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In The Wyoming State Constitution, Robert B. Keiter provides a comprehensive guide to Wyoming's colorful constitutional history. Featuring an outstanding analysis of the state's governing charter, the book includes an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing important changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, which includes a list of cases, index, and bibliography, makes this guide indispensable...
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For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.
As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the strength of the Court has always been its sensitivity to the changing political scene, as well as its reluctance to stray...
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House document volume 69th Congress, 1st session, no. 398
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A fascinating book about the history of England, this volume sets forth the author's theory of the feudal origin of the English constitution, which established a limited monarchy, among other things, and the function of the Great Charter (Magna Carta) in effecting "the transition of the fundamental principle of the modern constitution."
