California

Weak Parties, Strong Partisanship California is known for being a very liberal “blue” state. California is almost guaranteed to vote democratically in a presidential election and much of the country considers themselves democratic. The areas that are more conservative in California are also very adamant in their beliefs. The two major political parties in California are extremely polarized and have extremely high partisanship. The parties themselves however are extremely weak. The idea that parties

disheartening at times, especially when it is from our own citizens, the ones who bailout the government in rough times. Seeing the signs and faces of those who have completely given up hope for the United States only makes our great nation look weak. California finds the current state of the United States to be so terribly inhospitable that they, as a state, want to secede from the Union. I think it is agreed by both citizens of the United States as well as those outside this great country that such a

Having to live in California definitely has its perks. On Northern California, you have the astonishing vineyards and the view of how neatly they are laid out, let alone the wonderful redwood trees or the large tree wayside known for their heights and large trunks that leave you speechless from the beauty and how beautiful nature is, which also gives you an excelling understanding of how green Northern California is. Not to mention, the weather in Northern California tends to be on the cooler side

My Book Report on California Government and Politics Find out more about California Government and Politics by Larry N Gerston, Terry Christensen. Originally published: 1991 The main purpose of this book report to is to identify the objective of California's government, people, economy, and politics. Some of the learning objectives are to describe changes in California population 18th and 19th centuries. But let first look into California's Economy and the agriculture elements. We have a

Immigration to California Name: Institution: Immigration California is the most populated state in the United States. It has nine regions of which Northern California is the main focus. It has very many people with very different ethnic, racial, religious and national backgrounds. Notably, the population of California stands out as one of the most varied and composite anywhere on the globe. The population has rapidly increased over the last century. By 1950, the population of California was only

No rain. These are all signs of a drought. The drought in California is ongoing and only getting worse. There are numberless amounts of factors that cause the drought. The state is not doing enough to get itself out of this long term drought. At the rate California is going it will have no water and no reserves to have any hope for water. California drought. This current drought began in 2011 (Dallman). Citizens of southern California are not mandated to conserve water. The governor did not find

In his article “Is California the welfare capital?” Michael Gardner states California has one of the nation’s highest welfare recipient.it comes third compared to other states. This is mainly a result of democratic dominance in the state and their heavy focus on social services. The author argues the size of California’s welfare rolls is disproportionate considering the state has only 12 percent of the nations population. Some of it has to do with benefits generosity and others point to several socio-economic

California is considered more of a majoritarian state because we use the initiative, referendum and the recall to amend the constitution and to pressure our elected representatives to make policy decisions. Voters vote directly on policies and amendments on the ballot and are influential with public policies. The Pros of requiring a 2/3 vote in the state legislature for any tax increase is that it provides for more protection against approval on tax increases. It allows for the suspension of propositions

In 2009, Roberts and Trounstein argued that California was "ungovernable" and “our state government did not have the capacity to make timely decision to solve the problems facing our state”. However, California is not ungovernable anymore. In past few years, California has many changes, which affect on the state legislature as well as change the ways Californians vote. People can name some changes as “Open” or “Jungle” Primary (Prop. 14), Citizen’s Redistricting Commission (Prop.11), Majority budget

California is probably the most popular state mainly because of it's beaches, resorts and movie stars. However, there is much more to California than golden sand and hot sun. This state can overwhelm you with it's extreme diversity! And to prove that I would like to tell you about the 10 cities I would choose to visit. 1. San Francisco. This city is as beautiful and diverse as California itself. There is a number of small neighbourhoods that are completely different from each other and you feel