Governing by the people: the example of California’s propositions (1990-2012)

American state Constitutions provide for direct democracy in which citizens are given the tools to impact their government. The most common way is via the proposition which can change the state law. This paper focuses on two controversial sets of propositions from California in the recent past: medi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anne DEBRAY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Poitiers 2015-08-01
Series:Cahiers du MIMMOC
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/mimmoc/2307