Direct Democracy on Election Day: Ballot Measures as Measures of American Democracy

Ballot Measures (or Propositions) are a form of Progressive Era direct democracy which has regained momentum in recent years. Re-energizing voters in the 38 U. S. states where they raise grassroots and often controversial “wedge issues”, they also have spill-over effects in other areas of politics a...

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Main Author:	Kesselman, Donna
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Francês
Published:	Association française d'Etudes Américaines (AFEA) 2011
Subjects:	conservatism Ballot measures ballot initiatives direct democracy elections U.S. politics liberalism federalism Supreme Court.
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.4000/transatlantica.5279 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13089/lko6 https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5279
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