3. Massachusetts Constitutional Convention Bulletins (1917), No. 6.

4. Munro, The Government of the United States, chapter xxv.

5. Lowell, Public Opinion and Popular Government, chapters xiii, xiv, and xv.

QUESTIONS ON THE REQUIRED READINGS

1. Summarize the principles underlying the Initiative and Referendum. (Beard, pages 469-471.)

2. Name some states in which the Initiative and the Referendum have been established. (Beard, page 463.)

3. Describe the workings of the Initiative. (Munro, page 506.)

4. Describe the workings of the Referendum. (Munro, pages 507-508.)

5. To what extent has there been an attempt to apply the Initiative and Referendum to national legislation? (Beard, pages 465-466.)

6. In what ways does Direct Legislation establish a system of minority rule? (Munro, page 515.)