Which sector of California's economy employs the largest number of workers?
a. technology
b. government (state, local, and schools)
c. services (business, health, and leisure)
d. agriculture
Q. 2What power grants state and local governments the ability to take property for public use while requiring that government pay compensation?
a. Municipalcation
b. Zoning
c. Preemption
d. Eminent Domain
Q. 3Which of the following did the Progressives introduce to California politics?
a. nonpartisan elections
b. the Public Utilities Commission
c. direct democracy
d. all of the above
Q. 4Which of the following is NOT true regarding zoning policies employed by local governments?
a. The U. S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment does not require a city to compensate theowner of land for the lowering of property values.
b. Generally, regulations must forward some public use and should not cause a particular owner to bear theburden of the regulation's cost.
c. Pro-development forces generally support regulations that local governments employ to control land use.
d. Developers, large land owners, building industry officials, and realtors often attend planning commissions tolobby city officials for particular zoning policies.
Q. 5Which of the following is NOT Answer: True about the Workingmen's Party?
a. It blamed economic problems on Asian immigrants.
b. It promoted integration with the Chinese.
c. It blamed the railroad for California's economic problems.
d. It played a major part in the Constitutional Convention of 1879.
Q. 6Local politics in most American cities revolves around
a. environmental politics.
b. the provision of private services.
c. corruption and election fraud.
d. land use issues.
Q. 7The political machine that ruled California beginning in the 1880s was dominated by
a. the Southern Pacific Railroad.
b. the holders of the great Mexican land grants.
c. the Los Angeles Times.
d. Hiram Johnson.
Quick Reply
