American Federalism and Individual Rights

American Federalism and Individual Rights presents the founding concepts of federalism and individualrights, and facilitates a discussion of their compatibility. Through the lens of policy analysis, the author discovers ways in which federalism has both helped and hindered the protection of individual rights in the United States.

List of contents

Part One: Foundational Concepts
Chapter 1: American Federalism: Origins and Debate
Chapter 2: American Federalism in Practice
Chapter 3: Individual Rights
Part Two: Federalism and Policy
Chapter 4: Federalism and Civil Rights
Chapter 5: Federalism and Education
Chapter 6: Federalism and Same-Sex Marriage
Chapter 7: Federalism and Physician-Assisted Death
Part Three: Conclusions
Chapter 8: American Federalism and Individual Rights
Chapter 9: The Future of Federalism and Rights

About the author

By Stephanie Mora Walls

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Mora Walls
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2022
• EAN: 9781498589468
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8946-8
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies