What is political culture?
Term used by political scientists to describe the networks of beliefs about politics and policy that undergird political action in that community
What is a major-minority state?
Meaning that whites are not a majority
What is a plural executive?
Independently elected executive officials that further limit the governor’s actions
What is Prop 140?
1) Installed term limits for legislators (three, two year terms)
2) Cut legislative staff by half
3) Cut off most legislators from retirement benefits that they previously could have received
What are delegates?
Legislators who simply vote the way their constituents prefer