Opec began an oil embargo of the united states
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Ballot initiatives may be either direct or indirect. In a direct ballot initiative, the proposed measure is placed directly on the ballot after being submitted by a certified petition. Under the less common indirect initiative, the proposed measure is placed on a ballot for a popular vote only if it has first been rejected by the state legislature. Laws specifying the number and qualifications of names required to place an initiative on a ballot vary
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it was used to defend slavery when the slave owners would say it was their god given right to own slaves but used to oppose it when people would say that it was against God's will
