Rocky Mountain Constitution Making, 1850-1912.

Bakken addresses important issues of constitutional history in the context of a seminal period in the history of the American West. He describes the challenges which faced the participants in eight Western constitutional conventions. His analysis answers questions of how consensus was reached and how that consensus reflected the compromise between the particular needs of the states and fundamental principles. Bakken outlines the issues of public policy which the constitution makers faced: issues ranging from resource allocation and taxation to the role of corporations in the community. He also explains how the delegates attempted to express the values of their constituencies while striving to define the concept of the public good.

Author: Gordon Morris Bakken
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 04/15/1987
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780313255380

About the Author

GORDON MORRIS BAKKEN is Professor of History and Director of Faculty Affairs at California State University, Fullerton.