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Direct Legislation: Voting on Ballot Propositions in the United States
Contents
Preface
- The Initiative and Direct Democracy
- The Idea of Direct Participation in Government
- Legal Provisions for Direct Legislation and Judicial Review of the Initiative Process
- The Initiative Industry, the Petition Process, and the Increased Usage of Direct Legislation
- Who Votes on Ballot Propositions?
- The Representativeness of Voters Who Decide Statewide Propositions
- Direct Legislation and Voter Rationality
- The Role of Campaign Spending, Elite Endorsements, and Alienation in Ballot Proposition Voting
- Voting Behavior on Ballot Proposition
- The People Rule?
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1
summary pending
See also
External links
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History of I&R |
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| State histories |
Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Florida · Idaho · Illinois · Kentucky · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Mexico · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · South Dakota · Utah · Washington · Wyoming |
| Individuals |
Roland Patten · Smith · Sullivan · U'Ren |
| Groups |
Initiative and Referendum League of Maine · Popular Government League |
| Books |
Direct Legislation by the Citizenship Through the Initiative and Referendum · Citizen Lawmakers: The Ballot Initiative Revolution · Direct Legislation: Voting on Ballot Propositions in the United States |
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