Two views on constitutional amendment

Jeffersonian View

Madisonian View

How are state constitutions amended?

• Legislative proposals
• Constitutional conventions
• Constitutional commissions
• Voter initiatives

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California

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Final Exam

Four hours. Open book. One fact pattern. Three essay questions.

In-Class Exercise

Structure

Call of the question

Jurisprudential approach

Rules / Structure from caselaw

1. text of the Loyola Constitutional provision;
2. history of the provision, including case law;
3. related case law from other states;
4. policy considerations.