Isbn: 9780813062853 - making modern florida: how the spirit of reform shaped a new state constitution (14 risultati)

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Gebunden. Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Goes behind the scenes to examine the history and impact of the 1966-68 revision of the Florida state constitution. With storytelling flair, Mary Adkins uses interviews and detailed analysis of speeches and transcripts to vividly capture the moves, gambits..…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'Adkins portrays a major turning point in the development of modern Florida and has done a great job of bringing to life so many of the people who achieved this massive rewrite of our constitution.'--Talbot D'Alemberte, former president of the American Bar Association and author of The Florida State Constitution'Deftly captures the story of the politics and powerful personalities who created a more modern government structure for Florida.'--Neil Skene, former editor and president of Congressional Quarterly, Inc.Mid-twentieth-century Florida was a state in flux. Changes exemplified by rapidly burgeoning cities and suburbs, the growth of the Kennedy Space Center during the space race, and the impending construction of Walt Disney World overwhelmed the outdated 1885 constitution. A small group of rural legislators known as the 'Pork Chop Gang' controlled the state and thwarted several attempts to modernize the constitution. Through court-imposed redistribution of legislators and the hard work of state leaders, however, the executive branch was reorganized and the constitution was modernized.In Making Modern Florida, Mary Adkins goes behind the scenes to examine the history and impact of the 1966-68 revision of the Florida state constitution. With storytelling flair, Adkins uses interviews and detailed analysis of speeches and transcripts to vividly capture the moves, gambits, and backroom moments necessary to create and introduce a new state constitution. This carefully researched account brings to light the constitutional debates and political processes in the growth to maturity of what is now the nation's third largest state.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Making Modern Florida | How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution | Mary E. Adkins | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2016 | University Press of Florida | EAN 9780813062853 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…