The reason why states have to resort to referendums, recalls, and initiatives in order to reform local and state government is because often times in democracy the people need help in order to get things running as they should. This added help from referendums and such helps to keep things on course.
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The reason why states have to resort to referendums, recalls, and initiatives in order to reform local and state government is because often times in democracy the people need help in order to get things running as they should. This added help from referendums and such helps to keep things on course.
Initiatives, referendums, and recalls.
Revising the ownership of the means of production, Graduated income tax, elimination of corruption, free health care for all, control of prices, food sufficiency, open access to social services, education for all, government intervention into private lives and all decision making to be carried out by government for equality to prevail.
The recall is the ability of voters to force a new election of elected public officials.Ê This gave the people the power to prevent abuses of power by threatening and carrying out these recalls. Ê Recalls, which are initiated when sufficient voters sign a petition, have a been recalled and a by-election follows as soon as possible, giving voters.
The current constitution contains a preamble followed by 12 sections. There is also a schedule at the end, to ease transition from territory to state. Article I establishes the rights and liberties of the citizens of Michigan. Article II details the election process, as well as recalls and voter qualifications. Article III deals with miscellaneous provisions, such as the state seal, seat of government, and separation of powers. Article IV establishes the legislative branch of government as the law-making body of the state. Article V establishes the executive branch and describes the powers and qualifications of the governor and lieutenant governor. Article VI establishes the judicial branch and creates the various court systems. Article VII concerns government at a local level. Article VIII establishes the public school system and also deals with some institutions of higher education. Article IX describes the taxation process. Article X is entitled property. Article XI concerns public officers and their employment. Article XII describes the process for amending the state constitution. The Schedule has temporary provisions to ease the transition from territory to state.