Contemporary American Federalism - The Growth of National Power

This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by focussing in the shifting balance of power between the nation and the states. It introduces the important theories of federalism and explains how they can be used to understand the system as it was originally drawn up and as it operates now. All the important trends in national-state relations are examined, with particular attention being given to the preemption by the federal legislature and judiciary of the powers and authority of the states.

The U.S. federal system has changed radically since its inception, and continues to increase in complexity. This lucid and accessible account links the system's current practices with its history and looks forward to the future of the most important federal system in operation today.

List of contents

Preface
National-State Relations
Establishment of the Federal System
The United States Constitution
Congressional Preemption of State Regulatory Authority
Federalism and the Judiciary
Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
Interstate Relations
State-Local Relations
Power Centralization in the Federal System
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Joseph F. Zimmerman

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Zimmerman, Joseph Francis Zimmerman
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.05.1992
• EAN: 9780275943868
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94386-8
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Political ideologies and movements, C 1700 To C 1800, Constitution: government and the state, Politics, Law, and Government