M'Culloch V. Maryland: Securing a Nation

by Mark Robert Killenbeck

Book Overview

Federalism--including its meanings and limits--remains one of the most contested principles in constitutional law. To fully understand its importance, we must turn to a landmark decision nearly two centuries old. M'Culloch v. Maryland (1819) is widely regarded as the Supreme Court's most important and influential decision-one that essentially defined the nature and scope of federal authority and its relationship to the states. Mark Killenbeck's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700614737
• ISBN13: 9780700614738
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.1"