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The Impact of the Initiative.

Authors :
Branham, J. Alexander
Source :
Conference Papers -- New England Political Science Association. 2012, preceding p1-20. 21p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article presents a conference paper on impact of initiative and effect of public opinion on policy in the U.S. The paper used regression analysis indicating that policy in initiative states may or may not be more responsive to public opinion. It states that the citizen initiative is a political institution which allows them to put bills on the ballot and if it receives more then half votes cast it becomes a law.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Conference Papers -- New England Political Science Association
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
89906610