What can California voters do through the initiative process?
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- Propose or approve certain laws or constitutional changes.
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Which set names forms of direct democracy used in California?
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- Initiatives, referendums, and recalls
Which system is part of California’s public higher education structure?
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- University of California
Which two other public systems are central to California higher education?
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- California State University and California Community Colleges
What changed as California passed from Spanish to Mexican and then U.S. rule?
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- Political institutions and patterns of landholding changed.
How did the Gold Rush affect California’s path to statehood?
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- Rapid population growth accelerated the push for state government.
What important coincidence occurred in 1848?
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- Gold was discovered and the Mexican-American War formally ended.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect California?
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- It admitted California as a free state.
Why did California’s capital move among several cities in its early years?
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- The new state was still deciding on a practical permanent seat of government.
Which city grew rapidly as a port and commercial center during the Gold Rush?
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- San Francisco
Why did Sacramento become important during the Gold Rush era?
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- It was near mining regions and useful transportation routes.
Which region has California’s largest concentration of people?
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- Los Angeles region
What makes the San Francisco Bay Area different from a region built around only one major city?
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- It contains several major cities.
San Diego is part of an important cross-border urban region with which city?
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- Tijuana
Why are California’s fertile valleys important to the state economy?
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- They support large-scale agricultural production.
How do California’s Pacific ports affect the wider United States?
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- They connect U.S. markets with international trade routes.
Where did California’s major entertainment industry cluster develop?
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- Los Angeles region
Where did Silicon Valley develop?
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- Southern San Francisco Bay Area
Which industries first made Silicon Valley widely known?
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- Electronics and semiconductors
What does the Sacramento-San Joaquin river system support?
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- Farms, cities, wetlands, and ecosystems