http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/voter-ignorance Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 02 May 2026 11:37:35 -0400 Sat, 02 May 2026 11:37:35 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/303/direct-democracy-and-the-effects-of-voter-ignorance-on-tax-policy-ballot-propositions By Katharine A. Mackel - Many scholars believe that the mass public is ignorant regarding political matters (Somin 1998; Converse 1964; Campbell, Converse, Miller, Stokes 1980; Caplan 2007). Somin (1998) divides this ignorance into three types. One is a lack of information regarding policy issues, governmental structure, and how the government operates. For instance, majorities in the mass public do not know who their state’s senators are or what branch of government has the power to declare war (Somin 1998, 417). The second type of ignorance is a lack of “an ‘ideological’ view of politics capable... Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/303/direct-democracy-and-the-effects-of-voter-ignorance-on-tax-policy-ballot-propositions