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in modern day society, this system gives the people a voice on what law should be passes and what shouldn't. It lets citizens give their perspective on things so it evens out rather than the government picking and choosing everything. Without this system we would live in a country of unhappiness because no one would agree with the government's standpoint and the fact the people wouldn't be able to change anything about it.

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US citizens that had the opportunity to vote did not feel as if they had much of a say in which laws were passed even if they were unconstitutional or if no one in the US agreed with it Also progressives believed that state legislatures were part of the monopoly problem that existed during the progressive era.

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Woodrow Wilson and John Dewey both believed that the state should have the responsibility to create institutions under which people can effectively realize the "potentialities" that belong to them.

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INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM
RECAll

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POLITICAL

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It gives the people voting the right to propose or repeal legislation or to remove an official from office.
INITIATIVE: power to propose new legislation
REFERENDUM: power to reject or overturn legislative actions taken by the council
RECALL: power to remove an official from office
This system gave the people a way to become directly involved in political issues and processes.