Hidden laws : how state constitutions stabilize American politics /

"State constitution reform guides and stabilizes American constitutional and political development. Using data sets and historical case studies, Robinson Woodward-Burns shows how the federal government has repeatedly deferred to state constitutional reform to manage or address difficult nationa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodward-Burns, Robinson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
Temas:
Constitutions > United States > States.
Constitutional law > United States > States.
Constitutional history > United States.
Constitutions > États-Unis > États.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State.
Constitutional history
Constitutional law > U.S. states
Constitutions > U.S. states
Politics and government
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"State constitution reform guides and stabilizes American constitutional and political development. Using data sets and historical case studies, Robinson Woodward-Burns shows how the federal government has repeatedly deferred to state constitutional reform to manage or address difficult national constitutional controversies, including conflicts over the regulation of slavery, banking and taxation, women's suffrage, labor and welfare rights, voting and civil rights, and gender discrimination."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 355 pages) illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300258288
0300258283

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