________ Have an Initiative Process That Lets Citizens Draft Legislation

question 82

Multiple Choice

________ have an initiative process that lets citizens draft legislation, circulate petitions, and place the issue on the ballot for a popular vote.

• A)Only two states
• B)Only five states
• C)Twenty-four of the 50 states
• D)Forty-nine of the 50 states

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Definitions:

Fads

Temporary, highly popular trends or behaviors that spread quickly and are followed with enthusiasm, but fade away just as quickly.

Demographic Shifts

Changes in the characteristics of a population over time, which can include age, ethnicity, gender distribution, and so forth.

Social Change

The transformation of culture, behavior, social institutions, and social structure over time, often seen as a necessary aspect of societal progress or development.

Emergent Norm Theory

A sociological hypothesis that posits individuals in a crowd behave not out of pre-existing norms, but from norms that emerge and are accepted within the crowd during the event.