The Virginia state constitution
In contrast with the U.S. Constitution, which has been amended only 27 times since it was drafted in 1787, the Virginia Constitution has been the subject of many revisions since its adoption by the Convention of 1776. Significant changes have been brought about at the recommendation of revision commissions. On a number of those occasions, Virginia constitution makers have engaged in significant debates about fundamental questions. In fact, few states have had more opportunities to engage in con…
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- Full title :The Virginia state constitution / John Dinan.
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In contrast with the U.S. Constitution, which has been amended only 27 times since it was drafted in 1787, the Virginia Constitution has been the subject of many revisions since its adoption by the Convention of 1776. Significant changes have been brought about at the recommendation of revision commissions. On a number of those occasions, Virginia constitution makers have engaged in significant debates about fundamental questions. In fact, few states have had more opportunities to engage in constitutional revision and to debate fundamental principles. In The Virginia State Constitution, John D.
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- Publication Date:©2011
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2011
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780199877690, 0199877696, 1306266556, 9781306266550
- oclc:ocn867050149
- LC Classification:KFV2801 1970.A6
- Dewey Decimal:342.75502
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: The History of the Virginia Constitution; The Convention of 1776; The Convention of 1829-30; The Convention of 1850-51; The Convention of 1861; The Convention of 1864; The Convention of 1867-68; The Convention of 1901-02; The Constitutional Revision of 1928; The Limited Convention of 1945; The Limited Convention of 1956; The Constitutional Revision of 1971; PART TWO: The Virginia Constitution and Commentary; Aricle I: Bill of Rights; Section 1. Equality and Rights of Men; Section 2. People the Source of Power.
Section 3. Government Instituted for Common BenefitSection 4. No Exclusive Emoluments or Privileges; Offices Not to Be Hereditary; Section 5. Separation of Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Departments; Periodical Elections; Section 6. Free Elections; Consent of Governed; Section 7. Laws Should Not Be Suspended; Section 8. Criminal Prosecutions; Section 8-A. Rights of Victims of Crime; Section 9. Prohibition of Excessive Bail and Fines, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Suspension of Habeas Corpus, Bills of Attainder, and Ex Post Facto Laws.
Section 10. General Warrants of Search or Seizure ProhibitedSection 11. D…
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