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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"State Constitutions"”.
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Civics in American Public Schools: State Constitutions and the Right to an Education
A literal reading of the United States Constitution finds no mention of education. Because no fundamental federal mandate exists to provide public education for citizens, the Tenth Amendment gives states the authority for public education policy. Because states have different constitutional …
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"Common," "system," "uniform," and "efficient" as terms of art in the education articles of state constitutions: a philosophical foundation for the American common school
… how equitably to finance the school system of a state, since frequently the question of insufficient revenue and disparity between school divisions and states reflects a larger societal problem of commitment to public education. The proposal to restructure, if not refound the present educational …
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The Effects of State Constitutional Design of Gubernatorial and Legislative Authority in State Budget Policy
Each of the fifty U.S. state constitutions establishes a fundamental framework for governmental operations within the state. Described by previous scholarship as the state's political technology, state constitutions delineate formal gubernatorial and legislative authority. Extant literature has …
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The West Virginia Pauley v. Bailey decision: an historical perspective
… the West Virginia Legislature to develop a state system for funding the public schools that would comply with the constitutional mandate to provide a system of public schools that was "thorough and efficient" (West Virginia Constitution Art. 13 Section 1). Thus, West Virginia joined six …
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Gestão municipal e meio ambiente: estudo exploratório dos municípios paraibanos
… management has gained prominence in municipal, state and federal administrations over the last decades. The important milestone in this process was Law No. 6938/81, which established the National Environmental Policy, which states that municipalities can develop environmental standards in a way …
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Constitutional tax limits at the state level: an overview and selected case studies
… amendment and subsequent amendments in other states, reversed the traditional negative attitude concerning constraints upon government implicitly expounded by many scholars and public servants. This dissertation presents an overview of constitutional tax limits at the state level in the United …
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A Comparative Study of Intergovernmental Relations of two Federal Districts: The Case of the U.S. District of Columbia and Brasília, Brazil
… between two federal districts in the United States and Brazil. The paper begins with a definition of federalism and its key characteristics along with an explanation of the fundamental changes in the system. This is followed by a discussion of the concepts of intergovernmental relations as …
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US Compliance with International Environmental Human Rights Standards within Domestic Environmental Conflict Resolution
Nation states face the dilemma of balancing sovereignty over their natural resources whilst challenged by the impacts of environmental exploitation and degradation, affecting the lives, health and property of human beings. As a clean and safe environment is a prerequisite to the fulfilment of human …
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Rationale and Structure for Adequate Public Education: A Value Critical Approach
… (EQ) value clusters found in various state litigations pertaining to the financial systems used to distribute educational opportunity. Questions researched in this study were (a) In what manner might the tension of the paradoxical demands of community responsibility and individual …
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Lawyers Need Law: A Study of Constitutional Arguments Made to State Supreme Courts
… conservatism of the U.S. Supreme Court, state judges, lawyers, and scholars in the 1970s argued for a new judicial federalism. State courts, using state constitutions, may provide protections exceeding the federal minimum. In addition to allowing states to experiment with solutions to …
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Originalism & Judicially-Enacted Religious Exemptions: Revisiting <em>Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith</em>
… Chapter 3 compares colonial charters and state constitutions and their language and provisions concerning religious liberty. Chapter 4 examines the legislative fight against religious establishment in Virginia and makes a careful analysis of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s writings on …
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Referendum on the Revolution: The Pennsylvania Constitutional Debate, 1776-1784
… debate that remained at the center of the state’s politics throughout the Revolutionary period. This debate encompassed disagreement over a broad range of questions relating to the relationship between government and society, many of which brought into question the implications of the …