State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3: The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform

by G. Alan Tarr (Editor), Robert F. Williams (Editor)

Overview

This third and final volume in a series devoted to state constitutions analyzes how these documents address major constitutional issues such as the protection of rights; voting and elections; constitutional change; the legislature; the executive; the judiciary; taxing, spending, and borrowing; local government; education; and the environment. Contributors identify the strengths and weaknesses of current state constitutions, highlight the major issues confronting the states, and assess various approaches for reform.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780791481981
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	SUNY series in American Constitutionalism
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	380
File size:	772 KB

About the Author

At Rutgers University at Camden, G. Alan Tarr is Director of the Center for State Constitutional Studies and Robert F. Williams is Associate Director. Tarr is also Distinguished Professor of Political Science and author of Understanding State Constitutions. Williams is also Distinguished Professor of Law and author of State Constitutional Law: Cases and Materials, Third Edition.

Table of Contents

Introduction
G. Alan Tarr

1. Rights
Robert F. Williams

2. The Legislative Branch
Michael E. Libonati

3. The Executive Branch
Thad Beyle

4. The Judicial Branch
G. Alan Tarr

5. Local Government
Michael E. Libonati

6. Voting and Elections
James A. Gardner

7. Constitutional Amendment and Revision
Gerald Benjamin

8. State and Local Finance
Richard Briffault

9. Education
Paul Tractenberg

10. The Environment and Natural Resources
Barton H. Thompson, Jr.

Bibliography
Contributors
Index