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Table of ContentsB. Negative Models 31§ 5. The National Constitution as Model for Sub-nationalConstitutions 31§ 6. Similarities and Differences among Sub-national Constitutions 32§ 7. Sub-national Constitutions as Models for Other Sub-nationalConstitutions 33§ 8. Processes for Original Adoption, Including Provisions forNational Approval 34§ 9. Processes for Amendment (Alteration) and Revision(Replacement) 35§ 10. Description of Source Materials Reflecting Debates andIntent Concerning such Adoption, Amendment, and Revision 36§ 11. Range of Topics Addressed and Level of Detail Contained inSub-national Constitutions 37CHAPTER 2. EVOLUTION OF SUB-NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONS 39§ 1. Processes of Evolution of Sub-national Constitutions 39§ 2. National Approval as a Component of Sub-nationalConstitution-Making 42CHAPTER 3. SUB-NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION 43CHAPTER 4. JURISPRUDENCE 44§ 1. Governmental Institutions Providing AuthoritativeInterpretation of Sub-national Constitutions 44§ 2. Other Non-Authoritative but Important Sources forInterpretation of Sub-national Constitutions 44§ 3. Sub-national Judiciaries and Judicial Review of TheirConstitutions 45§ 4. Relation Between National and Sub-national Judiciaries inJudicial Review of Sub-national Constitutions 46CHAPTER 5. SUB-NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICS 48§ 1. The Place of Sub-national Constitutional Amendment andRevision Within the Politics of Sub-national Units 48§ 2. Sub-national Constitutional Politics as Compared to ‘Normal’Sub-national Politics 50Part II. Forms of Sub-national Governments 53CHAPTER 1. GENERAL 53§ 1. Introduction 536 – USA (Sub-national) Constitutional Law – Suppl. 34 (October 1999)