Governor of California

On November 8, 1966 California voters elected Republican candidate Ronald Reagan as the states 33rd Governor. Reagan defeated then two-term Governor, Democrat Edmund G. “Pat” Brown. This would be the first elected political office Ronald Reagan would hold in his long public career. Reagan would serve two terms as the Governor of California before going on to achieve greater heights serving as a two term President. Reagan’s political career began to unfold when he decided to work on the 1964 Goldwater

This week’s topic focused on the executive branch of California, more importantly, we discussed how California executive branch is different from the federal government’s executive branch because California has a “plural executive”. A “plural executive” is when the power of the executive branch just doesn’t go to one person it is split between elected individuals that are within the branch (CA Executive Branch.1:05-1:26). This differs from how the executive branch on the federal level because the

inspired by a 29-year-old woman named Britany Maynard. She moved to Oregon (because in California it is illegal to take one’s own life) to take her own life after she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The article tells how the bill has made its way into the senate. The bill was introduced earlier this year. Once the California Medical Association stopped fighting the bill, it was passed in June in the California Sate Senate. Since then, the bill had been

To preserve water here in California is particularly important because it is vital part in our economy. People should me more conscious and aware for the need to preserve water. California has been facing a major drought recently because in the past few years their has been no consistent rainfall or snow. Communities should be following rules and regulations that are mandated by the state and counties. Any efforts to better preserve water should be done because just as simplifying as following rules

in 1891 in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Bakersfield, California. During his youth, “He worked summers for Southern Pacific Railroad. He later said that his progressive political and legal attitudes were the result of seeing first-hand the lives and struggles of working people” (California Museum). Warren earned his political science and law degrees from University of California, Berkley in 1914. In 1919 he became a deputy city attorney for Oakland, California, then proceeded to serve

California has suffered several droughts throughout the decades and is the reason why government has implemented policies and developed water management. The first drought recorded was in 1924, due to the severe drought and economic losses to the farming industry the irrigation system and large reservoirs were created to support agriculture and cities (Lund). The second drought recorded lasted six years from 1928 to 1934, at the time the construction of the Central Valley Project became the standard

The book, California Politics and Government: A practical Approach, helps students understand the government and politics. It describes the principles used in the state government and the relevance of these to the nowadays students and the future ones. The book has clear examples and explanations that help the students understand the California politics. It includes budgetary politics and policies, California law and court cases, government regulations, policymaking and elections in terms of political

California is running out of water! Our state is now hitting its fourth year of a severe drought due to little to no rainfall and snowpack in mountains. If the weather continues on the current path and people do not make drastic efforts of conserving water, the problem is only going to get worse. Many analysts have stressed the importance of taking drastic steps to conserve water. Problems that have risen due to this severe drought have included: More wildfires, spreading very quickly and causing

guide us through tough decisions and keep order in the state, widely known as the politicians. Politicians are people who are involved in politics as a job and usually are in an elected office. We also have in that group a sub group known as the Governor. The

Arnold Schwarzenegger and the American Dream America is a place where you can make your hopes and dreams come true. Millions of immigrants travel from many different countries in hopes they will be able to change their lives and live the so called American Dream. The American Dream is when you fulfill your own personal expectations of what you want to do in life and the journey building up to it. One of the world’s most famous bodybuilders, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was born in Thal, Austria in 1947