The dead hand's grip : how long constitutions bind states /
In The Dead Hand's Grip, Adam R. Brown examines constitutional specificity--or length--within American state constitutions as a new way to evaluate how different polities confront how to both control citizens and regulate themselves. He argues argues that constitutional specificity restricts st...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introducing constitutional specificity
- Contextualizing specificity
- Specificity and amendments
- Specificity and judicial review
- Specificity and prosperity
- Evaluating state constitutions
- Conclusion.