1. What does the United State practice?
Democracy vs. Republic
What does the United State practice?

2. Direct Democracy Initiative
What: voters can propose a law – get signatures on petition
Examples
California test doctors for drugs
Oregon require food companies to label genetically modified foods
Colorado extend gambling to horse tracks

3. Direct Democracy Referendum
What: voters approve or reject a law
Examples:
Increase minimum wage
Legalize marijuana
Brexit – European Union
Maine: no traps, dogs to hunt bears

4. Direct Democracy Recall
What: People dismiss an official before term expires
Examples:
California – Gray Davis – Arnold Schwarzenegger
Scott Walker - Wisconsin

6. Republic Representative Democracy
Elect representatives to government
Limited government: Constitution limits what government can do

7. Who Rules America? Majoritarianism: Majority controls government
Elitism:
Small group of people control government for self- interest
Pluralism:
Interest groups compete through bargaining and compromise for control