, and give power directly to the people |
| Along with other innovations, what did the legacy of the progressives include | elements of direct democracy |
| What did James Madison argue for in the federalist #10 | advantages of a republic over a pure democracy |
| What type of democracy was the US constitution designed to provide | representative democracy |
| direct democracy | a system in which the people themselves decide what public policy should be |
| representative democracy | a system in which such decisions are made, not by the people themselves, but through representatives the people choose to act on their behalf |
| who can formally introduced new legislation at national level | member of congress |
| What powerful instruments of governments not found at the federal level do the people have access to | initiative, the referendum, the recall |
| How many states have a statewide initiative | 24 |
| What % of the number of votes cast in the most recent election for a governor (if the measure is an ordinary statute) is required in order to place a proposition on the ballot for voter approval | 5% |
| what % of the # of votes cast in the most recent election for governor (if it is a constitutional amendment) is required in order to place a proposition on the ballot for voter approval | 8% |
| What type or types of referendums does korey identify | compulsory and petition |
| when are referendums compulsory | for constitutional amendments or revisions and for the issuance of most government bonds |
| what must first occur for statewide compulsory referendums to become ballot propositions | be approved in both the senate and the assembly by a 2/3rds vote of membership |
| T or F bond measures require the governor's approval or an override of a governor's veto b4 going on the ballot | T |
| When are petition referendums used | when voters are unhappy with a statue passed by the legislature |
| What % of the number votes cast in the last election for governor is required to qualify a petition referendum for the ballot | 5% |
| What statue was rejected by voters through use of a petition referendum in Nov 2004 | a statute requiring most businesses to provide medical insurance to their employees |
| How many states provide for the petition referendum | 24 |
| Including CA how many states provide for the recall of at least some state officeholders | 18 |
| In qualifying a recall election of a governor or statewide office holder, what % of the # of votes casts in the most recent election for the is required | 12 |
| In qualifying a recall election of state legislators, members of board of equalization, and appellate and trial court judges, what % of the # of votes casts in the most recent election for the is required | 20 |
| What way or ways have been used to alter the constitution | constitution conventions, referendums, initiative |
| When was the last time a constitutional convention was held in CA | never since it was remade in 1879 |
| In the almost 130 years of existence how many times has the CA constitution been altered | over 500 times |
| how have the great majority of changes to the CA constitution come about | through the referendum |
| What fraction of the amendments the the legislature has placed on the ballot have successful | 2/3rds |
| How does CA have divided government | Democrats controlling the legislature and GOP as the governorship |
| What is the voting threshold? | 2/3rds vote. each party is strong enough to block the other |
| Why even though the initiative process provides a safety valve for voters frustrated with inaction, it may also contribute to the very problems it is designed to solve | Successful initiatives lock in very specific policies and make it difficult for the legislature to deal with the polices' unanticipated consequences |
| Why is cooperation across party lines difficult? | Sharp ideological divisions between very liberal democrats and very conservative republicans |
| What other states joined CA in adopting limits for state legislature | Oklahoma and Colorado |
| How many states now have such limits | 15 |
| What is the maximum # of years a member of CA assembly can serve after voters in 1990 approved an initiative imposing term limits on state legislators | three two year terms |
| What is the maximum # of years a member of CA senate can serve after voters in 1990 approved an initiative imposing term limits on state legislators | two four year terms |
| What did advocates hope would happen if term limits were adopted | it would bring a return of citizen-legislators more in touch with their constituents |
| What did opponents fear would happen if term limits were adopted | high turnover would leave inexperienced lawmakers at the mercy of lobbyists and and bureaucrats |
| Who is the assembly's presiding officer? | the speaker |
| Who became the assembly's presiding officer after Fabian Nunez | Karen Bass |
| What formidable powers does the assembly's presiding officer enjoy | The right to appoint from both parties the members of all standing committees and the right to appoint their chairs and vice chairs |
| How can a specific bill in committee be helped or hurt by the assembly's presiding officer | They can change committee assignments for for a single day to ensure that the bill receives the desired treatment |
| How has the Assembly's presiding officer continued to cement the loyalties of fellow party members in recent years | aggressive fund-raising on their behalf |
| Who is the official president of the senate | lieutenant governor |
| When does the official president of the senate vote | only in case of a tie |
| What is the most powerful position in the senate | president pro tempore |
| What does the significance of powerful position in the senate come from | the president pro tem chairs the five-member Rules Committee, which includes three members of the majority party and two members of the minority party |
| Who holds the most powerful position in the senate and is eligible to serve through 2014 | Darrel Steinberg |
| How many members of the majority party serve on the Senate Rules Committee, including the president pro tem | 3 |
| How many members of the minority party serve on the senate rules committee | 2 |
| What does the Senate Rules Committee do | appoints members from both parties to all other senate committees and names each committee chair and vice chair |
| Who can introduce a bill in the CA legislature | in either house by a member |
| Where is a bill sent after it is introduced in either chamber | it is then sent to one or more standing committees for hearings |
| What happens if the bill passes both houses, but in different form, and if neither house will agree to the other's version | a conference committee is appointed to try to work out a compromise |
| If the bill is approved by both houses where is then sent | the governor |
| What voting threshold is required in each house to override a veto by the governor | 2/3rds vote in each house |
| What does passage of a bill require in the CA legislature | a majority of the total membership |
| When do most bills go into effect in CA | January 1st of the following passage |
| What must happen for a measure to go into effect immediately in CA | it must contain an urgency clause and must pass by a two-thirds vote of the membership of each house |
| What is an item veto | the power to reduce or eliminate individual line items in the budget bill or any supplemental appropriations legislation without having to reject the entire bill |
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