The law of direct democracy is the first casebook on direct democracy this book uses state and federal judicial opinions the text of ballot initiatives statutes and constitutional provisions to compare and contrast the various state laws that govern the ballot initiative the referendum and the recall. The law of direct democracy henry s noyes professor of law fowler school of law chapman university carolina academic press durham north carolina noyes 00 fmt autof2 1 9 14 911 am page iii. Direct democracy sometimes called pure democracy is a form of democracy in which all laws and policies imposed by governments are determined by the people themselves rather than by representatives who are elected by the people in a true direct democracy all laws bills and even court decisions are voted on by all citizens. The law of direct democracy is the first casebook on direct democracy this book uses state and federal judicial opinions the text of ballot initiatives statutes and constitutional provisions to compare and contrast the various state laws that govern the ballot initiative the referendum and the recall