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State Constitutional Politics
Governing by Amendment in the American States
Häftad, 2018
306 kr
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Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification. By contrast, state constitutions have been completely rewritten on a regular basis, and the current documents have been …
Keeping the Peoples' Liberties
Legislators, Citizens and Judges As Guardians of Rights
Inbunden, 1998
578 kr
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By examining legislative statutes, judicial decisions, convention proceedings and popular initiatives, John Dinan shows that there are three ways rights in America have been secured. He also analyzes the relative ability of legislators, citizens and judges to serve as guardians of rights.
American State Constitutional Tradition
Inbunden, 2006
967 kr
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For too long, the American constitutional tradition has been defined solely by the U.S. Constitution drafted in 1787. Yet, constitutional debates at the state level open a window on how Americans, in different places and at different times, have chosen to govern themselves. From New Hampshire in …
American State Constitutional Tradition
Häftad, 2006
416 kr
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Shows that state constitutions are more than mere echoes of the federal document. This comprehensive study of all 114 state constitutional conventions for which there are recorded debates, shows that state constitutional debates reflect the wisdom of American constitution-makers than do the …
American State Constitutional Tradition
E-bok, 2016
446 kr
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For too long, the American constitutional tradition has been defined solely by the U.S. Constitution drafted in 1787. Yet constitutional debates at the state level open a window on how Americans, in different places and at different times, have chosen to govern themselves. From New Hampshire in …
Keeping the People's Liberties
Legislators, Citizens, and Judges As Guardians of Rights
Häftad, 2021
305 kr
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Which branch of government should be entrusted with safeguarding individual rights? Conventional wisdom assigns this responsibility to the courts, on the grounds that liberty can only be protected through judicial interpretation of bills of rights. In fact it is difficult for many people even to …
State Constitutional Politics
Governing by Amendment in the American States
Inbunden, 2018
881 kr
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Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification. By contrast, state constitutions have been completely rewritten on a regular basis, and the current documents have been …
