The Constitutionalism of American States: Volume 1

by Christopher W. Hammons, George Connor, George E. Connor, et al.

This comparative study of American state constitutions offers insightful overviews of the general and specific problems that have confronted America's constitution writers since the founding. Each chapter reflects the constitutional history and theory of a single state, encompassing each document's structure, content, and evolution. The text is grounded in the model presented by constitutional scholar Donald S. Lutz in The Origins of American Constitutionalism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826217648
• ISBN13: 9780826217646
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 848 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5