Table of Contents

Series Foreword by G. Alan TarrForeword by William F. WinterAcknowledgmentsPart one The History of the Mississippi ConstitutionPart two The Mississippi Constitution and CommentaryPreambleArticle I: Distribution of PowersArticle II: Boundaries of the StateArticle III: Bill of RightsArticle IV: Legislative DepartmentArticle V: ExecutiveArticle VI: JudiciaryArticle VII: CorporationsArticle VIII: EducationArticle IX: MilitiaArticle X: The Penitentiary and PrisonsArticle XI: LeveesArticle XII: FranchiseArticle XIII: ApportionmentArticle XIV: General ProvisionsArticle XV: Amendments to the ConstitutionBibliographical EssayTable of CasesIndexAbout the Author

About the Author

John W. Winkle III (Ph.D. - Duke University) is Professor of Political Science at the University of Mississippi. His field of expertise is constitutional law and judicial politics. He has published a book on state constitutionalism, and numerous refereed articles on lobbying by judges, state-federal court relations, and state judicial reform. He has received recognition for research and teaching excellence by the University of Mississippi, the Burlington-Northern Foundation, the State of Mississippi, and the American Political Science Association. He has held invited visiting positions at Emory University and the United States Military Academy at West Point.