Of Time, Place, and the Alaska Constitution
This Article places the Alaska Constitution in historical perspective by comparing it with other state constitutions. It first considers how the convention delegates’ need to satisfy four audiences—Congress, Alaska residents who would ratify the constitution, those who would live under the constitut...
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ftdukeunivlaw:oai:scholarship.law.duke.edu:alr-1548 2023-05-15T13:08:49+02:00 Of Time, Place, and the Alaska Constitution Tarr, G. Alan 2018-12-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/alr/vol35/iss2/5 https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1548&context=alr unknown Duke University School of Law https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/alr/vol35/iss2/5 https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1548&context=alr Alaska Law Review Law text 2018 ftdukeunivlaw 2023-01-23T21:19:10Z This Article places the Alaska Constitution in historical perspective by comparing it with other state constitutions. It first considers how the convention delegates’ need to satisfy four audiences—Congress, Alaska residents who would ratify the constitution, those who would live under the constitution, and posterity—affected the constitution’s design. It next shows how the Alaska Constitution reflects the fact that it is the state’s first constitution, that it is a western constitution, and that it is a mid-twentieth-century constitution. Finally, it compares the Alaska Constitution with the Hawaii Constitution, which was drafted at the same time. Text Alaska law review Alaska Duke Law School Scholarship Repository |
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This Article places the Alaska Constitution in historical perspective by comparing it with other state constitutions. It first considers how the convention delegates’ need to satisfy four audiences—Congress, Alaska residents who would ratify the constitution, those who would live under the constitution, and posterity—affected the constitution’s design. It next shows how the Alaska Constitution reflects the fact that it is the state’s first constitution, that it is a western constitution, and that it is a mid-twentieth-century constitution. Finally, it compares the Alaska Constitution with the Hawaii Constitution, which was drafted at the same time. |
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