1. When the Initiative-and-Referendum proposal was on the ballot in Massachusetts in 1918, would you have supported it? 2. Can we have both direct and indirect democracy? Or do we have to choose 1 or the other?

3. Would the adoption of the I&R help or hurt anyone in particular?

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.