The California state constitution /

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Author / Creator:Grodin, Joseph R.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
©2011
Description:1 online resource (xxv, 390 pages).
Language:English
Series:The Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States
Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11215823
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Other uniform titles:California. Constitution (1879)
Other authors / contributors:Massey, Calvin R.
Cunningham, Richard B.
ISBN:9780199877867
0199877866
1306267757
9781306267755
9780199778959
0199778957
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-365) and index.
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Summary:The California Constitution is one of the longest in the world and has been revised over 500 times since its original drafting in 1849. In its current incarnation, the constitution reflects the state's mistrust of elected officials, gives cities and towns broad home rule powers, and outlines governance for the state's university system. The California State Constitution provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's basic governing charter. In addition to an overview of California's constitutional history, it offers an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the.
Other form:Print version: Grodin, Joseph R. California state constitution 9780199778959