Author Question: Why did labor unions support Edmund G. Brown in his run for governor in 1958? a. Brown supported ... (Read 111 times)

schs14 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

Why did labor unions support Edmund G. Brown in his run for governor in 1958?

a. Brown supported the right-to-work initiative, which would open more jobs for working people.
b. Brown opposed the right-to-work initiative as a step towards weakening unions.
c. Brown supported the California Water Project, in part because it would create many construction jobs.
d. Brown helped create the Office of Consumer Affairs, which gave working-class consumers some protections from dangerous products.

Question 2

Governors Earl Warren and Goodwin J. Knight differed from the majority of their party membership in their support of

a. the HUAC's investigations into the film industry.
b. the state's loyalty oath for employees.
c. expanding the role of the state government to provide services and expand the infrastructure.
d. the Central Water Project.