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The Connecticut state constitution /
The Connecticut State Constitution is the first comprehensive analysis of the Connecticut Constitution and its individual provisions. In it, Wesley W. Horton presents a comprehensive overview of Connecticut's constitutional historical development and discusses cases of particular importance. Al...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2011]
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| Colección: | Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Note on Legal Citations; Introduction; PART ONE: The History of the Connecticut Constitution; Colonial History; To the 1818 Convention; 1818; To the 1965 Convention; 1965 to the Present; Constitutional Litigation; Thoughts on Interpreting the Connecticut Constitution; PART TWO: The Connecticut Constitution and Commentary; Preamble; Article I: Declaration of Rights; Section 1. Equality of rights; Section 2. Source of political power. Right to alter form of government; Section 3. Right of religious liberty; Section 4. Liberty of speech and the press.
- Section 5. Prohibiting laws limiting liberty of speech or pressSection 6. Prosecutions for libel; defenses; Section 7. Security from searches and seizures; Section 8. Rights of accused in criminal prosecutions. What cases bailable. Speedy trial. Due process. Excessive bail or fines. Probable cause shown at hearing, when necessary; Section 9. Right of personal liberty; Section 10. Right of redress for injuries; Section 11. Right of private property; Section 12. Writ of habeas corpus; Section 13. No attainder; Section 14. Right to assemble and petition; Section 15. Right to bear arms.
- Section 16. Military power subordinate to civilSection 17. Quartering of soldiers; Section 18. No hereditary emoluments; Section 19. Trial by jury. Challenging of jurors; Section 20. Equal protection. No segregation or discrimination; Article II: Of the Distribution of Powers; Distribution of Powers. Delegation of regulatory authority. Disapproval of administrative regulations; Article III: Of the Legislative Department; Section 1. Legislative power, in whom vested; Section 2. General assembly, when and where held Adjournment. Reconvened session to consider vetoes.
- Section 3. Senate, number, qualificationsSection 4. House of representatives, how constituted; Section 5. Congressional and general assembly districts to be consistent with federal standards; Section 6. Reapportionment procedure. Reapportionment committee. Reapportionment commission; Section 7. Canvass and declaration of votes. Return and result to be submitted to both houses; Section 8. General assembly, election; Section 9. Counting of votes. Return of votes; Section 10. Term of office; Section 11. Dual job ban; Section 12. Officers. Quorum; Section 13. Powers of each house.
- Section 14. Journal. Yeas and naysSection 15. Privilege from arrest. Privilege as to speech or debates; Section 16. Debates to be public; Section 17. Salary. Transportation; Section 18. Limit on State Expenditures; Article IV: Of the Executive Department; Section 1. State officers, election date; Section 2. Terms of officers; Section 3. Governor and lieutenant-governor voted for as unit; Section 4. Counting of votes. Return of votes. Canvass and declaration of votes. Choice by General Assembly, when and how made; Section 5. Governor. Qualifications.
- Section 6. Lieutenant-governor, qualifications.