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Making Modern Florida eBook

How The Spirit Of Reform Shaped A New State Constitution

de Mary E. Adkins
idioma: inglês
Editor: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA, julho de 2016 ‧
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Mid-twentieth-century Florida was a state in flux. Changes exemplified by rapidly burgeoning cities and suburbs, the growth of the Kennedy Space Center during the space race, and the impending construction of Walt Disney World overwhelmed the outdated 1885 constitution. A small group of rural legislators known as the "Pork Chop Gang" controlled the state and thwarted several attempts to modernize the constitution. Through court-imposed redistribution of legislators and the hard work of state leaders, however, the executive branch was reorganized and the constitution was modernized.

In Making Modern Florida, Mary Adkins goes behind the scenes to examine the history and impact of the 1966-68 revision of the Florida state constitution. With storytelling flair, Adkins uses interviews and detailed analysis of speeches and transcripts to vividly capture the moves, gambits, and backroom moments necessary to create and introduce a new state constitution. This carefully researched account brings to light the constitutional debates and political processes in the growth to maturity of what is now the nation’s third largest state.

Making Modern Florida

How The Spirit Of Reform Shaped A New State Constitution

de Mary E. Adkins

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9780813052519
Editor: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF FLORIDA
Data de Lançamento: julho de 2016
Idioma: Inglês
Páginas: 240
Tipo de produto: eBook
Formato e Compatibilidade: PDF para ADE
Coleção: Florida Government And Politics
Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > História > História da América
eBooks em Inglês > Guias Turísticos e Mapas > América do Norte
EAN: 9780813052519

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