Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-29 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
The Iowa State Constitution provides the most comprehensive analysis of Iowa's constitutional history and the development of its individual provisions. Todd E. Pettys presents a completely revised second edition with an extensive overview of Iowa's constitutional historical origin andevolution, while discussing cases of importance. Also included is a new bibliographic
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-01-09 - Publisher: McFarland
Fugitive slaves were reported in the American colonies as early as the 1640s, and escapes escalated with the growth of slavery over the next 200 years. As the number of fugitives rose, the Southern states pressed for harsher legislation to prevent escapes. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 criminalized any