The California constitution adopted in 1879 was intended to
a. restrict the power of the legislature.
b. guarantee the civil liberties of Asian Americans.
c. make it easier for the railroad industry to dominate the legislature.
d. All of these
Question 2
Consensus democracies
a. combine strong executives, few checks on the power of the majority to pass laws and amend the constitution, and conflictual politics between two major political parties.
b. have free and fair selection of government representatives through elections in which the vast majority of adults are eligible to vote and the voters have a genuine choice between candidates.
c. are affiliations between two or more states not involving a strong central government.
d. believe that there should be a limit to government power and that a government's legitimacy comes from obeying these limitations and laws.
e. unite proportional representation elections and a multiparty system with the diffusion of power across branches and levels of government.
