In Many American States, the Ballot Initiative Process Allows Issues

Multiple Choice

In many American states, the ballot initiative process allows issues to be placed directly before voters after enough valid signatures are gathered in petition drives.This type of direct democracy measure was first promoted by late-nineteenth-century Populists as a way of counteracting interest-group influence.Today, however, most initiative drives:

A) typically favor wealthy populations.
B) are sponsored by state legislators.
C) are funded by interest groups.
D) are projects of state political parties.