Understanding State Constitutions.(Review) (book reviews)

Understanding State Constitutions. By G. Alan Tarr. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998. 247p. $35.00.

Many Americans are not aware that their state of residence has its own constitution, even though they may be asked to vote regularly on its amendments and even though the state

Constitution may have a greater effect on daily life than the U.S. Constitution. The federal document has become such a dominant presence in the media and scholarship that state constitutions function largely unnoticed as the hidden wiring of the federal system. Only when it blows a fuse or ...