The United States has a representative form of government. Yet, in many states, people vote directly on legislative proposals through the process of initiative and referendum. 1. Define initiative and referendum 2. Using EITHER Proposition 209- the California Civil Rights Initiative OR Proposition 9-the California Marriage Act, explain the legislative history of the policy you selected. 3. Discuss one constitutional issue that the proposition or initiative you chose raised in the courts… Please include book citation in text. Book is “American Government: Power and Purpose”
