Book Provides Overview of California’s Constitution and Statutes

“A Practical Guide to California’s Constitution and Statutes” is the newest practical guide written by California Globe contributor Chris Micheli. “My goal with this practical guide is to provide an overview of most of the Articles in our state Constitution,” Micheli said. His short book than contains several chapters comparing and contrasting California with the federal government and other states. “I conclude the practical guide with some easy-to-read chapters dealing with California’s 29 Codes, which contain our more than 156,000 statutes,” he explained.

The book contains the following chapters in just over 70 pages:

1                      California’s Constitution                                                        1

2                      Article I – Declaration of Rights                                            2

3                      Article II – Voting and Direct Democracy                              6

4                      Article III – State of California                                              9

5                      Article IV – Legislative Branch                                              11

6                      Article V – Executive Branch                                                 16

7                      Article VI – Judicial Branch                                                   19

8                      Article VII – Public Officers and Employees                         23

9                      Article IX – Education                                                            25

10                    Article X – Water                                                                    28

11                    Article XI – Local Government                                              29

12                    Article XII – Public Utilities                                                  31

13                    Article XIIIA – Tax Limitation                                               33

14                    Article XIV – Labor Relations                                               34

15                    Article XV – Usury                                                                 36

16                    Article XVIII – Amending / Revising Constitution                37

17                    Article XIX – Motor Vehicle Revenues                                 38

18                    Article XX – Miscellaneous Subjects                                     40

19                    Article XXI – Redistricting                                                    42

20                    Article XXII – Architectural / Engineering Services              44

21                    Article XXXV – Medical Research                                        45

22                    Comparing U.S. and California Constitutions                        46

23                    Comparing California Government to Other States               47

24                    Comparing Judicial Branches                                                 49

25                    Comparing Executive Branches                                             52

26                    Comparing Legislative Branches                                            54

27                    Frequently Asked Questions about California’s Codes          56

28                    Chart of California’s Codes                                                    59

29                    An Overview of California’s Codes                                       62

30                    What Are “Statutes Other Than Codes”?                               67

31                    What Are the Component Parts of California’s Codes?         68

32                    Which California Codes Have the Most Laws?                     69

33                    California’s First Codes                                                          71

Micheli’s new book can be purchased on Amazon for $14.99.