The 1949 World Federalist California Resolution was a measure passed by the California legislature that called on the United States Congress to amend the United States Constitution to allow for U.S. participation in a federal world government. It was introduced at the request of Citizens for Global Solutions leaders Alan Cranston and Bob Walker.
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