Direct Democracy and Minority Rights : a Critical Assessment of the Tyranny of the Majority in the American States.

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This book conclusively demonstrates that direct democracy-institutions like the ballot initiative and the referendum-endangers the rights of minorities and perpetuates a tyranny of the majority. While advocates of direct democracy advocate that these institutions protect citizens from corrupt lawmak...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Daniel C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Controversies in electoral democracy and representation.
Temas:
Direct democracy > United States > States.
Representative government and representation > United States > States.
Majorities.
Minorities > Civil rights > United States > States.
Démocratie directe > États-Unis > États.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis > États.
Majorité (Droit constitutionnel)
Minorités > Droits > États-Unis > États.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Majorities
Representative government and representation > U.S. states
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Direct Democracy Institutions and the Threat of Tyranny; 2 Direct Democracy and the Diffusion of Anti-Minority Policies; 3 A Representational Filter? The Passage of Anti-Minority Policy Proposals; 4 The Flip Side: Direct Democracy and Pro-Minority Policies; 5 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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