The fallacies of states' rights - Barber, Sotirios A.; ebrary, Inc. (Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013)
Introduction: America's oldest constitutional debate -- Why the states can't check national power -- John Marshall and a constitution for national security and prosperity -- The implications of Marshallian federalism -- Why states' rights federalism is impossible to defend -- John C. Calhoun's false theory of the Union -- States' rights as rights only to participate in national processes -- Why Marshallians should (but may not) win the states' rights debate.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Federal government -- United States; States' rights (American politics); United States -- Politics and government -- Philosophy; Electronic books