In responding to the invitation of the program committee of the American Political Science Association, to furnish a statement of my investigations and conclusions concerning the political institutions of Oregon, I propose to discuss the subject under three heads. Under the first I shall give the substance of the initiative and referendum amendment to the State constitution, and enumerate the laws enacted under its provisions. Under the second head I shall comment briefly on the way in which these political innovations came about, the attitude of the courts towards them, and the question of their advantages and disadvantages as shown by experience. Finally, I shall attempt to make some suggestions in the line of a forecast.