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Created in the roiling years of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and industrial expansion, Colorado's state constitution is indelibly marked by an overt suspicion toward elected and appointed officials (with good reason given their often dubious behavior). Not surprisingly, then, the Colorado Supreme ...

Created in the roiling years of the Civil War, Reconstruction, and industrial expansion, Colorado's state constitution is indelibly marked by an overt suspicion toward elected and appointed officials (with good reason given their often dubious behavior). Not surprisingly, then, the Colorado Supreme Court has been called on to mediate the frequent and ongoing feuds between that state's citizens and their legislators, which it has done successfully, if spottily at times. The result is one of the longest and most detailed, but ultimately successful, state constitutions in the Union. Collins and Oesterle provide a brief history of the document's creation and evolution, then proceed to discuss the legislation and case law pertinent to understanding every article's and section's current legal interpretation. Valuable to scholars and students of local and legal history, and to practicing attorneys seeking to understand the groundwork of the Colorado state constitution, this reference book provides a wealth of historical and legal information critical to apprehending the past and present of a state that is often at the center of national political controversies.

"Welcome to the inside story of how Colorado runs and who runs it. This eminently readable and engrossing book tells a great story about a great state."-Richard D. Lamm, governor of Colorado, 1975-87."Excellent-this book will provide an extremely valuable service for the citizens of Colorado for ...

"Welcome to the inside story of how Colorado runs and who runs it. This eminently readable and engrossing book tells a great story about a great state."-Richard D. Lamm, governor of Colorado, 1975-87."Excellent-this book will provide an extremely valuable service for the citizens of Colorado for years to come."-Colorado State Senator Mike Bird."Colorado Politics and Government is a magnificent book, greatly assisting us to understand state and local politics. It makes government by the people interesting, desirable, and possible."-Pat Montgomery, Park County commissioner."An excellent book on Colorado politics and governance. A long-needed and well-written study-a superb job of relating the past to the present and preparing the reader for tomorrow's Colorado."-Duane A. Smith, historian, Fort Lewis College."One of the best road maps to understanding the nature of contemporary Colorado."-Bill Hornby, senior editor, Denver Post.Colorado Politics and Government provides a political history and analysis of the state, emphasizing contemporary problems, conflicts, and their possible resolutions. In examining the political culture of the state, the authors elaborate on the political beliefs and voting patterns of its citizens and examine key political institutions, such as the governorship, the legislature, political parties, and the courts.Thomas B. Cronin is McHugh Professor of American Institutions and Leadership at The Colorado College. He is the author of numerous books, including Direct Democracy: The Politics of Initiative, Referendum and Recall, Rethinking the Presidency; The State of the Presidency, and is co-author of Government by the People.Robert D. Loevy is director of the Center for Practical Politics and a professor of political science at The Colorado College. He is the author of The Flawed Path to the Presidency and To End All Segregation: The Politics of the Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as co-author of American Government: We Are One.