Democratic Delusions: The Initiative Process in America

by Richard J. Ellis

Book Overview

It is becoming common in many states: the opportunity to reclaim government from politicians by simply signing a petition to put an initiative on the ballot and then voting for it. Isn't this what America ought to be about? Proposition 13 in California's 1978 election paved the way; the past decade saw more than 450 such actions; now in many states direct legislation dominates the political agenda and defines political--and public-opinion.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700611568
• ISBN13: 9780700611560
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"