The United States is hardly a "model" of direct democracy. Historically, our system has been notable for several institutions of government that mightdoi:10.2139/ssrn.1366056David MarcelloRoutledge,SSRN Electronic JournalBowler, Shaun, Todd Donovan and Caroline Tolbert (1998). Citizens as Legislators...
"The current volume gathers together many of the 'hot topics' with respect to direct democracy in the United States. It is an eye-opening account (truncated for space reasons) of all the court cases that make up case law for direct democracy.… For those wanting to pursue a political voic...
Direct Democracy: The Right of the People to Make Fools of Themselves The Framers of the United States Constitution did not embrace direct, populist democracy. They rejected the Swiss model of direct legislation' and cho... The Use and Abuse of Initiative and Referendum, a Local Government Per...
The meaning of DIRECT DEMOCRACY is democracy in which the power is exercised directly by the people rather than through representatives : a form of government in which the people vote directly against or in favor of decisions, policies, laws, etc.; also
Campaign learning and the educative effects of direct democracy. American Politics Research, 40(6), 998–1025. Google Scholar Biggers, D. R. (2014). Morality at the ballot: Direct democracy and political engagement in the United States. New York: Cambridge University Press. Google Scholar ...
The epic debate 2. Direct democracy gathers force Part II. Countering the Majority: 3. The counter-majoritarian power 4. The courts at work 5. Conflicts over rights 6. Conflicts over powers Part III. The Majority Strikes Back: 7. The people's check on the courts Conclusion: a new ...
1871: Direct democracy surfaced in the Paris Commune. 4.4.3 20th and 21st Century Early 20th century: Some states of the US applied principles of Direct democracy. 1912: first United States Supreme Court in favor of citizens law making was established ...
Direct democracy and the adoption of recreational marijuana legalization in the United States, 2012-2019 Direct democracyLegalizationPolicyBackground:Over the past decade, a number of American states have legalized marijuana for recreational use. There are various... B Vann - 《International Journal on...
Membership of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils in the United States: are special interests over-represented? The failure of modern fisheries management is blamed on myriad socio-economic and technical problems, but the most fundamental reason for failure might be ... TA Okey - 《Marin...
On their own initiative : how politicians use direct democracy in the United States The central purpose of this thesis is systematically to show why politicians use direct democracy in the US. By identifying multiple situations in which po... Lubbock,Tom - 《University of Oxford》 被引量: 0发...