This presentation is part of the USC Schwarzenegger Institute's annual conference on Government & Leadership, discussing issues such as the Government shut downs, gridlock, division, and leaders not working together to solve the big challenges we face. Christian Grose, Associate Professor of Political Science at USC, speaks on electoral reforms and California politics in "The Adoption of Electoral Reforms and Ideological Change in the California State Legislature." The USC Schwarzenegger Institute focuses on the causes of this hyper partisanship and explore solutions that can get government working for the people.