The initiative was
A)promoted by late nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as an antidote to interest group influence in the legislative process.
B)promoted by late nineteenth-century religious conservatives as a way to restore "moral values" to the country.
C)promoted by early twentieth-century liberals as a way of protecting immigrant rights.
D)established at the federal level by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.

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The initiative was promoted by late nineteenth-century Populists and Progressives as a way to bypass interest group influence in the legislative process by allowing voters to propose and pass laws themselves through a petition process. It was seen as a way to increase direct democracy and give more power to citizens.

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