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| Preface | |
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| California Politics: The Immediate and Historic Backdrop | |
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| California's Wild Ride: A Very Different Kind of Governor | |
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| A Governorship "Terminated" | |
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| Is California Still Governable? Some Basic Long-Term Concerns | |
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| Politics By Initiative | |
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| Demographics | |
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| Economics | |
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| California Politics on the National and World Stage | |
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| Political Disunity | |
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| Limitless Demands and Limited Resources | |
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| Institutional Change | |
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| California in National and Western State Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| California's Political History | |
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| California Before the Gold Rush | |
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| California's First Constitution | |
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| The Big Four | |
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| California's Second Constitution | |
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| The California Progressives | |
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| Depression Era Politics | |
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| Earl Warren and the Politics of Nonpartisanship | |
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| The End of Republican Dominance | |
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| California Governorship: No Experience Necessary | |
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| California Governorship: Return of the Professionals | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| California Government's Constitutional Branches | |
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| The California Legislature | |
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| Legislative Districts | |
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| Legislative Functions | |
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| The Legislative Process | |
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| Powers of Leadership | |
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| Leadership Selection | |
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| Legislative Staff | |
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| Term Limits | |
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| Is An Amateur Legislation the Solution? | |
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| Are There Other Feasible Reforms Out There? | |
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| California Legislature in National and Western State Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Executive Branch | |
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| Statewide Elected Officials | |
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| Appointed Executives | |
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| The Governor's Powers | |
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| Gubernatorial Contrasts | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| The California Judiciary | |
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| A Changed Judicial System | |
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| Judicial Selection | |
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| The Judicial Bureaucracy | |
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| Lobbying the Judiciary | |
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| The Administration of Criminal Justice | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Local Governments | |
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| County Governments | |
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| Municipal Governments | |
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| Special Districts | |
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| Regional Governments | |
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| The Structural Debates | |
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| The Local Fiscal Crunch | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Linking the Public to the System | |
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| Interest Group Power in California | |
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| Influencing Strategies | |
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| Lobbying in California | |
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| Money and Power: The Sacramento Connection | |
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| Interest Group Power: Good for the Political System | |
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| Regulation of Lobbyists and Interest Groups | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Political Parties and Media: Linking the Public to the Process | |
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| California as a Weak Party State | |
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| Tilting at Windmills? California's Minor Parties | |
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| Major-Party Voters: Who Are the Republicans and Democrats? | |
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| Electoral Activists | |
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| Strengthening the Parties: Could It and Should It Be Done? | |
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| The Power of Media-Then and Now | |
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| California 2004 Presidential Vote in National and Western State Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Elections in California | |
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| The California Voter | |
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| California and Direct Democracy | |
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| Government by Initiative | |
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| Electioneering: California Style | |
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| The High Costs of Elections: Can Anything Be Done? | |
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| California Voting Turnout in National and Western State Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| California's Political Future: Fiscal and Human Challenges | |
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| Budgetary Politics in California: Trying to Make Ends Meet | |
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| The Budget Cycle | |
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| Revenue Sources | |
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| Where Does the Money Go? | |
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| An Era of Permanent Budget Crisis? | |
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| Budget Reform | |
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| California Budget in National and Western State Perspective | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Big State, Big Challenges | |
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| Diversity | |
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| Education | |
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| References | |
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| Glossary of Key Terms | |
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| Index | |