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A Century of Controversy : Constitutional Reform in Alabama.

This timely examination of Alabama's severely criticized state constitution will serve as an indispensable guide for legislators and citizens considering reform of the outdated document. Alabama's present constitution, adopted in 1901, is widely viewed as the source of many, if not most, o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomson, H. Bailey
Otros Autores: Flynt, Wayne, 1940-, Webb, Samuel L., 1946-, Jackson, Harvey H., Stewart, William H. (William Histaspas), 1939-, Permaloff, Anne, Moody, Bradley, Schaefer, Robert Martin, Sumners, Joe A., Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan), Walthall, Howard P., Williams, James W., Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- Bailey Thomson; 1. The Populist Revolt in Alabama: Prelude to Disfranchisement -- Samuel L. Webb; 2. White Supremacy Triumphant: Democracy Undone -- Harvery H. Jackson III; 3. A Tragic Century: The Aftermath of the 1901 Constitution -- Wayne Flynt; 4. Failure of Reform: Attempts to Rewrite the 1901 Constitution -- William H. Stewart; 5. Missing: Local Democracy -- Joe A. Sumners; 6. Alabama's Dysfunctional State Government -- Bradley Moody; 7. Alabama's Revenue Crisis: Three Tax Problems -- James W. Williams, Jr. 
505 8 |a 8. Economic-Cultural and Political Gaps in Alabama -- Anne Permaloff9. Lessons of Reform: Alabama in National Perspective G. Alan Tarr; 10. A Taste of Reform: The Judicial Article -- Robert Martin Schaefer; 11. Options for State Constitutional Reform in Alabama -- Howard P. Walthall, Sr.; 12. Whose Government Anyway? A Call for Citizen-Based Reform -- Bailey Thomson; Suggestions for Further Reading; Contributors. 
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