Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791481980
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This third and final volume in a series devoted to state constitutions analyzes how these documents address major constitutional issues such as the protection of rights; voting and elections; constitutional change; the legislature; the executive; the judiciary; taxing, spending, and borrowing; local government; education; and the environment. Contributors identify the strengths and weaknesses of current state constitutions, highlight the major issues confronting the states, and assess various approaches for reform.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791481980
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This third and final volume in a series devoted to state constitutions analyzes how these documents address major constitutional issues such as the protection of rights; voting and elections; constitutional change; the legislature; the executive; the judiciary; taxing, spending, and borrowing; local government; education; and the environment. Contributors identify the strengths and weaknesses of current state constitutions, highlight the major issues confronting the states, and assess various approaches for reform.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791481980
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
This third and final volume in a series devoted to state constitutions analyzes how these documents address major constitutional issues such as the protection of rights; voting and elections; constitutional change; the legislature; the executive; the judiciary; taxing, spending, and borrowing; local government; education; and the environment. Contributors identify the strengths and weaknesses of current state constitutions, highlight the major issues confronting the states, and assess various approaches for reform.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791467121
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791467121
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2
Author: Frank P. Grad
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466483
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Identifies problems reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466483
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Identifies problems reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 0791480550
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 The Politics of State Constitutional Reform State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2 Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3 The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 0791480550
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 The Politics of State Constitutional Reform State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2 Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3 The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791467114
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791467114
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466148
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The first systematic analysis of the obstacles to state constitutional reform.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791466148
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The first systematic analysis of the obstacles to state constitutional reform.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
Author: Robert F. Williams
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791482456
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Through illuminating case studies of reform efforts in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, New York, and Virginia, this book—the first of three volumes—provides the first systematic analysis of the political obstacles to state constitutional reform. For those seeking constitutional reform, this useful resource can spell the difference between success and failure, and for those interested in state politics or constitutional politics, it offers rare insight into a distinctive aspect of American constitutionalism. Written by eminent scholars who were, in many cases, also active participants in the reform campaign, the essays provide practical experience, expert analysis, and lessons for future constitutional reformers.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791482456
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Through illuminating case studies of reform efforts in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, New York, and Virginia, this book—the first of three volumes—provides the first systematic analysis of the political obstacles to state constitutional reform. For those seeking constitutional reform, this useful resource can spell the difference between success and failure, and for those interested in state politics or constitutional politics, it offers rare insight into a distinctive aspect of American constitutionalism. Written by eminent scholars who were, in many cases, also active participants in the reform campaign, the essays provide practical experience, expert analysis, and lessons for future constitutional reformers.
Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places
Author: Emily Zackin
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069115578X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Unlike many national constitutions, which contain explicit positive rights to such things as education, a living wage, and a healthful environment, the U.S. Bill of Rights appears to contain only a long list of prohibitions on government. American constitutional rights, we are often told, protect people only from an overbearing government, but give no explicit guarantees of governmental help. Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places argues that we have fundamentally misunderstood the American rights tradition. The United States actually has a long history of enshrining positive rights in its constitutional law, but these rights have been overlooked simply because they are not in the federal Constitution. Emily Zackin shows how they instead have been included in America's state constitutions, in large part because state governments, not the federal government, have long been primarily responsible for crafting American social policy. Although state constitutions, seemingly mired in trivial detail, can look like pale imitations of their federal counterpart, they have been sites of serious debate, reflect national concerns, and enshrine choices about fundamental values. Zackin looks in depth at the history of education, labor, and environmental reform, explaining why America's activists targeted state constitutions in their struggles for government protection from the hazards of life under capitalism. Shedding much-needed light on the variety of reasons that activists pursued the creation of new state-level rights, Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places challenges us to rethink our most basic assumptions about the American constitutional tradition.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 069115578X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Unlike many national constitutions, which contain explicit positive rights to such things as education, a living wage, and a healthful environment, the U.S. Bill of Rights appears to contain only a long list of prohibitions on government. American constitutional rights, we are often told, protect people only from an overbearing government, but give no explicit guarantees of governmental help. Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places argues that we have fundamentally misunderstood the American rights tradition. The United States actually has a long history of enshrining positive rights in its constitutional law, but these rights have been overlooked simply because they are not in the federal Constitution. Emily Zackin shows how they instead have been included in America's state constitutions, in large part because state governments, not the federal government, have long been primarily responsible for crafting American social policy. Although state constitutions, seemingly mired in trivial detail, can look like pale imitations of their federal counterpart, they have been sites of serious debate, reflect national concerns, and enshrine choices about fundamental values. Zackin looks in depth at the history of education, labor, and environmental reform, explaining why America's activists targeted state constitutions in their struggles for government protection from the hazards of life under capitalism. Shedding much-needed light on the variety of reasons that activists pursued the creation of new state-level rights, Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places challenges us to rethink our most basic assumptions about the American constitutional tradition.
Toward A More Perfect Union
Author: Neil Longley York
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887069253
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Toward a More Perfect Union is the last of a three-volume series examining the Constitution--as it was drafted and ratified, and the uses made of it over the past two hundred years. Each volume includes essays first presented at conferences on the Bicentennial of the Constitution held at Brigham Young University in 1985, 1986, and 1987, and several additional essays written especially for these anthologies.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780887069253
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Toward a More Perfect Union is the last of a three-volume series examining the Constitution--as it was drafted and ratified, and the uses made of it over the past two hundred years. Each volume includes essays first presented at conferences on the Bicentennial of the Constitution held at Brigham Young University in 1985, 1986, and 1987, and several additional essays written especially for these anthologies.
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
Author: G. Alan Tarr
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791470015
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 The Politics of State Constitutional Reform State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2 Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3 The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791470015
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 The Politics of State Constitutional Reform State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2 Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and Amendments State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3 The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform