California politics
Subtitle: a primer
By: Renee B. Van Vechten
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CQ Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781452203065
Subjects: Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: principles for understanding California politics; title: Critical junctures: California's political history in brief; title: Direct democracy; title: The state legislature; title: The executive branch; title: The court system; title: Other governments; title: The California budget process; title: Political parties, elections, and campaigns; title: Political engagement; title: Concluding thoughts: political paradoxes and governability.