The document provides examples of different types of direct democracy tools: initiatives, referendums, recalls, and direct primaries. An initiative allows citizens to propose new laws by collecting signatures, a referendum lets voters approve or reject proposed laws or constitutional amendments, a recall allows voters to remove an elected official before the end of their term, and a direct primary lets party members vote on candidates for the general election.

1. Initiative,
Referendum,
Recall
or Direct Primary?

2. In 2003,
Californians were
upset with their
governor, Gray
Davis, due to the
state budget. They
voted him out of
office before his
term was over.
This is an example
of a ___________.

3. Recall

4. Tim thinks that
speed bumps
should be put in
on College
Avenue. He
collects 500
signatures.
This is an example
of a ___________.

5. Initiative

6. Mary is concerned
with the education
that her child is
getting and wants
the school day
extended in her
district. She
collects 500
signatures so that
the city council
will vote on it.
This is an example
of an __________.

7. Initiative

8. In 2008, Arkansas
voters were able
to decide on
whether or not to
begin a state
lottery. This is an
example of a
_______________.

9. Referendum

10. This year, voters
get to decide on
which candidate
will be chosen as
the Republican
candidate. This is
an example of a
_______________

11. Direct
Primary

12. The citizens of San
Francisco voted to
ban the use of
plastic bags to
help keep their
city clean.
Instead, they use
recyclable bags.
Their vote for this
law is an example
of a
_____________.

13. Referendum

14. In 1964, Arkansas
voters chose to
abolish the poll
tax. This is an
example of a
____________.

15. Referendum

16. A group of
students want to
make smoking in
any public facilities
in Fayetteville
illegal. They
gather signatures
so that the city
council will vote
on it. This is an
example of an
_______________.

17. Initiative

18. In Wisconsin,
Governor Scott
Walker, wants to
eliminate all
unions for state
employees. If this
makes enough
people upset,
citizens of
Wisconsin could
choose to end his
term early. This is
an example of
_________.

19. Recall

20. In 1956, Arkansas
citizens voted that
the state
legislature should
fight school
integration using
any constitutional
means. This was
an example of
a____________.

21. Referendum

22. In the 1980s, many
small town schools
combined school
districts to cut
down on costs, but
area citizens had
to agree to the
idea. This is an
example of a
_______________.

23. Referendum

24. Mayor Lioneld Jordan just
mandated that all males
age 10-19 caught eating
school lunch will
immediately be
sentenced to 20 days of
forced labor. If this new
mandate is unpopular
enough, the citizens of
Fayetteville could use a
___________.

25. Recall

26. In 2008, Obama
became the
candidate for
President in the
Presidential
election, but the
people had to first
choose him in the
_______________.

27. Direct
Primary