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Politics and Government in California

by: Hyink,Bernard

Politics and Government in California

by: Hyink,Bernard

ISBN 13:
9780321436085
ISBN 10:
0321436083
Edition: 17th
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Copyright: 07/13/2006
Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Focusing on how state and local governments can most effectively address the challenges facing California today, theSeventeenth Editionis thoroughly updated to include the most recent data and events.

Preface

1 The California Phenomenon

(20)

Geography

(3)

Demography

(6)

Sociology and Culture

(2)

Economy

(3)

Ecology

(2)

Political Power

(4)

2 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

(1)

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: Era 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 Gubernatorial Election

(1)

Jerry Brown's Record

(3)

3 Politics Into the Twenty-First Century

(29)

Elections of the 1990's

(5)

Entering the 2000's

(11)

Political Parties

(3)

Interest Groups

(2)

Lobbying

(5)

4 Voters, Nominations, and Elections

(26)

Who May Vote?

(3)

Voter Participation

(1)

Who May Run for Office?

(2)

Primary Elections: The Blanket Primary

(3)

The November General Election

(1)

California's Ballot Form

(1)

The Administration of Elections

(2)

Campaigns

(12)

5 Referendum, Initiative, and Recall: Democracy Through Petition

(14)

Referendum by Petition

(1)

Direct Initiative

(2)

Initiative and Referendum in Counties and Cities

(1)

Evaluation of the Initiative and Referendum

(5)

Recall

100

(5)

6 The Legislature

105

(19)

Composition and Structure

105

(2)

Reapportionment—Controversies and Plans

107

(3)

Qualifications, Terms, and Compensation

110

(2)

Members of the Legislature

112

(2)

Sessions

114

(1)

Legislative Reorganization

115

(1)

Legislative Action

115

(4)

Evaluating the California Legislature

119

(5)

7 The Executive and the Administration

124

(19)

The Governor

126

(9)

The Lieutenant Governor

135

(1)

The Attorney General

136

(1)

The Secretary of State

136

(1)

The Controller

137

(1)

The Treasurer

138

(1)

The State Board of Equalization

138

(1)

The Superintendent of Public Instruction

139

(1)

The Insurance Commissioner

139

(1)

The Administrative Branch

140

(3)

8 The Judiciary

143

(19)

Organization, Jurisdiction, and Personnel

144

(5)

The Case of Rose Bird

149

(1)

The Lucas and George Courts

149

(4)

The Administration of Justice

153

(4)

Improving the Administration of Justice

157

(3)

Getting Tough on Crime

160

(2)

9 Local Government in California

162

(20)

Relation of the Local Units to the State Government

163

(1)

The County

164

(4)

The City

168

(7)

The City and County of San Francisco

175

(1)

The Case of Los Angeles

176

(1)

Special Districts

176

(2)

Regional Government

178

(2)

Citizen Participation

180

(2)

10 Financing California Government

182

(18)

State Revenue: Where the Money Comes From

184

(4)

State Expenditures: Where the Money Goes

188

(4)

The Budget Process

192

(1)

The Gann Spending Limitation

193

(1)

Financing Local Government

193

(1)

The Tax Revolt: Proposition 13

194

(2)

Losers and Winners in the "Proposition 13 Game"

196

(4)

11 Economic Growth and the Quality of Life

200

(25)

The Energy Crisis

202

(3)

Water Allocation Issues

205

(4)

Air Pollution

209

(3)

Transportation

212

(6)

Earthquakes

218

(7)

12 Major Political and Social Issues

225

(28)

The Situation of Racial Minorities

226

(8)

Gay Rights

234

(1)

The Medical Marijuana Controversy

235

(1)

Education

236

(4)

Higher Education

240

(2)

Immigration

242

(3)

Dealing with Crime and the Criminal

245

(8)

Epilogue Reforms for the Twenty-First Century

253

(2)

Index

255

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