▁that ▁are ▁" c ru el ▁and ▁unusual ". ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁also ▁conf ers ▁upon ▁women ▁equality ▁of ▁rights ▁in ▁" ent ering ▁or ▁purs uing ▁a ▁business , ▁profession , ▁voc ation , ▁or ▁employ ment ." ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁state ▁constitution al ▁equal ▁rights ▁provision ▁on ▁record . ▁ ▁Two ▁univers ities ▁are ▁express ly ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁constitution : ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁and ▁Stan ford ▁University . ▁ ▁U C ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁nine ▁state - run ▁public ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁whose ▁independence ▁from ▁political ▁inter ference ▁is ▁express ly ▁guaranteed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁constitution . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Stan ford ▁has ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁a ▁constitution al ▁clause ▁shield ing ▁Stan ford - owned ▁property ▁from ▁tax es ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁educational ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Am end ments ▁and ▁revis ions ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ▁of ▁California ▁distingu ishes ▁between ▁constitution al ▁am end ments ▁and ▁revis ions , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" subst ant ial ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁constitution , ▁rather ▁than ▁... ▁a ▁less ▁extensive ▁change ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁its ▁prov isions ". ▁Both ▁require ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁California ▁ball ot ▁proposition ▁by ▁vot ers , ▁but ▁they ▁differ ▁in ▁how ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁proposed . ▁An ▁am end ment ▁may ▁be ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁by ▁either ▁a ▁two - third s ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁or