Foreword by Chief Justice Malcolm M. Lucas<BR>

The Constitutional History of California<BR>

The American Acquisition of California: "Cry Aloud for Independence!"<BR>

The 1849 Constitution and California Statehood: "Born in different climes,...assembled...as Californians"<BR>

The 1879 Constitution: "A sort of mixture of constitution, code, stump speech, and mandamus"<BR>

The Progressive Movement: "Give us a square deal for Christ's sake"<BR>

Constitutional Change after the Progressive Movement: "Constant amendment has produced an instrument bad in form"<BR>

The Rise and Threatened Decline of an Independent California Constitution: "Rights guaranteed by this Constitution are not dependent on those guaranteed by the United States Constitution"<BR>

The California Constitution and Commentary<BR>

Bibliography<BR>

Table of Cases<BR>

Index