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Vital reading for all politics students, this book teaches the reader both the history of the Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum and provides modern day case studies to enable you to come to your own conclusions on the desirability of the Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum.
The Periodic Constitutional Convention Referendum (PCCR) is currently in the constitutions of 14 U.S. states with a combined population of 88 million in 2023. By contrast, the 24 states with the ballot initiative had a combined population of 145 million.
The first half of this book covers PCCR's democratic function and its structural-legal, intellectual, and political history. The second half of the book provides contemporary case studies of PCCR referendums in three states: Maryland, Alaska, and Rhode Island. Each case study focuses on a different aspect of contemporary PCCR politics. The Maryland case study focuses on the state legislature undermining PCCR as an institution, the Alaska case study focuses on the extraordinary amount of campaign spending per capita in Alaska compared to other U.S. states with any type of non-PCCR referendum on the ballot, and the Rhode Island case study focuses on campaign messaging strategies, including the proven template for defeating PCCR referendums.
An essential read for students and scholars of state and federal politics.
Contents
1.Introduction Part 1: History 2.PCCR's Democratic Function 3.PCCR's Structural-Legal History 4.PCCR's Intellectual History 5.PCCR's Political History Part 2: Contemporary Case Studies 6. Strategies to Subvert PCCR 7.Case Study: Maryland 2010 8. Case Study: Alaska 2022 9.Case Study: Rhode Island 2014 and 2024 Part 3: Recommendations 10.Conclusion Part 4: Appendices Appendix Directory Appendix A: Mandatory Constitutional Convention Call Referendums (1795-2024) Appendix B: New Hampshire Constitutional Convention Data Appendix C Maryland 2010 Majority Denominator Data Appendix D: Alaska 2022 Campaign Finance Data Appendix E: Rhode Island 2024 Campaign Materials
