Hidden Laws: How State Constitutions Stabilize American Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300248692)

How state constitutional reform guides and stabilizes American constitutional and political development

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.

Author: Robinson Woodward-Burns
ISBN-10: 0300248695
ISBN-13: 9780300248692
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d