Stealing the Initiative How State Government Responds to Direct Democracy

by Gerber, Elisabeth R.; Lupia, Arthur; McCubbis, Mathew D.; Kiewiet, D. Roderick

• ISBN13: 9780130284075
• ISBN10: 0130284076
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-09-04
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This book uses eleven recent California initiatives and referendums to provide readers with a set of analytical tools and examples that will help them better understand real politics. It clarifies the public consequences, and studies the great variations of what happens to initiatives that win on Election Day and withstand judicial review.Research is presented in an effective and efficient manner, along with key factors that lead policy actors to implement and enforce initiatives and referendums fully, partially, and not at alla social phenomenon that affects our lives in fundamental ways. A wide range of policy areas cover tobacco tax, transportation, legislative spending provision, term limits provision, open primaries, and bilingual education. This book also includes varied conclusions about how to reform the initiative process to improve direct democracy.For citizens who want to understand and/or increase their role in government.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(7)
Reasons to Believe That Winning Initiatives Impact Policy	2	(2)
Reasons for Doubt	4	(1)
When, Then, Do Winning Initiatives Affect Policy?	5	(1)
Plan of the Book	6	(2)
Background on California's Initiative Process	8	(7)
Procedures	9	(3)
Who Takes the Initiative?	12	(1)
Conclusion	13	(2)
The Politics of Initiative Compliance	15	(12)
About Our Explanation	16	(1)
What Kinds of People Affect Initiative Compliance?	16	(1)
What Kinds of Actions Affect Initiative Compliance?	17	(5)
An Important Result and a Final Prediction	22	(5)
Methods	27	(7)
Why Case Studies?	27	(1)
How We Chose Cases to Study	28	(6)
Proposition 63 of 1986, English Only	34	(4)
Background	34	(1)
Expectations	35	(1)
What Happened	35	(3)
Proposition 97 of 1988, Cal/OSHA	38	(4)
Background	38	(1)
Expectations	39	(1)
What Happened	40	(2)
Proposition 99 of 1988, Tobacco Tax	42	(6)
Background	42	(1)
Expectations	43	(1)
What Happened	44	(4)
Proposition 116 of 1990, Transportation	48	(4)
Background	48	(1)
Expectations	49	(1)
What Happened	50	(2)
Proposition 140 of 1990, Legislative Spending Provision	52	(5)
Background	52	(1)
Expectations	53	(1)
What Happened	54	(3)
Proposition 140 of 1990, Term Limits Provision	57	(3)
Background	57	(1)
Expectations	58	(1)
What Happened	58	(2)
Proposition 184 of 1994, Three Strikes	60	(11)
Background	60	(1)
Expectations	61	(2)
What Happened	63	(8)
Proposition 198 of 1996, Open Primaries	71	(4)
Background	71	(1)
Expectations	72	(1)
What Happened	73	(2)
Proposition 227 of 1998, Bilingual Education	75	(4)
Background	75	(1)
Expectations	76	(1)
What Happened	76	(3)
Proposition 4 of 1979, Gann Limit	79	(7)
Background	79	(1)
Expectations	80	(2)
What Happened	82	(2)
Epilogue: Taxpayer Refunds	84	(2)
Public School Finance and the Limited Legacy of Proposition 13	86	(23)
The Recent History of Public School Finance in California	87	(3)
Implementation of Proposition 13 and the Serrano Decisions	90	(3)
The Fall of Per-Pupil Spending in California	93	(3)
Analysis	96	(10)
Summary	106	(3)
Conclusion	109	(2)
Appendix: Additional Information about the Data	111	(2)
References	113	(5)
Index	118