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: Donna Kesselman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2012-01-01
Series:Transatlantica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/5279
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