POL 104 Final Review Sheet 2024

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Final Exam Review Sheet Potential Identification Terms (what is it and why is it important for California politics): Lakewood Plan Wedge Issue Proposition 187 (1994) Linda Sanchez Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) CALFED Bay-Delta Program Central Valley Project Proposition 47 (2014) Citizens Redistricting Commission Chinese Exclusion Act Emergency Services Act of 1970 Environmental Impact Report Lakewood Plan Elbridge Gerry Federalism Plebiscites General Law versus Charter Law Cities Peripheral Canal AB 109 Public Safety Realignment of 2011 Water Transfers Change of Ownership Loophole Proposition 209 (1996) Special District Proposition 8 (2008) “sleeping giants” of California politics Proposition 30 (2012) Endangered Species Act Tom Bradley Proposition 184 (1994) Catch-22 of Willie Brown Los Angeles Aqueduct Serrano v. Priest Proposition 34 (2000) Two Constituencies Problem California Voting Rights Act Proposition 36 (2012) The Initiative Industry Government Fragmentation Korematsu v. United States William Mulholland Potential Short Answer Questions: What does the Tiebout hypothesis say about public service provision in a region with many local governments and mobile residents? If Tiebout were alive today, how might he alter his conclusions in light of the Lakewood Plan, the California Supreme Court’s decision in Serrano v. Priest and/or or the implementation of Proposition 13? What are the main formal powers available to governors in California? What other powers or strategies are available to governors for achieving policy objectives? Select one formal and one informal power and explain how Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used them to further his goals in office. As Jack Citrin, Morris Levy and Andrea Campbell explain, immigration brings “strangers” into our midst. How has immigration since 1965 changed the composition of California’s population and electorate? Does the influx of people of different languages and races threaten the economy or social unity? Support your answer using evidence from lectures and/or the readings. 1

Both ordinary voters and elected officials believe current levels of income inequality are worrisome. What types of government programs contribute to reducing inequality in California? Given that Democrats and Republicans frequently disagree about the need for redistributive policies like progressive income taxes, how can public support for efforts to reduce inequality be achieved? In 2012, a majority of California voters supported Proposition 30. What message did Governor Jerry Brown use to persuade voters about the initiative and what effect has Proposition 30 had on California’s fiscal situation? Morris Fiorina and Samuel Abrams argue that Republicans’ lack of success in recent statewide elections cannot be explained by the party’s support for Proposition 187 in 1994. What other factors contributed to the reversal of fortunes experienced by Republicans? What evidence, if any, do Fiorina and Abrams offer to support their claim that Governor Pete Wilson was framed? In a sentence or two, provide a concise definition of political participation. Identify three alternative forms of political participation and give an example of how each has been used by minority groups in California politics. In what sense is water management in California, of necessity, an intergovernmental problem? Identify two examples of collaboration by multiple government entities and discuss the effects, both positive and negative, that each has had on the design and implementation of water policy in California. Proponents of recent reforms to California’s criminal justice system -- including the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011, Proposition 47 in 2014 and Proposition 57 in 2016 -- argue that they are responsible for reducing California’s dramatic prison overcrowding problems. Choose one of these reforms and explain how it works to reduce the prison population in the state? Opponents of these reforms contend that they are making California much less safe for ordinary citizens. What evidence exists to support or dispute such claims? What are some of the more salient differences between likely voters and those not registered to vote in California? Under what circumstances would differences in political participation become magnified? Briefly describe a political issue or politician and explain how likely voters and those not registered see the issue / politician differently. How did the relationship between the California state legislature and the executive branch change after the implementation of term limits? Have term limits weakened the legislature in relation to the governor and executive agencies? Briefly discuss the evidence presented in lecture and the readings for and against this view? Potential Essay Questions: California A State of Mind: In each of the three following areas, pick one facet of California that is different from most other states or from the United States as a whole: a. in its political institutions , b. in the role of race and ethnicity , and c. in some area of policy . Drawing on specific evidence from 2

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