In 1912, the United States Supreme Court addressed a fundamental challenge to direct democracy in Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon. The case questioned whether Oregon's initiative and…
The Nonpartisan League (NPL) transformed North Dakota's political landscape during the Progressive Era by seizing control of the Republican primary. This movement led to the creation of unique state-owned institutions…
In 1910, Hiram Johnson led a Progressive Era realignment in California to dismantle the political machine of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This movement introduced direct democracy tools like the initiative…
In the early 20th century, Wisconsin became a laboratory for democracy by implementing the nation's first mandatory statewide direct primary law. This reform, championed by Governor Robert M. La Follette,…
