California Politics and Government A

Concise and up-to-date, this Sixth Edition provides students with a concise synthesis of politics, policy making, and institutions in a state whose issues and complexity are unmatched anywhere. A brief "nuts-and-bolts" treatment, this text uses contemporary examples that are both appealing to read and illustrative of complex principles.

About the Authors

vi

Preface

vii

California's People, Economy, and Politics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

1

(14)

Colonization, Rebellion, and Statehood

1

(2)

Railroads, Machines, and Reform

3

(2)

The Great Depression and World War II

5

(2)

Postwar Politics

7

(1)

California Today

8

(5)

Into the Future

13

(2)

Notes

13

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

14

(1)

Learn More at the Library

14

(1)

Political Parties and Direct Democracy: Too Much Democracy?

15

(12)

The Progressive Legacy

14

(3)

Party Organization-From Structure to Supporters

17

(3)

New Reforms for the Twenty-First Century

20

(1)

Direct Democracy

20

(3)

The Politics of Ballot Propositions

23

(2)

Political Parties, Direct Democracy, and California Politics

25

(2)

Notes

26

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

26

(1)

Learn More at the Library

26

(1)

Voters, Candidates, Campaigns, and the Media: The Mix of Money and Marketing

27

(13)

The Voters

27

(2)

The Candidates

29

(1)

Campaigning California Style

30

(5)

The Media in California Politics

35

(3)

Elections, Campaigns, and the Media

38

(2)

Notes

38

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

38

(1)

Learn More at the Library

39

(1)

Interest Groups: The Power Behind the Dome

40

(12)

The Evolution of Group Power in California

40

(1)

The Groups

41

(4)

Techniques and Targets: Interest Groups at Work

45

(5)

Regulating Groups

50

(1)

Measuring Group Clout: Money, Numbers, and Credibility

50

(2)

Notes

51

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

51

(1)

Learn More at the Library

51

(1)

The Legislature: The Perils of Policymaking

52

(14)

The Making and Unmaking of a Model Legislature

52

(7)

How a Bill Becomes a Law

59

(5)

Unfinished Business

64

(2)

Notes

64

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

65

(1)

Learn More at the Library

65

(1)

Courts, Judges, and Politics: California Law

66

(14)

The California Court System

66

(4)

The Courts at Work

70

(5)

The High Court as a Political Battleground

75

Governors, Voters, and the Courts

74

(3)

Courts and the Politics of Crime

77

(1)

Politics and the Courts

78

(2)

Notes

79

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

79

(1)

Learn More at the Library

79

(1)

The Executive Branch: Coping with Fragmented Authority

80

(14)

The Governor: First among Equals

80

(7)

The Supporting Cast

87

(4)

The Bureaucracy

91

(1)

Making the Pieces Fit

91

(3)

Notes

92

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

92

(1)

Learn More at the Library

93

(1)

Taxing and Spending: Budgetary Politics and Policies

94

(13)

The Budgetary Process

95

(2)

Revenue Sources

97

(4)

Spending

101

(4)

Modern State Budgets: Too Little, Too Much, or Just Right?

105

(2)

Notes

106

(1)

Learn More on the World Wide Web

106

(1)

Learn More at the Library

106

(1)

Local Government: Politics at the Grass Roots

107

(1)

Counties and Cities

107

(4)

Power in the City: Council Members, Managers, and Mayors

111

(4)

More Governments

115

(1)

Direct Democracy in Local Politics

116

(1)

Land Use: Coping with Growth

117

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California Politics and Government A Practical Approach

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