Enhancing Government: Federalism for the 21st Century

by Erwin Chemerinsky

Book Overview

Federalism--the division of power between national and state governments--has been a divisive issue throughout American history. Conservatives argued in support of federalism and states' rights to oppose the end of slavery, the New Deal, and desegregation. In the 1990s, the Rehnquist Court used federalism to strike down numerous laws of public good, including federal statutes requiring the clean up of nuclear waste and background checks for gun...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804751994
• ISBN13: 9780804751995
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Stanford Law Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"