In this Book
- State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: State University of New York Press
- Series: SUNY series in American Constitutionalism
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Chapter One: Rights
- pp. 7-36
- Chapter Two: The Legislative Branch
- pp. 37-66
- Chapter Three: The Executive Branch
- pp. 67-84
- Chapter Four: The Judicial Branch
- pp. 85-108
- Chapter Five: Local Government
- pp. 109-144
- Chapter Six: Voting and Elections
- pp. 145-176
- Chapter Eight: State and Local Finance
- pp. 211-240
- Chapter Nine: Education
- pp. 241-306
- Bibliography
- pp. 348-361
- Contributors
- pp. 362-363
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791481981
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
69186704
Pages
380
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No