Overview: The U.S. and CA Constitutions Fall 2000 We turn now to a study of the basic institutional context or infrastructure of tbe U.S. and California systems of government and politics. It is important to remember that the political process is "contextual." It operates within a) a complex socio-cultural context that includes such factors as our predominant values, and the many regional as well as demographic variations. b) a basic socio-economic setting, namely contemporary …showed first 75 words of 3439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3439 total…in CA, but such a term limit only applies to the chief executive (president) at the federal level (A 22). · California has residual powers not delegated by the US Constitution to the national government nor prohibited by either the US Constitution or the CA Constitution. · The state of California is a unitary system, not a federal system. The cities, counties, and other local governments have solely the powers granted to them by the state. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**