The ideological origins of American federalism /
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Author / Creator: | LaCroix, Alison L. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. |
Description: | 312 pages ; 25 cm |
Language: | English |
Subject: | American Revolution (1775-1783) Federal government -- United States -- History. Federal government. Politics and government. Föderalismus. Federalisme. Politieke ideologie. Föderalismus. Federalism -- historia -- Förenta staterna. United States -- Politics and government. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. United States. USA. Verenigde Staten. USA. History. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7933180 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A Well-Constructed Union
- 1. The Federal Idea
- 2. Dividing Lawmaking Power
- 3. The Debates over Sovereignty
- 4. Forging a Federated Union
- 5. The Authority of a Central Government
- 6. Jurisdiction as the Battlefield
- Epilogue: Federalism Demystified
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index