Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978
Critics have condemned California’s legislature as seriously dysfunctional and have blamed direct democracy, especially the initiative. This paper examines the use of direct democracy in California since 1978, focusing on the use of direct democracy by political conservatives to limit revenue and ot...
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| Publicado no: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/siecles, |
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Idioma: | Anglais |
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Siècles
2014
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Resumo: | Critics have condemned California’s legislature as seriously dysfunctional and have blamed direct democracy, especially the initiative. This paper examines the use of direct democracy in California since 1978, focusing on the use of direct democracy by political conservatives to limit revenue and otherwise restrict state government, and on the use of the initiative by other interest groups to protect state-funded programs. These actions have constrained the ability of the legislature to govern and have shifted power from elected legislators to organized interest groups and the governor. |
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