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LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE FACES OF CHANGE
by
Matthew Wheeler
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING,
AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Matthew Wheeler
Object Description
| Title | Legislative term limits in California and the faces of change |
| Author | Wheeler, Matthew C. |
| Author email | mcw@wheelerco.com; matthewwheeler1@hotmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Policy, Planning & Development |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Policy, Planning & Development |
| School | School of Policy, Planning, and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-05-24 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-08-10 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Newland, Chester A. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Richardson, Harry Starr, Kevin Kingsley, Dorathea |
| Abstract | Over the preceding forty years, the voters of California have directly enacted many significant public policy initiatives that have changed the face of politics and governance in the Golden State. In the face of the changes enacted, the leaders of contemporary California now struggle to govern the most populous state in the union, many of these struggles being attributed to the passage of these statewide initiatives.; From the inception of the United States, the Founding Fathers in the Federalist Papers warned of the unintended consequences of a direct democracy and furthered the use of a representative model of our government. However, as California struggles, the roots of the systemic problems have yet to be addressed by a rational body seeking fundamental change. Despite the fact that many of California’s fiscal and policy woes can be directly traced back to the passage of these initiatives, little has been accomplished that will change the way California seeks to govern.; Legislative Term Limits in California and the Faces of Change discusses the specifics of four statewide propositions that have altered the state government and state budget. As this research opens discussing the voter enacted initiatives that have changed the state government, it goes on to tell the stories of sixteen individuals who have been touched, personally, by these policies. Qualitative interviews of these individuals were conducted and contrasted amongst one another, discussing generational similarities and differences under the context of leadership, in addition to linking political culture to generational identity. For some, opportunities have been availed as they may one day seek to lead the state. For others, those who defined the political and policy landscape of California for decades, their careers in elected service have ceased or taken other courses. These individuals compose the face of change in California and this work tells these leadership stories.; Following this analysis, the study asserts that until fundamental change in term limitations for state legislators is enacted, California will continue in its governance struggles. |
| Keyword | term limits; state legislature; direct democracy; Proposition 13; Proposition 98; Proposition 140; generational leadership; politics |
| Geographic subject (country) | California |
| Coverage date | 1990/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3299 |
| Rights | Wheeler, Matthew C. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Wheeler-3960 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume35/etd-Wheeler-3960.pdf |
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| Full text | LEGISLATIVE TERM LIMITS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE FACES OF CHANGE by Matthew Wheeler A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC SCHOOL OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT August 2010 Copyright 2010 Matthew Wheeler |
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