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- Title
THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN NORTH DAKOTA.
- Authors
SCHULTZ, DAVID
- Abstract
This article provides a brief assessment of the state of democracy in North Dakota, using it as a case study to make some broader claims about politics in America. The overall thesis is that while North Dakota has some attributes that lend itself to promoting its image as populist, the reality is that democracy is far from secure in the Peace Garden State. Instead, the largely unregulated, free-for-all political environment has yielded a state where its outputs have produced a political process that is often corrupt, or at least malfunctions, in serious ways. Thus, North Dakota is emblematic of some larger trends in American politics. In order to make this claim, this article will do several things. First, the article will offer a brief introduction to the political history and structure of North Dakota politics. The goal will then eventually be to focus on two major facets of North Dakota politics--its use of initiative and referendum and its failure to regulate the use of money in politics. Second, both of these features of North Dakota politics will be examined to reveal how they have damaged the state's political system and how such damage is a microcosm of broader problems with ballot initiatives and unregulated money in politics.
- Subjects
DEMOCRACY; BALLOTS; MONEY; NORTH Dakota state politics &; government; UNITED States politics &; government; CONSTITUTIONAL amendments
- Publication
North Dakota Law Review, 2013, Vol 89, Issue 3, p371
- ISSN
0029-2745
- Publication type
Article