County Government Under the Pennsylvania Constitution
Author : Pennsylvania Economy League. State Division
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 1967
Category : County government
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Author : Pennsylvania Economy League. State Division
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Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,66 MB
Release : 1967
Category : County government
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Author : Pennsylvania Economy League
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 37,9 MB
Release : 1967
Category : County government
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Author : J. Paul Selsam
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2016-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1512806374
Provides an account of the rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in Pennsylvania, against the Quaker property owners in their attempt to achieve a voice in the government and establish a liberal constitution in 1776.
Author : Pennsylvania
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Page : 52 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Pennsylvania
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Author : Pennsylvania. Bureau of Local Government Services. Information Services Division
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Local government
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Author : Joseph Karlesky
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Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Local government
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Author : Rosalind L. Branning
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 10,15 MB
Release : 2017-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822972426
Pennsylvania Constitutional Development has proven to be the definitive study of the history of Pennsylvania's constitution in its first four incarnations. Rosalind Branning's critique, first published in 1960, reflects the movement that led to the constitution of 1968. After tracing the history of the 1776 constitution and its earliest revisions--in 1790 and 1838--Branning primarily focuses on the constitutional convention of 1872-73 and the resulting document of 1874, which endured for almost a century. She uses the published Debates, newspaper files, and the observations of contemporary writers and statesmen to provide a detailed and engaging study of the politics and leadership of the time. Her analysis demonstrates that this constitutional convention produced an instrument that was designed to meet nineteenth-century needs but would need significant revisions by future generations. Foreseeing the very issues that would be addressed in the 1967-68 constitutional convention, Branning identifies the elements that are necessary for successful constitutional lawmaking. The evolution of Pennsylvania's body of laws serves as a cogent example of the opportunities and foibles intrinsic to the process of defining effective governance of a state. Pennsylvania Constitutional Development remains an essential resource for students and historians, and should be read by anyone interested in the government of the Keystone State.
Author : Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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Page : 878 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Constitutional history
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Author : Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Joint State Government Commission
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Page : 1148 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 1941
Category : Pennsylvania
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Author : Pennsylvania Historical Survey
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Page : 596 pages
File Size : 13,63 MB
Release : 1947
Category : Archives
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