referendum

Examples of referendum in the following topics:

• Progressive Government: City and State

  • Also, reforms were made to give voters more say in government, among these were the initiative, referendum, and recall .
  • Referendum was the process of allowing voters to pass judgment on proposed legislation, such as on the issuance of bonds to raise capital for public improvements.
  • Blue: Has both initiatives and referendums Yellow: Initiative constitutional amendments only Green: Referendums only Red: Has neither initiatives nor referendums.

• Progressives and the Working Class

  • Reformers worked to improve workers' lives, implementing measures such as the initiative, referendum, and recall.
  • Three practices were developed to accomplish this: the referendum, the initiative, and the recall.
  • The referendum allowed a vote on a bill before it took force as law.

• Democracy

  • A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to vote on a particular proposal, which is the result of a successful initiative.
  • A recall election (also called a "recall referendum" or "representative recall") is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended.
  • In 1911, California governor Hiram Johnson established the Oregon system of "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall" in his state, viewing them as good influences for citizen participation against the historic influence of large corporations on state lawmakers.
  • These Progressive reforms were soon replicated in other states, including in Idaho, Washington, and Wisconsin, and today, roughly half of the states have initiative, referendum, and recall provisions in their state constitutions.
  • The goals of his policy included establishing the recall, referendum, direct primary, and initiative.

• Elements of Reform

  • Toward this end, progressive introduced referendums, initiatives, and recalls. 2)To eliminate corruption, particularly at the municipal level.
  • Three practices - the referendum, the initiative, and the recall - were created.
  • The referendum allowed the voters to vote on a bill at an election before it took force as law.
  • The referendum allowed certain laws (for example tax increases) to be approved by the voters first.
  • During the 1880s, referendums were held at the state level to enact prohibition amendments.

• Industrial Freedom

  • Although the bolting left wing attempted to form a parallel State Committee and hold a referendum of Washington Socialists to determine the legitimacy of the competing claimants, the governing National Executive Committee of the SPA intervened, ruling the referendum illegal and recognizing the moderate-dominated regular convention.

• The Dorr Rebellion

  • The People's Convention version was overwhelmingly supported in a referendum in December.
  • Most of the state militiamen were Irishmen and newly enfranchised by the referendum, and consequently supported Dorr.

• The "Surge" in Iraq

  • Polls showed that after the 2006 general election, "A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they [won] control of Congress. " This view of the election as a referendum on the war was endorsed by Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi who in the final days of the campaign said, "This election is about Iraq. " Following the 2006 United States midterm elections where the Republicans lost control of the House and Senate, a Heritage Foundation conference was chaired by Republican whip Rep.

• Features of Progressivism

  • In 1902, the Oregon System of "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall" was passed, largely due to the efforts of Progressive senator William S.

• Land Policy

  • In 1950, the Truman Administration allowed for a democratic referendum in Puerto Rico to determine whether Puerto Ricans would draft a local constitution.

• The Bank War and Economic Boom

  • With the Bank charter due to expire in 1836, the president of the Bank, Nicholas Biddle, in alliance with the National Republicans under Senators Henry Clay (KY) and Daniel Webster (MA), decided to make rechartering a referendum on the legitimacy of the institution in the general election of 1832.