"the legislative power of this state shall be vested in a senate and assembly which shall be designated "the legislature of the state of california," but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and amendments to the " - excerpt from "proposition 7," california legislature, 1911 california governor hiram johnson, who form the progressive party, was one of the first people to get this amendment passed that gave the people the power of a) recall. b) initiative. c) referendum. d) vote in direct primaries.