Understanding the Arizona Constitution Second Edition Toni McClory

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Understanding the Arizona Constitution Second Edition Toni Understanding the Arizona Constitution 2Understanding the Arizona Constitution Second Edition Toni McClory The University of Arizona Pr... ess Tucson 3The University of Arizona Press www.uapress.arizona.edu © 2010 The Arizona Board of Regents All rights reserved. Published 2010 Printed in the United States of America 19 18 17 16 15 14 6 5 4 3 2 Cover designed by Miriam Fisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McClory, Toni, 1948– Understanding the Arizona Constitution / Toni McClory. — 2nd ed.   p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8165-2944-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Constitutional law—Arizona. I. Title. KFA2802.M33 2010 342.79102—dc22 2010011368 This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). 4Contents List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition 1 The Arizona Constitutions The Importance of State Constitutions The Hierarchy of Laws The Many Sources of Arizona Law Resolving Conflicts between Laws Amending the Arizona Constitution Online Resources 2 Origins of the Arizona Constitution Arizona’s First Governments The Pre-territorial Period The Territorial Period: 1863 to 1912 The Push for Statehood Federal Opposition The Enabling Act of 1910 The Framers of the Arizona Constitution The Constitution of 1910 The Taft Veto and Its Aftermath Online Resources 3 The Legislative Branch Structure of the Legislature Legislative Elections Arizona’s Citizen Legislature 5 [Show More]

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