{"product_id":"constitutional-history-of-virginia-paperback","title":"Constitutional History of Virginia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrent Tarter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the only modern comprehensive constitutional history of any state, and as a history of Virgina, it is one of the oldest and most complex. Virginia's state legislature is the Virginia General Assembly, which was established in July 1619, making it the oldest current lawmaking body in North America. Brent Tarter's \u003ci\u003eConstitutional History of Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e covers over three hundred years of Virginia's legislative policy, from colony to statehood, revealing its political and legal backstory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the very beginning in 1606, when James I chartered the Virginia Company to establish a commercial outpost on the Atlantic coast of North America, through the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the fundamental constitutions of the colony and state of Virginia have evolved and changed as the demographic, economic, political, and cultural characteristics of Virginia changed. Elements of the colonial constitution influenced the character of the state's first constitution in 1776, and changing relationships between the people and their government, as well as relationships between the state and federal governments, have influenced how the state's constitution has evolved. Tarter explores that evolution and taps into its relevance to the people who have lived and still live in Virginia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRENT TARTER is a retired senior editor at the Library of Virginia, the founding editor of the Library of Virginia's \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Virginia Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, and a cofounder of the annual Virginia Forum. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Saga of the New South: Race, Law, and Public Debt in Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVirginians and Their Histories\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and writes in Chesterfield, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 396\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50729115877682,"sku":"9780820369884","price":63.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/QpHHrjdCYz9780820369884.webp?v=1765616144","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/constitutional-history-of-virginia-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}