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

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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Main Author: Lewis, Daniel C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Controversies in electoral democracy and representation.
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