TY  - GEN
T1  - Educated by initiative : the effects of direct democracy on citizens and political organizations in the American states
A1  - Smith, Daniel A., 1966-
A2  - Tolbert, Caroline J.
LA  - English
PP  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
YR  - 2004
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn587497296
AB  - 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 voting may be more important than the outcomes of the ballots themselves. The result is a fascinating and thoroughly-researched book about how direct democracy teaches citizens about politics, voting, civic engagement and the influence of special interests and political parties. Designed to be accessible to anyone interested in the future of American democracy, the book includes boxes (titled "What Matters") that succinctly summarize the authors' data into easily readable analyses
OP  - 225
CN  - JK1764 .S547 2004eb
SN  - 9780472024254
SN  - 0472024256
SN  - 1282423630
SN  - 9781282423633
SN  - 9786612423635
SN  - 6612423633
SN  - 9780472068708
SN  - 0472068709
SN  - 0472098705
SN  - 9780472098705
KW  - Political participation : United States : States.
KW  - Referendum : United States : States.
KW  - Direct democracy : United States : States.
KW  - Progressivism (United States politics)
KW  - Participation politique : États-Unis : États.
KW  - Référendum : États-Unis : États.
KW  - Démocratie directe : États-Unis : États.
KW  - Progressisme : États-Unis.
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Government : Legislative Branch.
KW  - LAW : General.
KW  - Political participation : U.S. states
KW  - Referendum : U.S. states
KW  - United States
KW  - Direkte Demokratie
KW  - Progressismus
KW  - Politische Beteiligung
KW  - Bundesstaaten
KW  - Volksabstimmung
KW  - USA
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -