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Politics and Government in California

by: Hyink, Bernard L.; Provost, David H.

Politics and Government in California

by: Hyink, Bernard L.; Provost, David H.

ISBN 13:
9780321052681
ISBN 10:
0321052684
Edition: 15th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2001
Publisher: Longman
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Hyink, Bernard L., and Provost, David H. Politics and Government in California, 15th edition*

Preface

The California Phenomenon

(19)

Geography

(3)

Demography

(5)

Sociology and Culture

(3)

Economy

(2)

Ecology

(1)

Political Power

(5)

The Development of California Politics and Government

(15)

The Forced Birth of the Great State of California

(1)

A Constitution and Statehood

(1)

Economic and Class Conflicts---The Constitution of 1879

(2)

Constitutional Revision

(1)

The Progressives Versus the Railroad Magnates

(1)

Living High Before the Crash

(2)

World War II: The National Government Revives the California Boom

(1)

1942-1966: Ear of the Moderate Progressives

(2)

Reagan: Anomaly or Portent of a Conservative Trend?

(2)

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and the Politics of Limitation

(1)

The 1978 Gubernational Election

(1)

Jerry Brown's Record

(3)

The Politics of the 1980s Into the 1990s

(34)

Elections in the 1980s

(2)

Elections of the 1990s

(19)

Political Parties

(3)

Interest Groups

(3)

Lobbying

(5)

Voters, Nominations, and Elections

(27)

Who May Vote?

(3)

Voter Participation

(1)

Who May Run for Office?

(1)

Primary Elections

(5)

The November General Election

(1)

California's Ballot Form

(1)

The Administration of Elections

(4)

Campaigns

(12)

Referendum, Initiative, and Recall: Democracy Through Petition

(13)

Referendum by Petition

(1)

Direct Initiative

(2)

Initiative and Referendum in Counties and Cities

100

(1)

Evaluation of the Initiative and Referendum

101

(4)

Recall

105

(4)

The Legislature

109

(20)

Composition and Structure

109

(3)

Reapportionment---Controversies and Plans

112

(3)

Qualifications, Terms, and Compensation

115

(1)

Members of the Legislature

116

(3)

Sessions

119

(1)

Legislative Reorganization

119

(1)

Legislative Action

120

(4)

Evaluating the California Legislature

124

(5)

The Executive and Administration

129

(18)

The Governor

130

(10)

The Lieutenant Governor

140

(1)

The Attorney General

140

(1)

The Secretary of State

141

(1)

The Controller

142

(1)

The Treasurer

142

(1)

The State Board of Equalization

143

(1)

The Superintendent of Public Instruction

143

(1)

The Insurance Commissioner

144

(1)

The Administrative Branch

144

(3)

The Judiciary

147

(19)

Organization, Jurisdiction, and Personnel

147

(6)

The Case of Rose Bird

153

(1)

The Lucas and George Courts

154

(3)

The Administration of Justice

157

(4)

Improving the Administration of Justice

161

(3)

Getting Tough on Crime

164

(2)

Local Government in California

166

(18)

Relation of the Local Units to the State Government

167

(1)

The Country

167

(4)

The City

171

(7)

The City and County of San Francisco

178

(1)

The Case of Los Angeles

178

(1)

Special Districts

179

(1)

Regional Government

180

(2)

Citizen Participation

182

(2)

Financing California Government

184

(17)

State Revenue: Where the Money Comes From

185

(4)

State Expenditures: Where the Money Goes

189

(4)

The Budget Process

193

(1)

The Gann Spending Limitation

194

(1)

Financing Local Government

194

(1)

The Tax Revolt: Proposition 13

195

(6)

Economic Growth and the Quality of Life

201

(24)

Water Allocation Issues

203

(6)

Air Pollution

209

(3)

Transportation

212

(6)

Earthquakes

218

(7)

Major Political and Social Issues

225

(28)

The Situation of Racial Minorities

226

(8)

Gay Rights

234

(1)

Education

235

(5)

Immigration

240

(2)

The Homeless

242

(3)

Dealing with Crime and the Criminal

245

(8)

Epilogue Entering the Twenty-First Century

253

(3)

Index

256

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