States' Rights and the Union
Subtitle: Imperium in Imperio, 1776-1876 (American Political Thought)
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: October 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780700610402
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Central government; Constitution: government & the state; History of specific subjects; Local government; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; U.S. Federal Government; U.S. State Government; United States; Politics / Current Events; State rights; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - State & Provincial; Government - U.S. Government; History & Theory - General; Political Process - Leadership; Federal government; History; Politics and government
Description: "McDonald's book provides an insighful look at the balance between general and local authority - an issue that continues to stir debate nationwide. Among constitutional scholars and Supreme Court justices, as well as for an electorate increasingly wary of federal power, the concept of states' rights has become a touchstone for a host of political and legal controversies.

As McDonald shows, that concept needs to be examined if we are to understand its implications for current and future debates."--BOOK JACKET.