California The Politics of Diversity,9780534535681

California The Politics of Diversity

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ISBN13: 9780534535681
ISBN10: 0534535682
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Pub. Date: 1999-11-11
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

This text offers a thematic, comprehensive look at California politics written from the perspective of someone who teaches California Politics and has worked in local government.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
PART ONE Foundations of California Politics 1(56)
Explaining California Politics
3(18)
In Brief
3(1)
Introduction
4(1)
How Diversity Explains California Politics
5(7)
Land
5(1)
Regions
6(1)
Resources
7(1)
People
8(3)
Economy
11(1)
How Political Theory Explains California Politics
12(4)
Democratic Theory
12(1)
Elite Theory
13(2)
Pluralist Theory
15(1)
Hyperpluralism
15(1)
How Hyperpluralism Explains California Politics
16(1)
California: The Ironies of Diversity
17(4)
Key Terms
19(1)
Review Questions
19(1)
Web Activities
19(1)
Notes
19(2)
California's Political Development
21(20)
In Brief
21(1)
Introduction
22(1)
The Idea of Political Culture
22(1)
The Idea of Political Development
23(1)
The Politics of Unification
23(4)
Spanish ``Rule''
24(1)
Mexican ``Control''
24(2)
Statehood
26(1)
The 1849 Constitution
26(1)
The Politics of Modernization
27(5)
The Gold Rush
27(1)
The Big Four
28(3)
Water
31(1)
Other Modernizing Factors
31(1)
The Politics of Welfare
32(4)
The Politics of Abundance and Beyond
36(2)
Conclusion
38(3)
Key Terms
39(1)
Review Questions
39(1)
Web Activities
39(1)
Notes
39(2)
Constitutionalism and Federalism: The Perimeters of California Politics
41(16)
In Brief
41(1)
Introduction: Rules and Boundaries
42(1)
State Constitutions as Rulebooks
42(1)
California's Constitution
43(5)
What It Contains
44(2)
What Makes It Distinctive
46(2)
California and the Nation: The Boundaries of Federalism
48(2)
California in Washington
50(1)
California and the World: The Politics of Fences
51(3)
Immigration
52(2)
Trade
54(1)
Conclusion
54(3)
Key Terms
55(1)
Review Questions
55(1)
Web Activities
55(1)
Notes
55(2)
PART TWO Political Participation in California 57(60)
Direct Democracy in a Hyperpluralistic Age
59(16)
In Brief
59(1)
The Impact of Progressivism
60(1)
Progressivism: California Style
61(2)
Recent Initiative Battles in California
63(4)
Proposition 13: Give the Money Back
63(1)
Proposition 98: Voters Setting Priorities
64(1)
Proposition 226: ``Paycheck Protection''
65(1)
Proposition 5: Casino Fever
66(1)
The Initiative Mess
67(4)
Progressive Stepchildren: Referendum and Recall
71(1)
Conclusion: The Legacy and the Paradox
72(3)
Key Terms
73(1)
Review Questions
73(1)
Web Activities
73(1)
Notes
74(1)
The Political Behavior of Californians
75(17)
In Brief
75(1)
Forms of Participation in a Democracy
76(3)
Conventional Participation
76(1)
The Exit Option
77(1)
The Protest Option
78(1)
Voters and Nonvoters in California
79(6)
Who Votes in California?
80(1)
Those Who Cannot Vote
80(2)
Those Who Will Not Vote
82(3)
Partisanship in California
85(2)
Party Affiliation
85(2)
The Partisan Geography of California
87(1)
California's Electoral Gaps
87(3)
Conclusion: Divided by Diversity
90(2)
Key Terms
90(1)
Review Questions
90(1)
Web Activities
91(1)
Notes
91(1)
Linking People and Policymakers
92(25)
In Brief
92(1)
Introduction
93(1)
Mass Media
94(5)
Newspapers
94(2)
Television
96(3)
The Internet
99(1)
Political Parties
99(5)
Political Parties: California Style
99(2)
How the Parties Are Organized
101(1)
Surrogate ``Parties''
102(1)
Endorsement Politics
103(1)
Elections
104(4)
Campaign Professionals
105(1)
The Role of Money
106(1)
California Elections and National Politics
107(1)
Interest Groups
108(5)
California Groups: Who Are They?
109(1)
How Interest Groups Organize
110(1)
What Interest Groups Do
111(2)
Conclusion: Competing for Influence
113(4)
Key Terms
113(1)
Review Questions
113(1)
Web Activities
113(1)
Notes
114(3)
PART THREE Political Institutions in California 117(98)
Legislative Politics
119(26)
In Brief
119(1)
Introduction: The Road to Proposition 140
120(1)
California's Legislative History
120(2)
What the Legislature Does
122(5)
Policymaking
123(1)
Representation
123(2)
Executive Oversight
125(2)
Civic Education
127(1)
Getting There and Staying There
127(7)
Recruitment
128(1)
Why They Stay
129(1)
How They Stay
130(4)
Organizing to Legislate
134(4)
The Role of Leadership
134(2)
The Committee System
136(1)
The Staff
137(1)
The Legislative Process
138(2)
The Third House
140(2)
Conclusion
142(3)
Key Terms
142(1)
Review Questions
142(1)
Web Activities
143(1)
Notes
143(2)
Executive Politics
145(23)
In Brief
145(1)
Introduction
146(1)
Governors as Leaders
147(3)
How Governors Lead
149(1)
The Governor's Duties and Powers
150(8)
Executive Powers
151(2)
Budget Leadership
153(1)
Legislative Powers
154(3)
Judicial Powers
157(1)
Other Powers
158(1)
The Plural Executive: Competing for Power
158(5)
Lieutenant Governor
158(1)
Attorney General
159(1)
Secretary of State
160(1)
Superintendent of Public Instruction
160(1)
Insurance Commissioner
161(1)
Fiscal Officers
161(2)
California's Bureaucracy and the Politics of Diversity
163(3)
Functions of Bureaucracy
163(1)
Power Sharing and Clout
164(2)
Conclusion
166(2)
Key Terms
166(1)
Review Questions
166(1)
Web Activities
167(1)
Notes
167(1)
California's Judiciary
168(23)
In Brief
168(1)
Introduction
169(1)
State Courts in Our Legal ``System''
170(1)
How California Courts Are Organized
170(5)
Trial Courts
172(1)
Appellate Courts
172(3)
So You Want to Be a Judge
175(4)
Entering the Profession
175(1)
The Right Experience
176(1)
Selection Mechanics
176(1)
Judicial Discipline
177(2)
How Courts Make Decisions
179(3)
The Criminal Process
179(2)
The Civil Process
181(1)
Juries and Popular Justice
181(1)
How Courts Make Policy
182(5)
Trial Court Policymaking
182(1)
Appellate Court Policymaking
182(1)
Criminal Justice and Punishment
183(4)
Conclusion
187(4)
Key Terms
188(1)
Review Questions
188(1)
Web Activities
189(1)
Notes
189(2)
Community Politics
191(24)
In Brief
191(1)
Introduction
192(4)
The Role of Community
193(2)
The Limits of Community Government
195(1)
Counties
196(5)
The Shape of California Counties
196(2)
The Shape of County Government
198(1)
California's Troubled Counties
199(2)
Cities
201(6)
How Communities Become Municipalities
201(1)
``Cities'' without ``Government''
202(2)
How California Cities Are Run
204(2)
Cities and Counties: An Uneasy Relationship
206(1)
Special Districts
207(1)
What Makes Them Special?
207(1)
The Stealth Governments of California
208(1)
Special District Politics and Problems
208(1)
School Districts
208(2)
Regional Governments
210(1)
Conclusion: Diverse Communities, Diverse Governments
211(4)
Key Terms
213(1)
Review Questions
213(1)
Web Activities
213(1)
Notes
213(2)
PART FOUR Public Policy in California 215(72)
Budget Policy: The Cost of Diversity
217(22)
In Brief
217(1)
Introduction: Budgeting as Public Policy
218(2)
Where Budgeting Begins: The Economy
220(1)
Economic Diversity
220(1)
Today's Challenge: A Two-Tier Economy
220(1)
California's Local Economies
220(1)
The Budget Process
221(4)
How California Budgeting Works
221(1)
Constraints on the Process
222(2)
Local Budget Processes
224(1)
Types of Revenue
225(7)
Major State Revenues
227(4)
Local Revenues
231(1)
Where the Money Goes
232(3)
State Expenditures
232(2)
Local Expenditures
234(1)
The Need for Budget Reform
235(1)
Conclusion: The Cost of Diversity
236(3)
Key Terms
236(1)
Review Questions
237(1)
Web Activities
237(1)
Notes
237(2)
Policies Stemming from Growth
239(23)
In Brief
239(1)
Introduction: Growth in California
240(6)
Why California Grew
240(1)
The Drumbeat of Growth
241(3)
Structuring Local Growth
244(1)
No-Growth Politics in California
245(1)
Water: Making Growth Possible
246(5)
Storing Water
247(1)
Moving Water
248(1)
Recent Water Developments
249(2)
Housing: For Many, the Impossible Dream
251(2)
The California Dream
251(1)
Housing Policy as ``Filter Down''
251(1)
Affordability
252(1)
Transportation: Stuck in Traffic
253(2)
The Problem
253(2)
California's Transportation Policies
255(1)
Environment: Cleaning Up after Ourselves
255(3)
Conclusion: A New Growth Policy for California?
258(4)
Key Terms
259(1)
Review Questions
259(1)
Web Activities
259(1)
Notes
260(2)
Policies Stemming from Diversity
262(25)
In Brief
262(1)
Introduction: The Challenge of Diversity
263(2)
California Policy as Group Struggle
265(1)
Abortion: A Diversity of Values
266(2)
Education: Coping with Growth and Diversity
268(5)
Pressures on Education
268(2)
Education Policy and the Politics of Diversity
270(3)
Higher Education: An Uncertain Future
273(8)
The Majoritarian Ideal
273(1)
Rethinking the Plan
274(2)
Diversity on Campus
276(1)
Social Programs
277(1)
Welfare Policy
277(1)
Health Policy
278(3)
Immigration: Conflict over Newcomers
281(2)
Federal Policies, California Impacts
281(1)
California's Immigration ``Policy''
282(1)
Conclusion
283(4)
Key Terms
284(1)
Review Questions
284(1)
Web Activities
284(1)
Notes
284(3)
Index 287

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