California, here we come: government by plebiscite, which would have horrified the founding fathers, threatens to replace representative government
Article Abstract:
California was a national leader in spending on social services and education prior to the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978. Such government by initiative undermines legislative power. Direct democracy is antithetical to the ideal of representative government espoused by the founding fathers.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1998
Analysis, Political aspects, California, Democracy, Representative government and representation, Representative government, Plebiscite, Plebiscites
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Can the government prevent divorce?
Article Abstract:
Research indicates that premarital counseling may be an important factor in preventing marriages that are doomed to fail. Programs that help couples deal effectively with conflict are also becoming popular. Research in the field is described.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
Research, Prevention, Divorce, Marriage counseling, Marriage compatibility tests, Marriage counselling
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Similar abstracts:
- Abstracts: Should the government require U.S. medical schools to produce more primary health-care providers? Medical malpractice
- Abstracts: In Florida, testing a road to the future. Really reinventing government. Reinventing the wheels
- Abstracts: Should the government crack down on lending discrimination? Should the United States crack down on companies doing business with overseas sweatshops?
- Abstracts: Should property owners be compensated when environmental regulations restrict the use of their land?
- Abstracts: Out of Albania: foreigners flee as mobs run wild. Linking up another world. A new call of the wild; Canada's mountain resorts find another way to score
This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.