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1 online resource (xi, 307 pages) |
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The Supreme Court, judicial activism, and the protection of federalism -- Constitutional structure, federalism, and the securing of liberty -- How the framers protected federalism -- The Senate's protection of federalism in the First Congress -- Marshall's understanding of the original federal design -- Altering the original federal design : the adoption and ratification of the seventeenth amendment -- The Supreme Court's attempts to protect the original federal design |
| Summary |
Abraham Lincoln worried that the 'walls' of the constitution would ultimately be leveled by the 'silent artillery of time.' His fears materialized with the 1913 ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, which, by eliminating federalism's structural protection, altered the very nature and meaning of federalism. Ralph A. Rossum's provocative new book considers the forces unleashed by an amendment to install the direct election of U.S. Senators. Far from expecting federalism to be protected by an activist court, the Framers, Rossum argues, expected the constitutional structure, particularly the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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United States. Supreme Court.
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United States. Congress. Senate -- Elections
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United States. Constitution. 17th Amendment.
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United States. Congress. Senate fast |
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United States. Supreme Court fast |
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USA Supreme Court gnd |
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Constitution (United States) fast |
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Verfassung <1787> / Amendment 17. swd |
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Federal government -- United States.
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States' rights (American politics)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Elections
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Federal government
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States' rights (American politics)
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Föderalismus
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United States
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USA
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USA -- Amendment 17.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021678643 |
| ISBN |
9780739154991 |
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0739154990 |
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