Word: constitutionalized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
During his four years as Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, Raymond Shafer stayed so dutifully on the sidelines that he was virtually a new face when he decided to run for outgoing Governor William Scranton's job. Buoyed by his heady victory last year, Republican Shafer lost no time...
Fort Courage. For the husky Shafer, 50, a small-town attorney, there was never any question that the advantages of a modernized constitution were worth the risks. "I was advised by a great many people not to do this," he says. "I don't think I ever hesitated." Indeed...
Throughout the U.S., juvenile courts are an entity unto themselves. They have their own rules and regulations, and in most cases they answer to no higher authority. Until its current session, the U.S. Supreme Court had never even reviewed a state juvenile court case. But last week, by an 8...
But as past experience shows, Constantine is no champion of the democratic process. In fact, he was largely to blame for the military takeover. During the two years before the coup, he stubbornly refused to allow elections in Greece. He cooperated with the right-wing in setting up a series...
Without directly intervening, the U.S. can apply effective pressure on the junta by halting all military aid until the Greek leaders agree to restore a constitution acceptable to a majority of the people. The U.S. should insist, as a precondition for the resumption of military aid, that free elections and...