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California The Politics of Diversity

by: Lawrence, David G.

California The Politics of Diversity

by: Lawrence, David G.

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9780534535681
ISBN 10:
0534535682
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Copyright: 11/11/1999
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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Summary

This text offers a thematic, comprehensive look at California politics written from the perspective of someone who teaches California Politics and has worked in local government.

Preface

PART ONE Foundations of California Politics

(56)

Explaining California Politics

(18)

In Brief

(1)

Introduction

(1)

How Diversity Explains California Politics

(7)

Land

(1)

Regions

(1)

Resources

(1)

People

(3)

Economy

(1)

How Political Theory Explains California Politics

(4)

Democratic Theory

(1)

Elite Theory

(2)

Pluralist Theory

(1)

Hyperpluralism

(1)

How Hyperpluralism Explains California Politics

(1)

California: The Ironies of Diversity

(4)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Web Activities

(1)

Notes

(2)

California's Political Development

(20)

In Brief

(1)

Introduction

(1)

The Idea of Political Culture

(1)

The Idea of Political Development

(1)

The Politics of Unification

(4)

Spanish ``Rule''

(1)

Mexican ``Control''

(2)

Statehood

(1)

The 1849 Constitution

(1)

The Politics of Modernization

(5)

The Gold Rush

(1)

The Big Four

(3)

Water

(1)

Other Modernizing Factors

(1)

The Politics of Welfare

(4)

The Politics of Abundance and Beyond

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Web Activities

(1)

Notes

(2)

Constitutionalism and Federalism: The Perimeters of California Politics

(16)

In Brief

(1)

Introduction: Rules and Boundaries

(1)

State Constitutions as Rulebooks

(1)

California's Constitution

(5)

What It Contains

(2)

What Makes It Distinctive

(2)

California and the Nation: The Boundaries of Federalism

(2)

California in Washington

(1)

California and the World: The Politics of Fences

(3)

Immigration

(2)

Trade

(1)

Conclusion

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Web Activities

(1)

Notes

(2)

PART TWO Political Participation in California

(60)

Direct Democracy in a Hyperpluralistic Age

(16)

In Brief

(1)

The Impact of Progressivism

(1)

Progressivism: California Style

(2)

Recent Initiative Battles in California

(4)

Proposition 13: Give the Money Back

(1)

Proposition 98: Voters Setting Priorities

(1)

Proposition 226: ``Paycheck Protection''

(1)

Proposition 5: Casino Fever

(1)

The Initiative Mess

(4)

Progressive Stepchildren: Referendum and Recall

(1)

Conclusion: The Legacy and the Paradox

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Web Activities

(1)

Notes

(1)

The Political Behavior of Californians

(17)

In Brief

(1)

Forms of Participation in a Democracy

(3)

Conventional Participation

(1)

The Exit Option

(1)

The Protest Option

(1)

Voters and Nonvoters in California

(6)

Who Votes in California?

(1)

Those Who Cannot Vote

(2)

Those Who Will Not Vote

(3)

Partisanship in California

(2)

Party Affiliation

(2)

The Partisan Geography of California

(1)

California's Electoral Gaps

(3)

Conclusion: Divided by Diversity

(2)

Key Terms

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Web Activities

(1)

Notes

(1)

Linking People and Policymakers

(25)

In Brief

(1)

Introduction

(1)

Mass Media

(5)

Newspapers

(2)

Television

(3)

The Internet

(1)

Political Parties

(5)

Political Parties: California Style

(2)

How the Parties Are Organized

101

(1)

Surrogate ``Parties''

102

(1)

Endorsement Politics

103

(1)

Elections

104

(4)

Campaign Professionals

105

(1)

The Role of Money

106

(1)

California Elections and National Politics

107

(1)

Interest Groups

108

(5)

California Groups: Who Are They?

109

(1)

How Interest Groups Organize

110

(1)

What Interest Groups Do

111

(2)

Conclusion: Competing for Influence

113

(4)

Key Terms

113

(1)

Review Questions

113

(1)

Web Activities

113

(1)

Notes

114

(3)

PART THREE Political Institutions in California

117

(98)

Legislative Politics

119

(26)

In Brief

119

(1)

Introduction: The Road to Proposition 140

120

(1)

California's Legislative History

120

(2)

What the Legislature Does

122

(5)

Policymaking

123

(1)

Representation

123

(2)

Executive Oversight

125

(2)

Civic Education

127

(1)

Getting There and Staying There

127

(7)

Recruitment

128

(1)

Why They Stay

129

(1)

How They Stay

130

(4)

Organizing to Legislate

134

(4)

The Role of Leadership

134

(2)

The Committee System

136

(1)

The Staff

137

(1)

The Legislative Process

138

(2)

The Third House

140

(2)

Conclusion

142

(3)

Key Terms

142

(1)

Review Questions

142

(1)

Web Activities

143

(1)

Notes

143

(2)

Executive Politics

145

(23)

In Brief

145

(1)

Introduction

146

(1)

Governors as Leaders

147

(3)

How Governors Lead

149

(1)

The Governor's Duties and Powers

150

(8)

Executive Powers

151

(2)

Budget Leadership

153

(1)

Legislative Powers

154

(3)

Judicial Powers

157

(1)

Other Powers

158

(1)

The Plural Executive: Competing for Power

158

(5)

Lieutenant Governor

158

(1)

Attorney General

159

(1)

Secretary of State

160

(1)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

160

(1)

Insurance Commissioner

161

(1)

Fiscal Officers

161

(2)

California's Bureaucracy and the Politics of Diversity

163

(3)

Functions of Bureaucracy

163

(1)

Power Sharing and Clout

164

(2)

Conclusion

166

(2)

Key Terms

166

(1)

Review Questions

166

(1)

Web Activities

167

(1)

Notes

167

(1)

California's Judiciary

168

(23)

In Brief

168

(1)

Introduction

169

(1)

State Courts in Our Legal ``System''

170

(1)

How California Courts Are Organized

170

(5)

Trial Courts

172

(1)

Appellate Courts

172

(3)

So You Want to Be a Judge

175

(4)

Entering the Profession

175

(1)

The Right Experience

176

(1)

Selection Mechanics

176

(1)

Judicial Discipline

177

(2)

How Courts Make Decisions

179

(3)

The Criminal Process

179

(2)

The Civil Process

181

(1)

Juries and Popular Justice

181

(1)

How Courts Make Policy

182

(5)

Trial Court Policymaking

182

(1)

Appellate Court Policymaking

182

(1)

Criminal Justice and Punishment

183

(4)

Conclusion

187

(4)

Key Terms

188

(1)

Review Questions

188

(1)

Web Activities

189

(1)

Notes

189

(2)

Community Politics

191

(24)

In Brief

191

(1)

Introduction

192

(4)

The Role of Community

193

(2)

The Limits of Community Government

195

(1)

Counties

196

(5)

The Shape of California Counties

196

(2)

The Shape of County Government

198

(1)

California's Troubled Counties

199

(2)

Cities

201

(6)

How Communities Become Municipalities

201

(1)

``Cities'' without ``Government''

202

(2)

How California Cities Are Run

204

(2)

Cities and Counties: An Uneasy Relationship

206

(1)

Special Districts

207

(1)

What Makes Them Special?

207

(1)

The Stealth Governments of California

208

(1)

Special District Politics and Problems

208

(1)

School Districts

208

(2)

Regional Governments

210

(1)

Conclusion: Diverse Communities, Diverse Governments

211

(4)

Key Terms

213

(1)

Review Questions

213

(1)

Web Activities

213

(1)

Notes

213

(2)

PART FOUR Public Policy in California

215

(72)

Budget Policy: The Cost of Diversity

217

(22)

In Brief

217

(1)

Introduction: Budgeting as Public Policy

218

(2)

Where Budgeting Begins: The Economy

220

(1)

Economic Diversity

220

(1)

Today's Challenge: A Two-Tier Economy

220

(1)

California's Local Economies

220

(1)

The Budget Process

221

(4)

How California Budgeting Works

221

(1)

Constraints on the Process

222

(2)

Local Budget Processes

224

(1)

Types of Revenue

225

(7)

Major State Revenues

227

(4)

Local Revenues

231

(1)

Where the Money Goes

232

(3)

State Expenditures

232

(2)

Local Expenditures

234

(1)

The Need for Budget Reform

235

(1)

Conclusion: The Cost of Diversity

236

(3)

Key Terms

236

(1)

Review Questions

237

(1)

Web Activities

237

(1)

Notes

237

(2)

Policies Stemming from Growth

239

(23)

In Brief

239

(1)

Introduction: Growth in California

240

(6)

Why California Grew

240

(1)

The Drumbeat of Growth

241

(3)

Structuring Local Growth

244

(1)

No-Growth Politics in California

245

(1)

Water: Making Growth Possible

246

(5)

Storing Water

247

(1)

Moving Water

248

(1)

Recent Water Developments

249

(2)

Housing: For Many, the Impossible Dream

251

(2)

The California Dream

251

(1)

Housing Policy as ``Filter Down''

251

(1)

Affordability

252

(1)

Transportation: Stuck in Traffic

253

(2)

The Problem

253

(2)

California's Transportation Policies

255

(1)

Environment: Cleaning Up after Ourselves

255

(3)

Conclusion: A New Growth Policy for California?

258

(4)

Key Terms

259

(1)

Review Questions

259

(1)

Web Activities

259

(1)

Notes

260

(2)

Policies Stemming from Diversity

262

(25)

In Brief

262

(1)

Introduction: The Challenge of Diversity

263

(2)

California Policy as Group Struggle

265

(1)

Abortion: A Diversity of Values

266

(2)

Education: Coping with Growth and Diversity

268

(5)

Pressures on Education

268

(2)

Education Policy and the Politics of Diversity

270

(3)

Higher Education: An Uncertain Future

273

(8)

The Majoritarian Ideal

273

(1)

Rethinking the Plan

274

(2)

Diversity on Campus

276

(1)

Social Programs

277

(1)

Welfare Policy

277

(1)

Health Policy

278

(3)

Immigration: Conflict over Newcomers

281

(2)

Federal Policies, California Impacts

281

(1)

California's Immigration ``Policy''

282

(1)

Conclusion

283

(4)

Key Terms

284

(1)

Review Questions

284

(1)

Web Activities

284

(1)

Notes

284

(3)

Index

287

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