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Contemporary American Federalism The Growth of National Power

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ISBN-10: 0275943852

ISBN-13: 9780275943851

Edition: N/A

Authors: Joseph F. Zimmerman

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This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by focusing in the shifting balance of power between the nation and the states. He introduces the important theories of federalism and explains how they can be used to understand the system as it was originally drawn up and as it operates now. All the important trends in national-state relations are examined, with particular attention being given to the preemption by the federal legislature and judiciary of the powers and authority of the states. The…    
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List price: $45.00
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/12/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Preface
National-State
Relations Establishment of the Federal System
The United States
Constitution
Congressional Preemption of State Regulatory
Authority Federalism and the Judiciary Intergovernmental
Fiscal Relations
Interstate Relations
State-Local Relations
Power Centralization in the Federal System
Bibliography
Index