Zimmerman, Joseph F.

Contemporary American Federalism : The Growth of National Power, Second Edition. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages)

Intro -- Contemporary American Federalism -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. National-State Relations -- 2. Establishment of the Federal System -- 3. The United States Constitution -- 4. Congressional Preemption of State Regulatory Authority -- 5. Federalism and the Judiciary -- 6. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations -- 7. Interstate Relations -- 8. State-Local Relations -- 9. Power Centralization in the Federal System -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Traces the development of the American federal system of government, focusing principally on the shifting balance of powers between the national government and the states.

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