Edited book
Citizens as legislators: direct democracy in the United States
Parliaments and legislatures series, Ohio State University Press
1998
Abstract
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- An overview of direct democracy in the American states. p.1 -- Election law and rules for using initiatives. p.27 -- California's political warriors: campaign professionals and the initiative process. p.55 -- Contending players and strategies: opposition advantages in initiative elections. p.80 -- Direct legislation: when is it used and when does it pass? p.109 -- Searching for ideological consistency in direct legislation voting. p.132 -- The influence of elite endorsements in initiative campaigns. p.149 -- Changing rules for state legislatures: direct democracy and governance policies. p.171 -- Pressuring legislatures through the use of initiatives: two forms of indirect influence. p.191 -- Race/ethnicity and direct democracy: the contextual basis of support for anti-immigrant and Official English measures. p.209 -- Direct democracy and minorities: changing attitudes about minorities targeted by initiatives. p.228 -- Responsive or responsible government? p.249 -- References. p.275 -- Index. p.309 -- Contributors. p.315
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Citizens as legislators: direct democracy in the United States
- Contributors
- Shaun Bowler (Editor)Todd Donovan (Editor)Caroline Tolbert (Editor) - University of Iowa, Political Science
- Resource Type
- Edited book
- Publisher
- Ohio State University Press; Columbus, OH
- Series
- Parliaments and legislatures series
- ISBN
- 0814207782; 0814207774; 9780814207789; 9780814207772
- Number of pages
- xii, 316 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1998
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; Public Policy Center (Archive); Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9983990099802771
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