The Iowa State Constitution
By: Jack Stark ; foreword by Richard, Lord Acton
Contributors: Iowa
Series: Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780199779147
Subjects: Constitutional history; LAW / General; LAW / Constitutional; Constitutional law; Constitutions
Description: "The Iowa State Constitution is the first comprehensive analysis of the Iowa Constitution and its individual provisions.  In it, Jack Stark presents a comprehensive overview of Iowa's constitutional historical development and discusses cases of particular importance.  Also included are a bibliographic essay, table of cases, tables relating to constitutional conventions and amendments, and a general index, offering significant sources for further study.    The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important new series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research.  Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-183) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: SERIES FOREWORD By G. Alan Tarr; title: FOREWORD By Richard, Lord Acton; title: PART I: THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF IOWA; title: PART II: IOWA CONSTITUTION AND COMMENTARY; title: Article I: Bill Of Rights; title: Article II: Right Of Suffrage; title: Article III: Of The Distribution Of Powers; title: DIVISION 1; title: DIVISION 2: LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT; title: Article IV: Executive Department; title: Article V: Judicial Department; title: Article VI: Militia; title: Article VII: State Debts; title: Article VIII: Corporations; title: Article IX: Education And School Lands; title: Article X: Amendments To The Constitution; title: Article XI: Miscellaneous; title: Article XII: Schedule; title: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY; title: TABLE OF CASES; title: INDEX.