Federalism, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution : Basis and Limits of Congressional Power.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurisdiction.

Interstate commerce.

Privileges and immunities.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 07-RL-30315c in the 2007 issue.

Discusses State and Federal legislative power and Supreme Court cases defining lines of authority under the Constitution. Considers Congressional powers under the Commerce Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the Fourteenth Amendment, limits on Congressional powers under the Tenth Amendment, State sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment, and Congressional power under the Spending Clause.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Federalism, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution

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