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| Preface | |
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| "America, Only More So" | |
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| Population Trends | |
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| Dimensions of Conflict and Cooperation | |
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| Democracy, California Style | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| The State Constitution and "Hybrid Democracy" | |
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| A Different Sort of Document | |
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| Historical Background | |
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| Direct Democracy | |
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| The Initiative | |
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| The Referendum | |
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| The Recall | |
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| Changing the Constitution | |
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| The Continuing Controversy | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Public Opinion and the Media | |
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| How People Think About Politics | |
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| California and the Nation | |
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| Regions | |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| The Media | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Political Parties | |
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| The Progressive Legacy Revisited | |
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| Party Organizations: Structures and Activities | |
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| Party Organizations and Primary Elections | |
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| The Party in the Electorate | |
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| Characteristics and Attitudes of Party Members | |
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| The Party in Government | |
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| Minor Parties | |
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| Parties and Interest Groups | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Campaigns and Elections | |
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| Partisan Versus Nonpartisan Elections | |
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| Statewide Elections | |
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| The Primary | |
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| The General Election | |
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| Special Elections | |
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| Other Local Elections | |
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| Registration | |
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| The Ballot | |
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| Vote by Mail and Early Voting | |
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| California's Two Populations | |
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| California's Two Electorates | |
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| Campaign Finance | |
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| Campaign-Management Firms | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| The State Legislature | |
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| Redistricting | |
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| Membership | |
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| Term Limits | |
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| Ethnic Representation | |
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| Leadership | |
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| The Assembly: Jesse, Willie, and the Strong Speaker Era | |
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| The Senate | |
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| Lawmaking | |
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| The Role of Parties | |
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| Lobbyists | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| The State's Plural Executive | |
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| Governor | |
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| Separately Elected Officials | |
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| Tenure Potential | |
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| Appointment Power | |
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| Budgetary Power | |
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| Veto Power | |
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| Party Control | |
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| Other Powers | |
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| Summary | |
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| Lieutenant Governor | |
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| Attorney General | |
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| Secretary of State | |
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| Insurance Commissioner | |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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| Treasurer | |
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| Controller | |
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| Board of Equalization | |
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| Term Limits and Political Careers of Elected Executives | |
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| Organization of the Executive Branch | |
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| The Governor's Office | |
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| The "Agency Plan" | |
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| The Role of Other Elected Executives | |
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| Independent Boards and Commissions | |
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| The State Civil Service | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Courts, Constitutions, and Corrections | |
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| Court Structure | |
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| Trial Courts | |
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| Courts of Appeal | |
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| The California Supreme Court | |
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| Judicial Administration | |
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| Judicial Selection | |
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| Trial Courts | |
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| Appellate Courts | |
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| Removal of Judges | |
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| Accountability Versus Independence | |
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| Rights, Liberties, and Governmental Powers in a Federal System | |
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| The Criminal Justice System | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Local Governments and Tribal Governments | |
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| Local Governments and the State | |
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| General-Purpose Governments | |
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| Cities | |
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| Counties | |
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| The Special Case of San Francisco | |
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| Special Purpose Governments | |
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| School Districts | |
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| Special Districts | |
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| Direct Democracy in Local Government | |
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| Contracting | |
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| Councils of Governments | |
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| Reorganizing Local Government | |
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| Tribal Governments and California Politics | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Financing California Government | |
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| Trade-offs | |
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| Overview: California and Other States Compared | |
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| Ballot Box Budgeting? | |
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| Tax Constraints | |
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| Spending Constraints | |
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| State Government Finance | |
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| The Budget Process | |
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| Where the Money Comes From, and Where It Goes | |
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| Local Government Finance | |
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| Surfing California: Internet Resources | |
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| Glossary | |
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| A Note on Sources | |
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| Notes | |
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| Index | |