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Since the US Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended just twenty-seven times, with ten of those amendments coming in the first two years following ratification. By contrast, state constitutions have been completely rewritten on a regular basis, and the current documents have been amended on average 150 times. This is because federal amendments are difficult, so politicians rarely focus on enacting them. Rather, they work to secure favorable congressional statutes or Supreme Court decisions. By contrast, the relative ease of state amendment processes makes them a realistic and regular vehicle for seeking change. With State Constitutional Politics, John Dinan looks at the various occasions in American history when state constitutional amendments have served as instruments of governance. Among other things, amendments have constrained state officials in the way they levy taxes and spend money; enacted policies unattainable through legislation on issues ranging from minimum wage to the regulation of marijuana; and updated understandings of rights, including religious liberty, equal protection, and the right to bear arms. In addition to comprehensively chronicling the ways amendments shape politics in the states, Dinan also assesses the consequences of undertaking changes in governance through amendments rather than legislation or litigation. For various reasons, including the greater stability and legitimacy of changes achieved through the amendment process, he argues that it might be a more desirable way of achieving change.

Constitutional amendments --- State governments --- States. --- US Constitution. --- constitutional amendment. --- institutions. --- legislation. --- litigation. --- policies. --- rights. --- state constitution.

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Constitutional law --- Droit constitutionnel --- J4720 --- J4621 --- Japan: Law and jurisprudence -- constitutional law --- Japan: Politics and law -- state -- constitution --- Constitutional law - Japan --- Japon --- Constitutions

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"Examining developments in the first decade of the twenty-first century, this authoritative collection of essays studies the evolving practice of constitutional law and constitutionalism in Asia. It provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse constitutional issues and developments in sixteen East, Southeast and South Asian countries. It also discusses the types of constitutionalism that exist and the general trends in constitutional developments whilst offering comparative, historical and analytical perspectives on Asian constitutionalism. Written by leading scholars in the field, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars alike"--

J4720 --- J4600.80 --- K9513 --- K9513.90 --- K9582 --- K9582.90 --- S08/0450 --- S26/0680 --- S27/0680 --- Japan: Law and jurisprudence -- constitutional law --- Japan: Politics and law -- history -- Gendai (1926- ), Shōwa period, 20th century --- Korea: Politics -- state -- constitution --- Korea: Politics -- state -- constitution -- North Korea --- Korea: Law and jurisprudence -- specific topics --- Korea: Law and jurisprudence -- specific topics -- North Korea --- China: Law and legislation--Constitution(al law): since 1949 --- Taiwan--Law and legislation, incl. human rights --- Hong Kong--Law and legislation --- Constitutional law --- Constitutional limitations --- Constitutionalism --- Constitutions --- Limitations, Constitutional --- Public law --- Administrative law --- Interpretation and construction --- Myanmar --- Corée du Sud --- Corée du Nord --- Vietnam --- Chine --- Indonésie --- Thaïlande --- Japon --- Népal --- Singapour --- Philippines --- Taiwan --- Hong Kong --- Cambodge --- Malaisie --- Inde

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Constitutional history --- Histoire constitutionnelle --- Japan --- Japon --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- J3373 --- J4621 --- J4720 --- J3373.10 --- J4811.01 --- J4810.70 --- -952 --- Constitutional history, Modern --- Constitutional law --- Constitutions --- History --- Japan: History -- Kindai, modern -- Meiji period (1868-1912) -- modernization and innovation --- Japan: Politics and law -- state -- constitution --- Japan: Law and jurisprudence -- constitutional law --- Japan: History -- Kindai, modern -- Meiji period (1868-1912) -- modernization and innovation -- orientation and training abroad --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- the West --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- Kindai (1850s- ), bakumatsu, Meiji, Taishō --- -Constitutional history --- -J3373 --- 952 --- Constitutional history - Japan --- Japan - Politics and government - 1868-1912

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Nationalism --- J4600.90 --- J4621 --- J4810.90 --- J4122 --- Japan: Politics and law -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Politics and law -- state -- constitution --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Sociology and anthropology -- nationalism --- Abe, Shinzō, --- 安倍晋三, --- Japan --- al-Yābān --- Giappone --- Government of Japan --- Iapōnia --- I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ --- Japam --- Japani --- Japão --- Japon --- Japonia --- Japonsko --- Japonya --- Jih-pen --- Mư̄ang Yīpun --- Nihon --- Nihon-koku --- Nihonkoku --- Nippon --- Nippon-koku --- Nipponkoku --- Prathēt Yīpun --- Riben --- State of Japan --- Yābān --- Yapan --- Yīpun --- Zhāpān --- Япония --- اليابان --- يابان --- 日本 --- 日本国 --- Politics and government --- Foreign relations --- 安倍晉三, --- Political systems --- National movements --- Jepun --- Yapon --- Yapon Ulus --- I︠A︡pon --- Япон --- I︠A︡pon Uls --- Япон Улс