Author: Thomas Robert Kitsos
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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A Guide to Illinois Constitutional Revision: the 1969 Constitutional Convention
Author: Thomas Robert Kitsos
Publisher:
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Publisher:
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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A Collection of Readings on Recent Constitutional Revision Activities in the Fifty States, 1967-1970
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Constitutional Revision Activities
Author: Council of State Governments
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Constitutional Revision Activities 1968-69
Author: Council of State Governments
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Category : Constitutional amendments
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Constitution Making in Illinois, 1818-1970
Author: Janet Cornelius
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, by the University of Illinois Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Publisher: Urbana : Published for the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, by the University of Illinois Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Alaska's Constitution
Author: Gordon Scott Harrison
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book, written for all citizens and voters of Alaska, summarizes the origin and evolution of Alaska's constitution, discusses how the delegates to Alaska's constitutional convention approached the subject of the various articles, and elaborates on key ideas, words, phrases, judicial interpretations, and political history associated with the sections of each article. It is essentially a guide on Alaska's basic law for those who want to learn more about the state constitution.
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Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book, written for all citizens and voters of Alaska, summarizes the origin and evolution of Alaska's constitution, discusses how the delegates to Alaska's constitutional convention approached the subject of the various articles, and elaborates on key ideas, words, phrases, judicial interpretations, and political history associated with the sections of each article. It is essentially a guide on Alaska's basic law for those who want to learn more about the state constitution.
Keeping Faith with the Constitution
Author: Goodwin Liu
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199752834
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199752834
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Chief Justice John Marshall argued that a constitution "requires that only its great outlines should be marked [and] its important objects designated." Ours is "intended to endure for ages to come, and consequently, to be adapted to the various crises of human affairs." In recent years, Marshall's great truths have been challenged by proponents of originalism and strict construction. Such legal thinkers as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argue that the Constitution must be construed and applied as it was when the Framers wrote it. In Keeping Faith with the Constitution, three legal authorities make the case for Marshall's vision. They describe their approach as "constitutional fidelity"--not to how the Framers would have applied the Constitution, but to the text and principles of the Constitution itself. The original understanding of the text is one source of interpretation, but not the only one; to preserve the meaning and authority of the document, to keep it vital, applications of the Constitution must be shaped by precedent, historical experience, practical consequence, and societal change. The authors range across the history of constitutional interpretation to show how this approach has been the source of our greatest advances, from Brown v. Board of Education to the New Deal, from the Miranda decision to the expansion of women's rights. They delve into the complexities of voting rights, the malapportionment of legislative districts, speech freedoms, civil liberties and the War on Terror, and the evolution of checks and balances. The Constitution's framers could never have imagined DNA, global warming, or even women's equality. Yet these and many more realities shape our lives and outlook. Our Constitution will remain vital into our changing future, the authors write, if judges remain true to this rich tradition of adaptation and fidelity.
Sixth Illinois Constitutional Convention
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : Constitutional conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: Council of State Governments
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Category : State governments
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : State governments
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Guidelines for Teaching and Testing the Illinois Constitution
Author: Illinois. Instructional Services Unit
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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