Description
Book Synopsis
The debate over states' rights versus federalism in America is one that has raged since our country's founding. Arguments over the interpretation of the Constitution and the meaning of power and its distribution among the states' governments echoes in governmental chambers even today. Students can trace the history and development of issues surrounding this debate, as well as the reactions to them, through this unique and comprehensive collection of over 65 primary documents. Court cases, opinion pieces, speeches and many other documents bring to life the controversies surrounding the debate. Explanatory introductions to documents aid users in understanding the various arguments put forth in deliberations over different governmental matters, while illuminating the significance of each document.
Drake and Nelson trace the origins and changes in the nature of states' rights and American federalism using carefully chosen documents to reflect the fact that the tension
Table of Contents
Series Foreword Introduction Chronology of Key Events in States' Rights and American Federalism States' Rights and American Federalism in the American Founding Era, 1620-1789 Federalism and the Meaning of the Tenth Amendment, 1789-1835 States' Rights in the Antebellem Period and Civil War, 1828-1865 Changes Involving States Rights and Federalism from the Civil War to the New Deal, 1865-1940 States' Rights and American Federalism from the New Deal to the Present, 1940-1998 Conclusion Index
