Perfecting the union : national and state authority in the US Constitution /
Edling, Max M.,
Perfecting the union : national and state authority in the US Constitution / Max M. Edling. - 1 online resource (200 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Perfecting the Union', Max M. Edling focuses on the reform of the American Union brought about by the framing and adoption of the Constitution and the resulting division of duties and powers between the national government and the states. He argues that the Constitution profoundly altered the structure of the American Union and made the federal government more effective than under the defunct Articles of Confederation, but does not accept that federal power expanded at the expense of the states.
Specialized.
9780197534748 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--History.--United States
Constitutional law--States--History.--United States
United States--History--1783-1815.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.
KF4550 / .E37 2021
342.73042
Perfecting the union : national and state authority in the US Constitution / Max M. Edling. - 1 online resource (200 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Perfecting the Union', Max M. Edling focuses on the reform of the American Union brought about by the framing and adoption of the Constitution and the resulting division of duties and powers between the national government and the states. He argues that the Constitution profoundly altered the structure of the American Union and made the federal government more effective than under the defunct Articles of Confederation, but does not accept that federal power expanded at the expense of the states.
Specialized.
9780197534748 (ebook) : No price
Constitutional law--History.--United States
Constitutional law--States--History.--United States
United States--History--1783-1815.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1789.
KF4550 / .E37 2021
342.73042
