What happens during the postelection stage of the initiative process?

What will be an ideal response?

Measures take effect immediately (following the election), unless an opponent challenges it in court. Many measures must survive court challenges in order to take effect, and historically many high-profile propositions have been invalidated in part or in whole. (Astute students might also point out that public officials sometimes try to find ways around initiatives, and that opponents often try to overcome propositions with their own versions by trying to get them qualified for a future election. The only way to change or eliminate an initiative is to pass a new one.)

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a. the Soviet Union b. China c. India d. Vietnam

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Globalization opponent José Bové is best known for a. attacking a McDonald's construction site

b. coming in second in the 2005 presidential election. c. advocating closer integration with the European Union. d. starting the World Social Forum, an annual assembly of anti-globalization activists. e. instigating the riots in Muslim neighborhoods.

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