California Government in National Perspective is an excellent supplemental companion to any course on American Government. Each chapter mirrors the topics of a standard American Government textbook offering easy comparison of politics and government from the federal level and from the California perspective.
California Government in National Perspective:
- Includes new authors and new topics while incorporating greater emphasis on the progressive tradition in California’s behavior and institutions.
- Features new chapters that highlight the importance of racial and ethnic diversity, and the role of women in policy and politics in CA.
- Integrates a greatly-expanded California-centric view of policy matters including the state budget, education, crime and environmental policy.
Chapter 1 California in National Perspective
Yuan Ting & Shelly Arsneault
Chapter 2 California: Political Culture in the Migrant State
Matthew G. Jarvis
Chapter 3 California Parties and Elections
Stephen J. Stambough
Chapter 4 The Governor of California and the American President
Scott Spitzer & Rob Robinson
Chapter 5 The California Legislature
Matthew G. Jarvis
Chapter 6 The Courts of California
By Pamela Fiber-Ostrow
Chapter 7 California Local Governments
Yuan Ting & Samuel B. Stone