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The functions of the initiative aim to restore the sovereignty of the ______.
people
The initiative and referendum aim to make the government of, for, and by the ______.
people
Legislation for the general welfare is a key goal of the initiative to secure ______.
welfare
One of the functions of the initiative is to eliminate the legislative ______.
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The initiative aims to make legislative bodies truly ______.
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Under the convention system of nominations, slates of delegates were selected by men who commercialized ______.
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These specially selected delegates nominated candidates for legislative, judicial and executive offices in accordance with the desire of the ______.
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The same methods having been pursued in each political party, the voter was given a choice between two sets of candidates each under obligations to, and, therefore, responsible to, the manager of the party ______.
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Under this system, cities, counties and states have long been ruled and the people themselves with the pleasing assumption that this was ______.
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Such rulership will exist in any state not having a direct primary guarded by an efficient corrupt practices act, and it will continue to exist in national affairs until, through the general adoption of a presidential primary, the people obtain the power to select the party candidates free from the dictation of managers of federal ______.
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Our boasted 'sovereignty of the people' has been a myth, a delusion and a snare-an empty phrase serving chiefly to delay the ultimate assertion of the rights of ______.
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Initiative and Referendum Foundation of Popular Government It is the battle for popular government, at the foundation of which lies the initiative and referendum-the power of the people to make ______.
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