State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform

G. Alan Tarr, Robert F. Williams

SUNY Press, 1. jun. 2007 - 380 sider

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.

Innhold

• Rights: 7
• The Legislative Branch: 37
• The Executive Branch: 67
• The Judicial Branch: 85
• Local Government: 109
• Voting and Elections: 145
• Constitutional Amendment and Revision: 177
• State and Local Finance: 211
• Education: 241
• The Environment and Natural Resources: 307
• Bibliography: 341
• Contributors: 355
• Index: 357

Om forfatteren

At Rutgers University at Camden, G. Alan Tarr is Director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies and Robert F. Williams is Associate Director. Tarr is also Distinguished Professor of Political Science and author of Understanding State Constitutions. Williams is also Distinguished Professor of Law and author of State Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition.

Bibliografisk informasjon

• Tittel: State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform; Volum 3 av SUNY series in American Constitutionalism; Volum 3 av State Constitutions and the Twenty-first Century.: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform; Volum 3 av State Constitutions for the Twenty-First Century
• Redaktører: G. Alan Tarr, Robert F. Williams
• Utgave: illustrert
• Utgiver: SUNY Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0791467120, 9780791467121
• Lengde: 380 sider