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The Wisconsin State Constitution A Reference Guide
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Jack Stark
Foreword by Shirley S. Abrahamson
Book Code: GR0255
ISBN: 0-313-30255-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30255-8
296 pages, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 5/30/1997
List Price: $115.00 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • An excellent resource providing constitutional history of Wisconsin, Wisconsin constitutional commentary, a bibliograhical essay, table of cases, and an index. Legal practioners and constitutional historians will find this book extremely valuable.
    —Wisconsin Lawyer
Description: This volume will familiarize the reader with the Wisconsin state constitution, the document's history, its ratification, and the major amendments in their historical perspective. An analytical commentary on the current constitution, section by section, makes up the heart of the book. A table of cases, bibliography, and index complete this unique reference survey, which is designed for students and teachers, scholars and experts, and lawyers in the fields of legal studies, state and local government, and American history. This work focuses on the current status of Wisconsin constitutional law. Along with the close analysis of the constitution, the author looks at the litigation that has followed, with particular emphasis on how the courts' interpretations have affected its meaning. The final chapter includes topics that are not confined to a particular section of the constitution: the public purpose doctrine, the priority of constitutional provisions, apparent grants of legislative power, and the interpretation of the constitution.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by G. Alan Tarr
  • The Constitutional History of Wisconsin
  • The Wisconsin Constitution and Commentary
  • Preamble
  • Article I: Declaration of Rights
  • Article II: Boundaries
  • Article III: Suffrage
  • Article IV: Legislative
  • Article V: Executive
  • Article VI: Administrative
  • Article VII: Judiciary
  • Article VIII: Finance
  • Article IX: Eminent Domain and Property of the State
  • Article X: Education
  • Article XI: Corporations
  • Article XII: Amendments
  • Article XIII: Miscellaneous Provisions
  • Article XIV: Schedule
  • General Topics
  • Notes
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Table of Cases
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-47434
LCC Class: KFW2801
Dewey Class: 342
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