AmGov_Chapter 24: Governing California

people are the sole source of power

powers given to gov't is restricted; ppl have the rights that gov't may not take away

laws of such basic and lasting importance they cannot be changed as ordinary law can be

process in which a certain number of qualified voters petition in favor of a proposal

law that should be enacted as ordinary law by the legislature

State's hugely important power to protect and promote the public health, public safety, public morals, and the general welfare

the non-legislative power of Constitution-making and the constitutional amendment process

a process in which the legislature refers a measure to the voters for final approval or rejection

a petition procedure by which the voters may remove an elected official from office before the completion of their term

the power to eliminate one or more items from a bill without rejecting the entire bill; used most often on spending measures

powers of mercy that may be shown to persons convicted of a crime

power of the governor to relieve someone of the legal consequences of a crime

power to reduce or make less severe

an official postponement of the execution of a sentence

permits the release of a prisoner short of the completion of a sentence