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California Politics and Government Chapters 4-7 Gerston and Christensen

California Politics and Government Chapters 4-7 Gerston and Christensen. Interest Groups Legislature Courts, Judges, and Politics: California Law Executive Branch. Ch. 4 Interest Groups. Economic or trade Calif. Bankers Assn, California Farm Bureau

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California Politics and Government Chapters 4-7 Gerston and Christensen

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  1. California Politics and GovernmentChapters 4-7Gerston and Christensen • Interest Groups • Legislature • Courts, Judges, and Politics: California Law • Executive Branch

  2. Ch. 4 Interest Groups • Economic or trade Calif. Bankers Assn, California Farm Bureau • Professional and Union (e.g. dentists, doctors) Calif. Medical Assn • Demographic groups National Org. of Women, NAACP • Single issue, NARAL, MADD • Public or consumer oriented, AARP, Habitat for Humanity

  3. Ch. 5: Legislature • Bicameral • Term limits (1990) • Assembly (80 members representing 420,000 each): speaker of the assembly John Perez • Senate (40): president pro tempore Darrell Steinberg • President of Senate, LT Gov. Gavin Newsom

  4. Legislature passes lawsHow a Bill Becomes a Law • Constitutional amendments, bond measures, appropriations, overrides of governor’s veto requires 2/3 majority in both houses • Bill becomes law if gov. signs it or takes no action within 12 days

  5. California Laws • Proposition 13 and tax structure • Death penalty • Three strikes law (1994) 25yrs to life mandatory sentence • California Supreme Court, dominated conservative justices appointed by Republican governors, less “activism” and controversy

  6. Ch. 6: California Court System • Trial Courts, bottom rung, Superior courts in each county (minor crimes, felonies, civil suits, divorce, juvenile • Six Districts Court of Appeal • Supreme Court

  7. Ch 7: Executive Branch – Fragmented Authority • Governor - Brown: chief administrator, unofficial leader of his political party, liaison to other states, U.S. govt, prepares budget for state • Attorney General – Kamala Harris • Lt. Governor – Gavin Newsom: Constitutional officer • President of State Senate • Regent of UC, Trustee of CSU

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