Choose a state – any state in the world that interests you. What regime type characterizes this state? What is the basis for legitimacy in this state? Is power centralized or decentralized? What principle or system of government does the state use to manage this distribution of power? Is this a strong or weak state?
This essay will analyse the regime type, legitimacy, centralisation, principles of government, and strength of the state of California in the United States. This essay will contend that the state of California in the United States is run on the basis of a progressive, politically liberal democracy, that its legitimacy is derived from republicanism (elected representatives), that the state of California operates on the principles of federalism, checks and balances, democratic representation, progressivism, equality and human rights. Finally, this essay will argue that the state of California is strong.
Foremost, the state of California is a progressive, politically liberal democracy that is based on the according of individual freedoms and XXXXX XXXXXX to XXX citizens, in which XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX undertaken in a XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. California XX traditionally controlled XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX Party, XXXXX XX a progressive party XXXX XXXXXXXX liberal immigration XXXX, greater equality for XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, housing XXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXX equality, innovation, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, civil XXXXXX, and XXXXXXXX rights.[X] The government of XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX branches. The executive XXXXXX comprises XXX XXXXXXXXXXX governor and XXX XXXXXXXXXXX offices, XXX XXXXXXXXXXX branch XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX State legislature, XXX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX comprises the Supreme XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX. Below these three state XXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, there XXX XXXXX governments assigned XXX XXXXXXX XX XXX city, XXXXXX and school district level, which XXXX XXXX of the affairs of XXXXX respective regions XXX XXXXX of responsibility. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXX Californian XXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX representatives to XX directly XXXXXXXXXXX XX their XXXXXXXXXX, and if the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX are not XXXXX to XX XXXXXXXXX, they XXXX XX XXXXX out in XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX.
The XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX in XXXX state is democracy XXX republicanism. In theory, this XXXXXX XX the will of XXX people. Citizens XX XXXXXXXXXX choose XXXXX elected representatives in the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX, who XXXX enact XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXX with the priorities of their XXXXXXXXXX. For XXXXXXX, California, as a progressive state, places climate XXXXXX XXX minority rights XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX on the XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX’s XXXXXXXX, XX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX, where rural issues XXXXX dominate. XXXXXXX, this is not XXXXXX XXX case. In XXXXXX years, special interest groups such XX XXX business and XXXXXXXXXXXXX corporation XXXXXXX have XXXX to XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. For XXXXXXX, the influence XX Silicon Valley’s XXXXX technology firms, XXXX XX Facebook and Google, have XXXXX XXXXXXX in California, and XXXX influenced the Californian XXXXX legislature and XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XX a XXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX democratic XXXXX for legitimacy XX XXXXX compromised in XXXXXXXX in California, XXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX corporations XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XX Amazon dominating over those of the XXXXXX citizen.
The Californian government XXXXXXXX XX the principles of XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX and XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX representation, XXXXXXXX rule XXXX minority XXXXXXXXX, XXX human XXXXXX. XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XX shared between state XXX federal governments, with XXX two sides able XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX other in XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXX decisions. XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX can challenge XXX XXXXX administration XX XXXXXXXX that XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX with.[X] Secondly, there is a system XX XXXXXX XXX balances, XXXXX ensures that XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXX three XXXXXXXXXXX branches (the executive XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and XXX judicial branch), XXXX each XXXXXX XXXXXX to XXXXXXX the other. This ensures that governance, and its respect of XXXXXXX interests, XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX operates with XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Fourthly, the Californian XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX on the basis XX XXXXXXXX XXXX with XXXXXXXX privilege. The Californian House XX Representatives is able XX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XX the majority, but can only XXXX legislation in conjunction XXXX the XXXXXX, XXXXX XXXXXXXX interests are protected XXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX.[X] XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX, XX a liberal democracy, protects human XXXXXX through a system XX amendments XX XXX constitution, XXXX XX the XXXXXX XX XXXX speech XXX a fair trial. Finally, Californians XXXXXXX progressive principles such XX marriage equality XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX.[4]
XXX Californian state is a XXXXXX XXXXX buoyed by XXXX demographics, strong economic growth XXX a XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. This XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX record for XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XXX the XXXXXX XXXXXXXX growth XX the XXXXX.[X]
XX conclusion, this XXXXX has shown XXXX the California is a XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX liberal XXXXXXXXX, that XXX legitimacy is derived from XXXXXXXXXXXXX (XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX), XXXX the state operates XX the principles of federalism, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, majority rule with XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, progressivism XXX human rights, XXX XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX is XXXXXX at present.
Endnotes
[1] XXXXXX, Elisabeth X., XXXXXX XXXXX, Mathew D. XXXXXXXXX, and X. XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX.Stealing the initiative: How XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Prentice Hall, XXXX.
[2] XXXXXXXXX, Robin. "How US local XXXXXXXXXX resists Trump."XXXXX Government XXXXXXXXX (XXXX).
[3] Mowry, XXXXXX X. "The California XXXXXXXXXXX and his rationale: A study in XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX."The XXXXXXXXXXX Valley XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX, no. 2 (1949): XXX.
[X] Ortega, XXXXX Jaicel. "XXXXXXXXXX as a “XXXX-XXXXX’For XXXXXXXXXXX Immigration XXXXXX?: Uncovering Racial XXXXXXXXXX to Expose XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX-XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX." (XXXX).
[X] XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX and the XXXXX System in XXX United XXXXXX: A Study in Extra-Constitutional XXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, XXXX.
References
XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX R., Arthur XXXXX, Mathew X. McCubbins, XXX D. Roderick Kiewiet.Stealing XXX XXXXXXXXXX: How state XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX to direct democracy. Prentice XXXX, XXXX.
Hambleton, XXXXX. "XXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX."XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Chronicle (2017).
Mowry, George E. "XXX California progressive XXX his XXXXXXXXX: X study in middle class politics."XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX, XX. 2 (1949): XXX-250.
Ortega, XXXXX XXXXXX. "California XX a “Blue-Print’For Progressive Immigration XXXXXX?: XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX Liberalism XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX-Migrant XXXXXXXX." (2018).
Ostrogorski, XXXXXX.XXXXXXXXX and XXX Party System in the XXXXXX States: X Study in Extra-Constitutional XXXXXXXXXX. Macmillan, 1910.
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