Educated by initiative : the effects of direct democracy on citizens and political organizations in the American states /

Educated by Initiative moves beyond previous evaluations of public policy to emphasize the educational importance of the initiative process itself. Since a majority of ballots ultimately fail or get overturned by the courts, Smith and Tolbert suggest that the educational consequences of initiative v...

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主要作者: Smith, Daniel A., 1966-
其他作者: Tolbert, Caroline J.
格式: Licensed eBooks
语言:英语
出版: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2004.
在线阅读:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3998/mpub.11467
书本目录:
  • The Progressive Era vision : instrumental and educative justifications of direct democracy
  • The education of citizens : voting
  • The education of citizens : civic engagement
  • The education of citizens : confidence in government
  • The education of special interests
  • The education of political parties
  • The educative possibilities and limitations of citizen lawmaking.