California Government

One of the most comprehensive and easy-to-use government texts available, "California Government "offers a balanced focus on the institutional and behavioral aspects of the state's political foundations. Not only does this text fulfill the state politics requirement of the Cal State University system, but its comparative perspective and attention to issues of ethnicity make it a valuable complement to any general government text. Pedagogical features include a glossary of terms specific to the state of California, chapter-opening epigrams, and an extensive Notes section at the end of the text. Coverage of the November 2004 California elections and analysis of the recall of state and local officials in 2003 are discussed in Chapters 2 and 9 respectively. Declining resident voter turnout is examined in Chapter 5, and material on voting alignments within the state supreme court and the criminal justice system appears in Chapter 8. Native American tribes and their significant new role in state politics is discussed in Chapter 9.Korey, John L. is the author of 'California Government ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780618452347 and ISBN 0618452346.