A constitutional initiative petition is ________
A. a way in which voters may place a proposed state constitutional amendment on the ballot by petition
B. a way in which political action committees can unite in order to pressurize state legislators to put a proposed state constitutional amendment on the ballot
C. a way in which a governor can bypass the legislature and appeal directly to the people to petition their legislative representatives to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot
D. a way in which members of the judiciary can, by a majority signing a petition, place a proposed state constitutional amendment on the ballot
E. a defunct, nineteenth-century political device
A
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