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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openedition-oai:revues.org:siecles_1130 https://doi.org/10.4000/siecles.1130 urn:doi:10.4000/siecles.1130 en https://journals.openedition.org/siecles/1130 2014-11-04T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/kp5t All rights reserved Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 Siècles Centre d'Histoire "Espaces et Cultures" info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2275-2129 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1266-6726 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/siecles Cherny, Robert W. États-Unis Californie California California political history direct democracy initiative referendum recall Proposition 13 United States California politics political conservatives interest groups legislature governor 20th century 21st century (early) histoire politique démocratie directe référendum Proposition 13 politique californienne conservatisme politique groupes d’intérêts législature gouverneur 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. Le législateur californien a été vivement critiqué pour ses dysfonctionnements graves et la démocratie directe – plus particulièrement l’initiative populaire – a été largement dénoncée. Cette contribution examine le recours à la démocratie directe en Californie, depuis 1978. Elle se penche plus spécifiquement sur l’utilisation faite de la démocratie directe par les conservateurs afin de limiter les recettes et par là même paralyser le gouvernement et l’utilisation de l’initiative par les autres groupes d’intérêt pour protéger les programmes financés par l’Etat. De tels comportements ont entravé la capacité d’action du législateur et ont fait basculer le pouvoir des mains des représentants élus à celles de groupes d’intérêt organisés et du Gouverneur. |
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California California political history direct democracy initiative referendum recall Proposition 13 United States California politics political conservatives interest groups legislature governor 20th century 21st century (early) histoire politique démocratie directe référendum Proposition 13 politique californienne conservatisme politique groupes d’intérêts législature gouverneur |
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California California political history direct democracy initiative referendum recall Proposition 13 United States California politics political conservatives interest groups legislature governor 20th century 21st century (early) histoire politique démocratie directe référendum Proposition 13 politique californienne conservatisme politique groupes d’intérêts législature gouverneur Cherny, Robert W. Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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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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Cherny, Robert W. |
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Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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Direct Democracy and Legislative Dysfunction: California Politics Since 1978 |
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