| Description |
ix, 449 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Richard P. Nathan -- Pt. I. The Lure of the Constitutional Convention. 1. Introduction: The Scope of the Study. 2. Why Study the Convention - And How -- Pt. II. The Road to the '67 Convention. 3. The Call of the Convention. 4. The Delegates: Their Nomination and Election. 5. Preparing for the Convention. 6. Open for Business -- Pt. III. The Convention at Work: Drafting the Charter. 7. Procedure at the Convention. 8. The Structure of Government. 9. The Fight Over "Blaine" 10. Rights and Resources. 11. City and State. 12. The Judiciary, Again. 13. United Parcel or Piecemeal: Presenting the New Constitution -- Pt. IV. What Happened? 14. The Ratification Campaign. 15. Patterns of Conflict and Cohesion. 16. A Magnificent Failure -- Appendix. Delegates to the 1967 New York State Constitutional Convention |
| Summary |
In New York State, as in others, the Constitution mandates a periodic vote on whether the state Constitution should be revised. In New York, a mandatory ballot question is put before the voters every twenty years - "Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?" Seven months prior to the next such vote - which will be held on Election Day, November 4, 1997 - the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is publishing companion books on the New York State Constitution - one a sourcebook on constitutional change in New York, the other a rich history of the last constitutional convention held in New York State, that in 1967 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-425) and index |
| Subject |
Constitutional conventions -- New York (State)
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Constitutional history -- New York (State)
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| LC no. |
97007475 |
| ISBN |
0914341499 (paper) |
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