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

Author: G. Alan Tarr

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 2007-06-01

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 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

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3

Author: G. Alan Tarr

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 0791481980

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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.

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2
State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2

Author: Frank P. Grad

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 0791482324

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Constitutional reform requires not only good ideas but also the ability to translate those ideas into language that will effectuate the drafters' aims. This book—the second of three volumes on state constitutions—is the essential guide for those involved in constitutional reform. It identifies the recurrent problems that reformers face in drafting or amending state constitutions and explores how those problems might be addressed. It also explains why drafting state constitutions is a distinctive enterprise, different from the drafting of other legal documents.

Understanding State Constitutions
Understanding State Constitutions

Author: G. Alan Tarr

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2000-09-25

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0691070660

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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.