Direct Democracy in the US
The use of ballot initiatives, referendums, and recall elections at the state level, allowing citizens to make or repeal laws directly without going through the legislature.
Real World
In November 2022, California voters passed Proposition 1, constitutionally enshrining abortion rights at the state level — a direct democratic response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling that bypassed the state legislature entirely.
Exam Focus
Clarify immediately that direct democracy does not operate at federal level in the US — confusing this with Congress costs marks.
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