Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Heritage of Populism in the United States; 3 Direct Democracy: Past, Present, and Future; 4 Direct Democracy Versus Representative Democracy; 5 Dispelling the Populist Myth; 6 Curing the Mischief of Plebiscite; Notes; Bibliography; Index