State Constitutions of the United States - Hardcover

Maddex, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1933116250 ISBN 13: 9781933116259

Publisher: CQ Press, 2005

Synopsis

Newly updated and reflecting the diversity of state policies and the issues that are important to them, State Constitutions of the United States collects, explains, and offers comparison of each of the fifty state constitutions. Its in-depth explorations and easy-to-follow structure reveal 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 first edition of this resource was published in 1998. These amendments address, at the state level, important issues that are also being debated on the national level, such as freedom of religion (Alabama), tobacco (Arizona), death penalty (Florida), and same-sex marriage in a number of states. The new edition addresses all of these issues and more, in well-organized state-by-state chapters-including a new chapter on Washington, DC.

Beyond the extensive state-by-state coverage, this resource provides further insights through supplemental materials, including an overview of state constitutions, comparative tables, "new rights" such as privacy and victim's rights, "special provisions" such as the environment and home rule, and much more.

This is the only one-volume resource on state constitutions designed to inform non-specialists, including students, non-constitutional scholars, and interested citizens, about the variety, influence, and continual revision and innovation that define state constitutions in the U.S. A wide range of libraries, including those that serve college students, AP high school students, and the general public, will want to update their collections with this unique and essential reference work.

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..."merits a place in all general collections, as well as specialized political science libraries. Law libraries might find the book useful as a fast ready-reference tool. The work helps simplify a vast body of literature and will permit students to get quick answers without being put off by a massive series of state-by-state volumes."

Synopsis:

This guide offers general information, the history, dates, and a summary of 50 state constitutions, three territories, and the District of Columbia (new to this edition). Constitutions are listed alphabetically by state and then territory, and summaries of them integrate some commentary and important rulings. Elements summarized are the preamble, f

About this edition

• Publisher: CQ Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1933116250
• ISBN 13: 9781933116259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 592