American State Constitutional Tradition, Paperback by Dinan, John J.; Levinso...

by John J. Dinan

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American State Constitutional Tradition, Paperback by Dinan, John J.; Levinson, Sanford (FRW), ISBN 0700616896, ISBN-13 9780700616893, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US For too long, the American constitutional tradition has been defined solely by the . Constitution drafted in 1787. Yet constitutional debates at the state level open a window on how Americans, in different places and at different times, have chosen to govern themselves. From New Hampshire in 1776 to Louisiana in 1992, state constitutional conventions have served not only as instruments of democracy but also as forums for revising federal principles and institutions. In The American State Constitutional Tradition , John Dinan shows that state constitutions are much more than mere echoes of the federal document. The first comprehensive study of all 114 state constitutional conventions for which there are recorded debates, his book shows that state constitutional debates in many ways better reflect the accumulated wisdom of American constitution-makers than do the more traditional studies of the federal constitution. Wielding extraordinary command over a mass of historical detail, Dinan clarifies the alternatives considered by state constitution makers and the reasons for the adoption or rejection of various governing principles and institutions. Among other things, he shows that the states are nearly universal in their rejection of the rigid federal model of the constitutional amendment process, favoring mo

• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Year: 2006
• ISBN: 9780700616893
• Condition: Fine

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