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The Constitutions Of The Northwest States, John D. Hicks
The Constitutions Of The Northwest States, John D. Hicks
Papers from the University Studies series (University of Nebraska)
CHAPTER I • The Statehood Movement • The territorial system of the United States • The statehood movement in Dakota • The statehood movement in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming • The Omnibus Bill • The Remaining Territories • The Constitutional Conventions • The Reform Movement
CHAPTER II • The Departments of Government • The Fixity of American Constitutions • Constitutions as historical sources • The Legislature • General dissatisfaction with the lawmaking body • The "Dakota plan" • The single chamber legislature • Size of the legislature • Basis of representation • Minority representation • Re-appointment • Popular control …