Politics is relevant and participation matters.
Always authoritative. More contemporary than ever.
The Third Edition has been updated to cover recent developments, including the 2010 elections, the budget crisis, and Governor Schwarzenegger's influence on California politics.
"This text provides a thorough introduction to the major institutions and processes of California state politics. It emphasizes critical thinking and the relevance of state government to students' lives.
Get students thinking critically about California politics.
Get students thinking critically about California government.
Show students how politics really works through a focus on conflict and compromise.
Empirical puzzles get students thinking like political scientists.
Building on the work of new co-author Melissa Michelson (Menlo College), who has expanded the coverage of race and ethnicity throughout the text, the Ninth Edition features the new California and the Nation section in each chapter, which ...
University of California Berkeley Dean and respected legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky expertly exposes how conservatives are using the Constitution to advance their own agenda that favors business over consumers and employees, and government ...
"Governing California in the Twenty-First Century introduces students to the major institutions and processes of California state politics, and teaches them to think critically about how they affect their lives.