Crafting Constitutions in Florida, 1810-1968.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cassanello, Robert.

Series:

Government and Politics in the South Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--Florida.

Constitutional law.

Constitutions--Florida.

Constitutions.

Constitutional history--Florida.

Constitutional history.

Florida--Politics and government--History.

Florida.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2025.

Summary:

"Tracing over 200 years of constitutional tradition in Florida As historical documents, constitutions represent a unique window into the economic, social, and political contexts of the people who debated, drafted, and ratified them. This comprehensive volume examines all constitutions drafted in Florida, from the territorial era to the most recent version from 1968. In addition to the 6 constitutional revisions implemented by the state government, chapters in this book include discussions of the West Florida Republic Constitution of 1810 and the East Florida Patriot Constitution of 1812, both created before Florida became a state, as well as the constitutions of the Seminole and Miccosukee People. Contributors show what aspects of each constitution were borrowed from existing traditions and what parts were influenced by circumstances of the time. Florida has the twelfth most-revised constitution in the nation, offering a useful case study both in comparison to other states and in the flexibility of state constitutions compared to the US Constitution. This volume presents a complete history of the drafting of constitutions and the creation of governments across people and movements in Florida. It provides background information for today's debates about whether the 1968 constitution should be revised and what the next steps are for the state in this 200-year tradition. A volume in the series Government and Politics in the South, edited by Sharon D. Wright Austin and Angela K. Lewis-Maddox"-- Provided by publisher.

"This comprehensive volume traces over 200 years of constitutional traditional in Florida, examining constitutions drafted in the state from the territorial era to the most recent version from 1968"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Florida Constitution in the State of Louisiana : The 1810 Constitution of the State of Florida / Samuel C. Hyde

The Patriot Constitution and International Constitution Making / M. C. Mirow

Florida's First State Constitutional Convention in 1838 / James M. Denham

The Constitution of 1861 : Florida's Confederate Constitution / R. Boyd Murphree

The 1865 Convention and Constitution / Robert Cassanello

In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union : The Drafting and Crafting of the 1868 Florida Constitution / Andrea L. Oliver

The 1885 Constitution / Christopher Day

Florida's Indigenous Constitutions : Being and Becoming Seminoles and Miccosukee in the Mid-Twentieth Century / Andrew K. Frank

Crafting Florida's 1968 Constitution / Mary Adkins

Conclusion : The Twenty-First Century and a New State Constitution / Robert Cassanello.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8130-7131-3

0-8130-7405-3

0-8130-7380-4

OCLC:

1478249611