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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480007203321

Autore

Maddex Robert L. <1942->

Titolo

State constitutions of the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Robert L. Maddex

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Congressional Quarterly, c2006

ISBN

1-4522-6737-5

1-60426-395-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (573 p.)

Disciplina

342.7302

Soggetti

Constitutional law - United States - States

Constitutions - United States - States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 502-511) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; State Government Structure; State Constitutions and Amendments; New State Rights and Special Provisions; The States and the District of Columbia; ALABAMA; ALASKA; ARIZONA; ARKANSAS; CALIFORNIA; COLORADO; CONNECTICUT; DELAWARE; FLORIDA; GEORGIA; HAWAII; IDAHO; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; IOWA; KANSAS; KENTUCKY; LOUISIANA; MAINE; MARYLAND; MASSACHUSETTS; MICHIGAN; MINNESOTA; MISSISSIPPI; MISSOURI; MONTANA; NEBRASKA; NEVADA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NEW JERSEY; NEW MEXICO; NEW YORK; NORTH CAROLINA; NORTH DAKOTA; OHIO; OKLAHOMA; OREGON

PENNSYLVANIARHODE ISLAND; SOUTH CAROLINA; SOUTH DAKOTA; TENNESSEE; TEXAS; UTAH; VERMONT; VIRGINIA; WASHINGTON; WEST VIRGINIA; WISCONSIN; WYOMING; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; U.S. Territories; AMERICAN SAMOA; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PUERTO RICO; Appendixes; U.S. Constitution; Table of Cases; Glossary; Sources; WEB SITES; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This updated edition collects, explains, and compares each of the fifty state constitutions, revealing individual state priorities, the significance of state constitutions and their impact on issues that affect the day-to-day lives of citizens. This major revision incorporates specific details



and describes trends and patterns in state constitutions, drawing on over 380 amendments passed since the 1998 first edition.