▁been ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁state ' s ▁super int endent ▁of ▁schools ▁into ▁an ▁appointed ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁elected ▁official . ▁The ▁Commission ▁ultimately ▁removed ▁about ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁words ▁from ▁the ▁constitution . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁The ▁California ▁Constitution ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁length ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁factors , ▁such ▁as ▁influence ▁of ▁previous ▁Mexican ▁civil ▁law , ▁lack ▁of ▁faith ▁in ▁elected ▁officials ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁many ▁initi atives ▁take ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁constitution al ▁am end ment . ▁Several ▁am end ments ▁involved ▁the ▁authorization ▁of ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁state ▁government ▁ag encies , ▁including ▁the ▁State ▁Comp ens ation ▁In sur ance ▁Fund ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Bar ▁of ▁California ; ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁such ▁am end ments ▁was ▁to ▁ins ulate ▁the ▁ag encies ▁from ▁being ▁attacked ▁as ▁an ▁un const itution ally ▁broad ▁exercise ▁of ▁police ▁power ▁or ▁inher ent ▁jud icial ▁power . ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁state ▁constitution s , ▁the ▁California ▁Constitution ▁strongly ▁protect s ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁existence ▁of ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies ▁and ▁gr ants ▁them ▁broad ▁pl en ary ▁home ▁rule ▁powers . ▁The ▁constitution ▁gives ▁char ter ▁cities , ▁in ▁particular , ▁supre me ▁authority ▁over ▁municipal ▁affairs , ▁even ▁allowing ▁such ▁cities ' ▁local ▁laws ▁to ▁tr ump ▁state ▁law . ▁By ▁specifically ▁en abling ▁cities ▁to ▁pay ▁count ies ▁to ▁perform ▁government al ▁functions ▁for ▁them , ▁Section ▁ 8 ▁of ▁Article