An initiative is a petition process whereby the people can start legislation that is eventually voted on by the people.
Note: There are other meanings of initiative. For example:
The young girl showed great initiative in welcoming the new students from Columbia.
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The best description of the government created under the constitution is that it was a federal republic.
a county ballot initiative to limit development in backcountry.
To answer this question we need to know the initiative you have in your question.
The use of the initiative is fairly modern, so it isn't used in the past.
a statement of the purposes of the constitution. -apex