A group of voters writes a new law banning cell phone use in cars. The group circulates a petition demanding that their proposed law be put to a popular
vote in their city. Which of the following Progressive Era political mechanisms
is the group using?
A. Conservation
B. Referendum
C. Recall
D. Initiative

initiative

Explanation:

Got it right on my test

D, Initiative

Explanation: took the 2.1.2 quiz for apush, got it right

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”