Study Questions

  1.  What is direct democracy? What are initiatives and referendums?
  2. In what ways do state constitutions differ from the U.S. Constitution?
  3.  How did early state constitutions differ from the way state constitutions are structured today?
  4. What are the four formal methods for proposing changes to state constitutions?
  5. What are some informal methods for proposing changes to state constitutions?
  6. How do state constitutions affect the distribution of power within government?
  7. What powers do local governments have outside of those defined in state constitutions?