A Century of Controversy : Constitutional Reform in Alabama

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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state constitution will serve as an indispensable guide for legislators and citizens considering reform of the outdated document.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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Autor principal: Thomson, H. Bailey
Otros Autores: Williams, James W., Jr, Walthall, Howard P., Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan), Sumners, Joe A., Schaefer, Robert Martin, Moody, Bradley, Permaloff, Anne, Stewart, William H. (William Histaspas), 1939-, Jackson, Harvey H., Webb, Samuel L., 1946-, Flynt, Wayne, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Law reform.
Constitutional history.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Constitutional.
Droit > Reforme > Alabama > Histoire.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Alabama.
Law reform > Alabama > History.
Constitutional history > Alabama.
Alabama.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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state constitution will serve as an indispensable guide for legislators and citizens considering reform of the outdated document.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, of the state's historic difficulties and inequities. Chief among these is a poorly funded school system, an imbalanced tax system that favors special business interests, legislated racism, and unchecked urban sprawl. Many citizens believe that, after 100 years of overburdening amendments a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (199 pages).
ISBN:9780817313623

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