questions

write a 2 to 3 page (per question) answer to any two (2 only) of the questions below.  No need to use sources outside the text and our discussions.

1. Discuss the major elements of Prop. 13 and their effects.  What possible reforms might you propose - why? 2. Why has it been so difficult to balance the budget in California?  Discuss the major problems you see in the way the state brings in tax revenues (income, sales, property) and offer your recommendations3. In 1990, California Voters enacted Proposition 140 – the state term limits Initiative. What specifically did this ballot imitative do to legislative terms in both houses? According to the text, what have been the effects of this measure since? Do you agree with either side? How has this recently been revised?              4. In 1994, California voters passed Proposition 187 limiting immigrant rights and access to public services. what happened to this proposition and why is it so important to understand the subsequent political history of the parties in California and California’s resistance to Trump’s proposals to curtail immigration and deport undocumenteds.