Chapter 30

Quiz for Document 30-2: California Proposition 187 (1994)

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Question 1

The text of California Proposition 187 and the amendments that were proposed in 1994 suggest that California lawmakers’ and voters’ anxieties and concerns about illegal immigration stemmed primarily from which of the following sources?A. A racist interest in limiting the number of Latinos and Latinas in the state
B. Cultural apprehensions about the decline of white Anglo-Saxon Protestant values
C. Republicans’ desire to minimize the number of potential Democratic voters in the state
D. Economic concerns about competition for limited jobs and public resources

Question 2

Proposition 187 allows public services to be made available to citizens, holders of temporary visas, andA. all children under age 18.
B. essential workers.
C. permanent resident aliens.
D. military veterans.

Question 3

On which institution does Proposition 187 place the responsibility for determining the status of school-age children?A. County sheriff’s departments
B. Federal INS agents
C. Local school districts
D. State Bureau of Investigation agents

Question 4

California voters hoped that the long term effect of Proposition 187 would be theA. deportation of illegal immigrants.
B. deincentivizing of further illegal immigration.
C. imprisonment of illegal immigrants.
D. segregation of the Latino population into ghettoes.