State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
Title State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 PDF eBook
Author G. Alan Tarr
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 228
Release 2006-06-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780791466148

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The first systematic analysis of the obstacles to state constitutional reform.

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3
Title State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3 PDF eBook
Author G. Alan Tarr
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 384
Release 2007-06-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780791467121

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Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.

Understanding State Constitutions

Understanding State Constitutions
Title Understanding State Constitutions PDF eBook
Author G. Alan Tarr
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 262
Release 2000-09-25
Genre Law
ISBN 9780691070667

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The distinctiveness of state constitutionalism -- Explaining state constitutional development -- Eighteenth-century state constitutionalism -- Nineteenth-century state constitutionalism -- Twentieth-century state constitutionalism -- State constitutional interpretation.

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1
Title State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1 PDF eBook
Author Robert F. Williams
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 226
Release 2006-06-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0791482456

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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

Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places
Title Looking for Rights in All the Wrong Places PDF eBook
Author Emily Zackin
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 250
Release 2013-04-21
Genre Law
ISBN 069115578X

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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.

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
Title State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volumes 1, 2 & 3 PDF eBook
Author G. Alan Tarr
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 382
Release 2007-06-01
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0791480550

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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

Toward A More Perfect Union

Toward A More Perfect Union
Title Toward A More Perfect Union PDF eBook
Author Neil Longley York
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 292
Release 1988-01-01
Genre Law
ISBN 9780887069253

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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.