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Reagan inherited the cold war at a time that the detente had crashed following Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and an ongoing Iranian hostage crisis. the country felt that his predecessor had been very soft in the international arena especially on soviet union,and middle east countries.
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The popular referendum is similar to the initiative in that both are triggered by petitions, but there are important differences. ... Legislative referenda may appear on the ballot in all 50 states. The popular referendum is a device which allows voters to approve or repeal an act of the Legislature.
In order to gain more information, the CRP ordered a burglary into the headquarters of the Democratic national committee. They wanted to gain an advantage in the upcoming elections of the state. This was followed by the Watergate scandal, in which President Nixon's administration tried to cover up their involvement in this break-out. All of this happened in 1970. A constitutional crisis occurred when the scandal was investigated by the Congress and in which there was resistance from Nixon's administration.