The Iowa state constitution

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The Iowa State Constitution is the first comprehensive analysis of the Iowa Constitution and its individual provisions. In it, Jack Stark presents a comprehensive overview of Iowa's constitutional historical development and discusses cases of particular importance. Also included are a bibliographic essay, table of cases, tables relating to constitutional conventions and amendments, and a general index, offering significant sources for further study. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series, this title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States. The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents. Content: Cover Contents Series Foreword Foreword PART ONE: The History of the Iowa Constitution The Constitutional Conventions: Building a State The Early Years of Statehood: Freedom of the Press, Ending the Board of Education, Racial Issues The Remainder of the Nineteenth Century: Prohibition, Religion in the Schools, Elections The Early Twentieth Century: Elections and Suffrage Issues, Responses to the Depression The Modern Era: A Judicial Change of Heart, An Attempt at a Constitutional Convention, Grants of Power to the Three Branches, Reapportionment, Gambling. PART TWO: The Iowa Constitution and CommentaryPreamble and Boundaries Article I: Bill of Rights Section 1. Rights of Persons Section 2. Political Power Section 3. Religion Section 4. Religious Test-Witnesses Section 6. Laws Uniform Section 7. Liberty of Speech and Press Section 8. Personal Security-Searches and Seizures Section 9. Right of Trial by Jury-Due Process of Law Section 10. Rights of Persons Accused Section 11. When Indictment Necessary-Grand Jury Section 12. Twice Tried-Bail Section 13. Habeas Corpus Section 14. Military Section 15. Quartering Soldiers. Section 16. TreasonSection 17. Bail-Punishments Section 18. Eminent Domain-Drainage Ditches and Levees Section 19. Imprisonment for Debt Section 20. Right of Assemblage-Petition Section 21. Attainder-ex post facto Law-Obligation of Contract Section 22. Resident Aliens Section 23. Slavery-Penal Servitude Section 24. Agricultural Leases Section 25. Rights Reserved Article II: Right of Suffrage Section 1. Electors Section 2. Privileged from Arrest Section 3. From Military Duty Section 4. Persons in Military Service Section 5. Disqualified Persons Section 6. Ballot. Section 7. General ElectionsArticle III: Of the Distribution of Powers DIVISION 1 Section 1. Departments of Government DIVISION 2: LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Section 1. General Assembly Section 2. Annual Sessions of General Assembly-Special Sessions Section 3. Representatives Section 4. Qualifications Section 5. Senators-Qualifications Section 6. Senators-Number and Classification Section 7. Officers-Elections Determined Section 8. Quorum Section 9. Authority of the Houses Section 10. Protest-Record of Votes Section 11. Privileged from Arrest Section 12. Vacancies. Section 13. Doors OpenSection 14. Adjournments Section 15. Bills Section 16. Executive Approval-Veto-Item Veto by Governor Section 17. Passage of Bills Section 18. Receipts and Expenditures Section 19. Impeachment Section 20. Officers Subject to Impeachment-Judgment Section 21. Members Not Appointed to Office Section 22. Disqualification Section 23. Failure to Account Section 24. Appropriations Section 25. Compensation and Expenses of General Assembly Section 26. Time Laws to Take Effect Section 27. Divorce Section 29. Acts-One Subject-Expressed in Title. Section 30. Local or Special Laws-General and Uniform-Boundaries of Counties.