books about: federalism     books:       The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 (Omohundro Institute ...5 reviews Saul Cornell The University of North Carolina Press, 1999 Offers historical perspective on anti-govnmt. US politics This is a very well written book that provides an interesting perspective on the roots of anti-federal and dissenting viewpoints from the beginnings of the United States. For better or worse, many of the views of today's militias and anti-government protesters have their roots in some of the anti-federalist currents circulating at the time of, and after, the ratification of the Constitution. ...             The Age of Federalism: The Early American Republic, 1788-180015 reviews Stanley Elkins, Eric McKitrick Oxford University Press, USA, 1995 Leisurely and Learned Look at the Founding Years This book is about the fateful decisions and maneuvers our government took in the dozen years after the Constitution was adopted and the new country launched. The predatory European powers were a danger. The states, suddenly demoted to mere parts of a much larger entity, had local interests that sometimes boisterously resisted the new central government. Even the location of the federal capital ...             The Rebirth of Federalism: Slouching Toward Washington1 review David Bradstreet Walker Seven Bridges Press, LLC, 1999 Finding Fault and Success in an Ambiguous Federal System Federalism is seldom discussed overtly in modern public policy debates, though it permeates so many domestic policy questions. While it is true that intergovernmental precepts like sovereignty and home rule have entered the policy lexicon in the current debate over the application of state and local sales taxes on Internet purchases, more often, the question of sorting out the proper role and ...             Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching That Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism22 reviews Mark Curriden, Leroy Phillips Anchor, 2001 Scary moments of our past When Leroy Phillips, Jr. came to visit my school in Chattanooga, I was overwhelmed by the knowledge that something like this could have happened in my city. After his talk, I decided to read the book for myself. At first, I noticed that the authors took a lot of time to research the subject thoroughly, so much so that I think they know more about Chattanooga than I do, keeping in mind Leroy ...             American Constitutional Law : Volume 1, Constitutional Structures1 review Volume One; Constitutional Structures: Separated Powers and Federalism; Seventh Edition Carolina Academic Press, 2007 American Constitutional Law American Constitutional Law Very interesting book, especially for Political Science students.             Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism (Examples & Explanations) (Examples & Explanations)5 reviews Christopher N. May, Allan Ides Aspen Publishers, 2006 Con Law Clarified If you're in law school using the Sullivan and Gunther Con Law casebook, I HIGHLY recommend this study aid! That casebook is huge, intimidating, and not very clear in bringing out the black letter law. Combined with a strict Socratic professor, the law can be very puzzling. Using this E and E, along with Emanuel's outline, makes the entire subject a LOT clearer. If you're planning on going to ...             Who Killed the Constitution?: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush14 reviews Thomas E. Woods Jr., Kevin R. C. Gutzman Crown Forum, 2008 The Death of the United States Constitution. Let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution. - Thomas Jefferson. _Who Killed the Constitution: The Fate of American Liberty from World War I to George W. Bush_, published in 2008, by Thomas E. Woods Jr. and Kevin R. C. Gutzman is a fascinating and horrifying account of the assaults on the Constitution by the federal government ...             Alexander Hamilton244 reviews Ron Chernow Penguin Press, 2004 I learned a lot about this interesting man This is the first full-length biography about Alexander Hamilton that I have read. My only exposure to him has been in general history books, short biographical sketches and references to him in biographies of the other founding fathers. I had just finished watching the John Adams miniseries from HBO and had read his biography by David McCullough. In it Hamilton was depicted as quite fanatic. ...             Originalism, Federalism, and the American Constitutional Enterprise: A Historical Inquiry Edward A. Purcell Yale University Press, 2007 In this lively historical examination of American federalism, a leading scholar in the field refutes the widely accepted notion that the founding fathers carefully crafted a constitutional balance of power between the states and the federal government. Edward A. Purcell Jr. bases his argument on close analysis of the Constitution?s original structure and the ways that structure both induced and accommodated changes over the centuries.   There ...             Enhancing Government: Federalism for the 21st Century1 review Erwin Chemerinsky Stanford Law Books, 2008 reducing the role of the legislature The author advocates the court system's writing law instead of being the arbiter. The author appears to believe that courts can make all decisions by broadly referencing the Constitution. In the extreme, the authority of elected legislatures would be dramatically diminished. I found his point of view frightening in his willingness to so dramatically tamper with the balance of powers of our system             The Price of Federalism Paul E. Peterson Brookings Institution Press, 1995 In this timely book, Peterson examines which level of government should be responsible for the specific programs and recommends that more responsibility should be placed in the hands of the states and other localities.             Forced Federalism: Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood (American Indian Law and Policy) Jeff Corntassel, Richard C. Witmer University of Oklahoma Press, 2008 Over the past twenty years, American Indian policy has shifted from self-determination to "forced federalism," as indigenous nations in the United States have encountered new threats from state and local governments over such issues as taxation, gaming, and homeland security. During the forced federalism era (1988-present), public perceptions of indigenous peoples as "rich Indians" have been just as damaging to Native nations as anti-sovereignty ...             Constitutional Federalism in a Nutshell (Nutshell Series)1 review David E. Engdahl West Publishing Company, 1987 Essential to a Proper Understanding of Federalism This book is an excellent mini-treatise on constitutional federalism, written by one of the finest federalism scholars in the legal academy. It discusses federalism's main themes and issues, and does so in a clear, cogent, and concise manner. All too often, laymen and lawyers alike wrongly refer to federalism as a synonym for "states' rights." Some think it simply a tool in the "conservative" ...             Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation (American Governance and Public ... Denise Scheberle Georgetown University Press, 2004             School's in: Federalism And the National Education Agenda (American Governance and Public Policy)1 review Paul Manna Georgetown University Press, 2006 School's In Federalism and the National Education Agenda Paul Manna does an exceptional job on the study of federal education policy in a comprehensive manner. I am pleased with the depth of explanation concerning how state and federal agendas can influence each over time.             American Federalism: A Concise Introduction Larry N. Gerston M.E. Sharpe, 2007             Defunct Federalisms: Critical Perspectives on Federal Failure (Federalism Studies) Ashgate Publishing, 2008             Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry Thomas O. Hueglin, Alan Fenna Broadview Press, 2005 Comparative Federalism A Systematic Inquiry By Thomas O. Hueglin & Alan Fenna Comparative Federalism: A Systematic Inquiry is a uniquely comprehensive, analytic, genuinely comparative, and detailed introduction to the study of federalism in theory and practice. Thomas Hueglin and Alan Fenna draw from their diverse research on federal systems to argue that federalism is increasingly important for democratic governance and conflict ...             Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalism (Examples & Explanations Series)7 reviews Christopher N. May, Allan Ides Aspen Publishers, 2001 A wise choice This study aide was extremely helpful for exam review. This book provides the student who has kept up in class with a succinct overview of the topic. When you are reading case after case during the semester, it is easy to miss the overall course ideology, unless you have a good professor who will tie it all together for you. This book is good at providing the appropriate level of detail to the ...             Hamilton's Paradox: The Promise and Peril of Fiscal Federalism (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) Jonathan A. Rodden Cambridge University Press, 2005 As new federations take shape and old ones are revived around the world, a difficult challenge is to create incentives for fiscal discipline. A key question is whether a politically-motivated central government can credibly commit not to bail out subnational governments in times of crisis if it funds most of their expenditures. By combining theory, quantitative analysis, and historical and contemporary case studies, this book provides a new ...              search for books 1788-1800, 1788-1828, anti-federalism, challenges, comparative, constitution, constitutional, contemporary, dissenting, enterprise, environmental, explanations, federalism, federalisms, governance, government, historical, implementation, indigenous, institute, introduction, nationhood, omohundro, originalism, perspectives, structures, systematic, tradition, turn-of-the-century, washington books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Fly Fishing Video Magazine Vol.13 Sailfish - Costa Rica leave a comment home  impressum - about us