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The North Dakota State Constitution A Reference Guide
James E. Leahy
ISBN: 0-313-31709-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31709-5
264 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2003
List Price: $91.95 (UK Sterling Price: £63.95)
Discount Price: $45.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: After providing a brief background of the Dakota Territory's settling, creation of a Territorial government in 1862, and entry into statehood as North Dakota in 1889, Leahy serves up a detailed study of the cases and events that give that state's constitution's 13 articles their current form. Every section of every article receives commentary detailing the significant acts that lead to its current juridical interpretation. The only book to provide such a detailed and thorough analysis of North Dakota's Constitution, Leahy's book is an invaluable resource for legal historians, practicing attorneys, regional scholars, and constitutional specialists. The book is fully referenced and includes a table of cases and an extensive bibliography.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Forward by Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle
    History of North Dakota
    The Explorers
    The Natives Were There
    The Settlers Came
    The Army Ruled
    The Construction of the Railroads
    The Creation of Dakota Territory
    A Few of the Prominent Citizens
    The Capital Is Hijacked to Bismarck
    The Territorial Government
    The Farmers Organize
    The Creation of the Two Dakotas
    The Constitutional Convention
    North Dakota Politics
    The North Dakota Supreme Court
    The Topography of the State
    The North Dakota State Constitution
    Preamble
    Declaration of Rights
    Elective Franchise
    Powers Reserved to the People
    Legislative Branch
    Executive Branch
    Judicial Branch
    Political Subdivisions
    Education
    Trust Lands
    Finance and Public Debt
    General Provisions
    Corporations Other than Municipal
    Compact with the United States
    Transition Schedule
    Notes
    Appendix
    Index
About the Author: JAMES E. LEAHY is Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, California Western School of Law, San Diego. He is the author of Supreme Court Justices Who Voted for the Government (1998), Freedom Fighters of the Supreme Court (1996), and Liberty, Justice, and Equality (1992).
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