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| Preface | |
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| Foundations of California Politics | |
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| Explaining California Politics | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Diversity Explains California Politics | |
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| Land | |
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| Regions | |
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| Resources | |
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| People | |
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| Economy | |
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| How Political Theory Explains California Politics | |
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| Democratic Theory | |
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| Elite Theory | |
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| Pluralist Theory | |
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| Hyperpluralism | |
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| How Hyperpluralism Explains California Politics | |
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| The Constancy of Individualism | |
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| A Diversity of Interests and Cultures | |
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| Fading Majoritarianism | |
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| Structural Conflict | |
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| California: The Ironies of Diversity | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| California's Political Development | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Idea of Political Culture | |
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| The Idea of Political Development | |
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| The Politics of Unification | |
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| Spanish "Rule" | |
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| Mexican "Control" | |
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| Statehood | |
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| The 1849 Constitution | |
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| The Politics of Modernization | |
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| The Gold Rush | |
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| The Big Four | |
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| Water | |
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| Other Modernizing Factors | |
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| The Politics of Welfare | |
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| The Progressive Movement | |
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| The Great Depression | |
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| Earl Warren | |
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| Edmund G. (Pat) Brown | |
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| The Politics of Abundance and Beyond | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Constitutionalism and Federalism: The Perimeters of California Politics | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction: Rules and Boundaries | |
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| California's Constitution | |
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| What It Contains | |
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| What Makes It Distinctive | |
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| California and the Nation: The Bounderies of Federalism | |
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| Dual Federalism | |
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| Cooperative Federalism | |
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| Centralized Federalism | |
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| On Your Own Federalism | |
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| Progmatic Federalism | |
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| Federalism and California's Native Americans | |
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| California in Washington | |
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| California and the World: The Politics of Fences | |
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| Immigration | |
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| Trade | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Political Participation in California | |
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| Direct Democracy in a Hyperpluralistic Age | |
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| In Brief | |
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| The Impact of Progressivism | |
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| Progressivism: California Style | |
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| Selected Initiative Battles in California | |
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| Proposition 13: Give the Money Back | |
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| Proposition 5: Casino Fever | |
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| Proposition 22: Gay Marriage | |
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| Propostion 71: Stem Cell Research | |
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| The Initiative Mess | |
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| Prospect for Initiative Reform | |
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| Progressive Cousins: Referandum and Recall | |
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| State Level Recalls | |
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| Local Level Recalls | |
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| Conclusion: The Legacy and the Paradox | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Political Behavior of Californians | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Forms of Participation in a Democracy | |
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| Conventional Participation | |
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| The Exit Option | |
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| The Protest Option | |
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| Voters and Nonvoters in California | |
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| Who Votes in California? | |
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| Those Who Cannot Vote | |
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| Those Who Will Not Vote | |
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| Partisanship in California | |
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| Party Affiliation | |
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| The Partisan Geography of California | |
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| California's Electoral Gaps | |
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| Conclusion: Divided by Diversity | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Linking People and Policymakers | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mass Media | |
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| Newspapers | |
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| Television | |
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| Radio | |
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| The Internet | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| Political Parties: California Style | |
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| How the Parties are Organized | |
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| Surrogate Parties | |
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| Endorsement Politics | |
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| Elections | |
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| Campaign Professionals and Pollsters | |
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| The Role of Money | |
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| California Elections and National Politics | |
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| Interest Groups | |
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| California Groups: Who are They? | |
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| How Interest Groups Organize | |
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| What Interest Groups Do | |
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| Conclusion: Competing for Influence | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Political Institutions in California | |
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| Legislative Politics | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction: The Road to Proposition 140 | |
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| California's Legislative History | |
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| What the Legislature Does | |
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| Policymaking | |
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| Representation | |
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| Executive Oversight | |
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| Civic Education | |
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| Getting There and Staying There | |
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| Recruitment | |
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| Why They Stay: Rewards of Office | |
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| How They Stay: Reapportionment Politics | |
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| The 2001 Reapportionment | |
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| Organizing to Legislate | |
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| The Role of Leadership | |
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| The Committee System | |
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| The Staff | |
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| The Legislative Process | |
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| The Third House | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Executive Politics | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Governors Lead | |
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| The Governor's Duties and Powers | |
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| Executive Powers | |
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| Budget Leadership | |
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| Legislative Powers | |
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| Judicial Powers | |
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| Other Powers | |
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| The Plural Executive: Competing for Power | |
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| Lieutenant Governor | |
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| Attorney General | |
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| Secretary of State | |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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| Insurance Commissioner | |
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| Fiscal Officers | |
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| California's Bureaucracy and the Politics of Diversity | |
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| Functions of Bureaucracy | |
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| Power Sharing and Clout | |
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| Executive Branch Reform | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| California's Judiciary | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| State Courts in Our Legal "System" | |
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| How California's Courts Are Organized | |
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| Trial Courts | |
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| Appellate Courts | |
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| Supreme Court | |
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| So You Want to Be a Judge | |
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| Entering the Profession | |
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| The Right Experience | |
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| Selection Mechanics | |
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| Judicial Discipline | |
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| How Courts Make Decisions | |
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| The Criminal Process | |
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| The Civil Process | |
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| Juries and Popular Justice | |
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| How Courts Make Policy | |
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| Trial Court Policymaking | |
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| Appellate Court Policymaking | |
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| Criminal Justice and Punishment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Community Politics | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Role of Community | |
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| The Limits of Community Government | |
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| Counties | |
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| The Shape of County Government | |
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| County Troubles | |
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| Cities | |
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| How Communities Become Municipalities | |
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| "Cities" Without "Government" | |
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| How California Cities are Run | |
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| Cities and Counties: An Uneasy Relationship | |
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| Special Districts | |
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| What Makes Them Special? | |
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| The Stealth Governments of California | |
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| Special District Politics and Problems | |
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| School Districts | |
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| Regional Governments | |
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| Conclusion: Diverse Communities, Diverse Governments | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Budget Policy: The Cost of Diversity | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction: Budgeting as Public Policy | |
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| Where Budgeting Begins: The Economy | |
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| Economic Diversity | |
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| Today's Challenge: A Two-Tier Economy | |
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| California's Local Economies | |
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| The Budget Process | |
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| How California Budgeting Works | |
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| Constraints on the Process | |
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| Local Budget Processes | |
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| Types of Revenue | |
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| Major State Revenues | |
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| Local Revenue | |
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| Where The Money Goes | |
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| State Expenditures | |
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| Local Expenditures | |
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| The Need for Budget Reform | |
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| Conclusion: The Cost of Diversity | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Policies Stemming from Growth | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction: Growth in California | |
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| Why California Grew | |
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| The Drumbeat of Growth | |
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| Structuring Local Growth | |
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| No-Growth Politics in California | |
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| Water: Making Growth Possible | |
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| Storing Water | |
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| Moving Water | |
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| Recent Water Developments | |
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| Housing: For Many, the Impossible Dream | |
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| The California Dream | |
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| Housing Policy as Filter "Down" | |
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| Affordability | |
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| Transportation: Stuck in Traffic | |
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| The Problem | |
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| California's Transportation Policies | |
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| Energy and Environment | |
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| Energy | |
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| Environment | |
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| Conclusion: A New Growth Policy for California? | |
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| Notes | |
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| Policies Stemming from Diversity | |
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| In Brief | |
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| Introduction: The Challenge of Diversity | |
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| California Policy as Group Struggle | |
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| Social Issues: Abortionand Gay Rights | |
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| Abortion | |
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| Gay Rights | |
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| Education: Coping with Growth and Diversity | |
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| Pressures on Education | |
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| Education Reform | |
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| Higher Education: An Uncertain Future | |
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| The Majoritarian Ideal | |
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| Rethinking the Plan | |
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| Diversity on Campus | |
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| Social Programs | |
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| Welfare Policy | |
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| Health Policy | |
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| Immigration: Conflict over Newcomers | |
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| Federal Policies, California Impacts | |
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| California's Immigration "Policy" | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Key Term | |
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| Review Questions | |
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| Web Activities | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |