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SDSU Cal Gov Exam Questions With Correct Answers. The Big Four - answerStandford, Hopkins, Crocker, Huntington: example of laissez faire capitalism; railroad monopoly 85%; built transcontinental line Laissez Faire Capitalism - answerHands off government, no regulation Subsidy - answerMoney giv...

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SDSU Cal Gov Exam Questions With
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The Big Four - answer✔Standford, Hopkins, Crocker, Huntington: example of laissez faire

capitalism; railroad monopoly 85%; built transcontinental line


Laissez Faire Capitalism - answer✔Hands off government, no regulation


Subsidy - answer✔Money given by government to organization; incentive


Wright Act - answer✔Formation of local water irrigation districts


Earl Warren - answer✔Cal Gov, 3 terms, Supreme Court Justice (by Eisenhower)


Earl Warren presided over.... - answer✔Brown vs. Board of Education


What result from cross filing? - answer✔Allowed candidates to run as Democrat and Republican


What programs did Regan cut? - answer✔Welfare, higher education, and mental health


How many times was the California Constitution amended? - answer✔Over 500 times


What caused term limits? - answer✔Mistrust of politicians and voters who elected them

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What is Prop 140? - answer✔'Limits on Terms of Office, Legislators' Retirement, Legislative

Operating Costs Amendment': Term Limits


What is Prop 13? - answer✔'People's Initiative to Limit Property Taxation': Lowering property

taxes


What did some public school teachers resist signing? - answer✔The loyalty oath


Only successful recall - answer✔Governor Davis


The Loyalty Oath - answer✔Defend US Constitution and CA Constitution; controversial because

some don't want to bear arms


How does the state constitution protect public school teachers' salaries? - answer✔Min of $2,400

annually


What happened during the energy crisis? - answer✔Electrical prices when up, gaps in electrical

service


Direct primaries - answer✔Voters themselves nominate candidates


DREAM Act - answer✔Development/Relief and Educations for Alien Minors


What happens when there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, or Superior

Court? - answer✔Governor appoints them


Special Interest Groups - answer✔People seeking special advantages through lobbying

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# of terms of assembly members - answer✔three -2 year terms; 6 terms max


Primary Elections - answer✔Voters choose party nominees to run for office


# of California counties - answer✔58


Who is the Governor? - answer✔Jerry Brown, since 2011


What is the lower house in CA? - answer✔The Assembly (80 members)


What did policymakers learn under new federalism? - answer✔Develop programs and revenue

sources independent of the federal policy


What are revenue sources? (6) - answer✔Corporate Tax, Regressive Tax, Personal Income Tax

(largest source of revenue), Sales Tax (2nd largest), Excise Tax, Parcel Tax


NAFTA significance - answer✔North American Free Trade Agreement; trade between US,

Canada, Mexico


What resulted from CA spending on higher education? - answer✔Lagged state's growth


How many votes is required for an initiative to pass? - answer✔5% - for statute; 8% -

amendment


What is the least amount a county spends on education? - answer✔1%


What is the most a county spends on public protection? - answer✔32%

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