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ABSTRACT This chapter of the Oxford Handbook of Political Institutions provides an overview of the social and political functions of constitutions and the range of debates concerning those processes of interpretation by which constitutions achieve operative force. It shows how debates over judicial review relate to theories of legitimate government and anticipates future research directions for constitutional theorists.
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This paper details the impact of the federal FMLA, as well as the complex web of additional protections many states have. Not all Americans enjoy the same rights to family and medical leave because 40% of them do not live in states that have written additional protections into state law. Pennsylvania is one such state. This paper offers a case study of the policy impact on citizens—particularly women, minorities, and the poor—in Pennsylvania, one of 21 states where lawmakers have not expanded their coverage beyond that of federal law.
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