Modern Tools of Direct Democracy in the US Public Life

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Nowadays, in the era of multiple digital platforms for decision-making, the public and governmental interest towards direct democracy instruments is constantly growing.

The goal of this article is to determine the spheres of social life where direct democracy is most effective. The study will contain the analysis of existing societies where direct democracy is already implemented, the US society in particular. The definition of the modern direct democracy instruments will be given, as well as the legislative base of such instruments in various states of the USA and the criteria for analyzing all precedents of direct democracy in the USA in 2011–2020, taking into consideration their legal status in different states.

The conclusion of this article is the percentage ratio of direct democracy precedents in the USA in different spheres of social life.

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Natalia Markushina

St. Petersburg State University

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Email: Nat-markushina@yandex.ru

Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at the Department of World Politics

俄罗斯联邦, Saint Petersburg

Nikolay Parfenenok

St. Petersburg State University

Email: n.parfenenok@spbu.ru

lecturer at the Department of European Studies department

俄罗斯联邦, Saint Petersburg

Roman Fyodorov

St. Petersburg State University

Email: Rci.fedorov@gmail.com

researcher at the Department of European Studies department

俄罗斯联邦, Saint Petersburg

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2. Fig. 1. Distribution of legislative initiatives in the United States by spheres of public life in 2011–2020. 1 – economics; 2 – taxes; 3 – healthcare; 4 – education; 5 – transport; 6 – labor; 7 – ecology; 8 – restriction; 9 – minorities; 10 – law

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3. Fig. 2. Distribution of veto referendums in the USA in 2011–2020 by spheres of public life. 1 – economics; 2 – taxes; 3 – healthcare; 4– education; 5 – transport; 6 – labor and social policy; 7 – ecology; 8 – social contradiction; 9 – rights of minorities; 10 – law and order

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