Full Description
In The Ohio State Constitution, Steven Steinglass and Gino Scarselli provide a comprehensive and accessible resource on the history of constitutional development and law in Ohio. This essential volume begins with an introductory essay outlining the history of the Ohio State Constitution and includes a detailed section-by-section commentary, providing insight and analysis on the case law, politics and cultural changes that have shaped Ohio's governing
document. A complete list of all proposed amendments to the Constitution from 1851 to the present and relevant cases are included in easy-to-reference tables along with a bibliographical essay that aids further research. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford
University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series. This title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States.
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.
Contents
SERIES FOREWORD by G. Alan Tarr ; FOREWORD by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer ; PREFACE ; PART I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF OHIO ; PART II. THE OHIO CONSTITUTION AND COMMENTARY ; Article I Bill of Rights ; Article II Legislative ; Article III ; Article IV ; Article V ; Article VI ; Article VII ; Article VIII ; Article IX ; Article X ; Article XI Apportionment ; Article XII Finance and Taxation ; Article XIII ; Article XIV ; Article XV ; Article XVI Amendments ; Article XVII Elections ; APPENDIX A: TABLE OF VOTES ON HOLDING CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS UNDER THE 1802 AND 1851 ONSTITUTIONS ; APPENDIX B: TABLE OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND VOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY AND SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ; TABLE OF CASES ; INDEX
