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

SUNY Series in American Constitutionalism

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

Nationally recognized experts analyze how states deal with major constitutional issues.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.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 Cases and Materials, Third Edition.

380 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2007