Perfecting the union : national and state authority in the US Constitution / Max M. Edling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edling, Max M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law--United States--History.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional law--United States--States--History.

United States--History--1783-1815.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

In 'Perfecting the Union', Max M. Edling focuses on the reform of the American Union brought about by the framing and adoption of the Constitution and the resulting division of duties and powers between the national government and the states. He argues that the Constitution profoundly altered the structure of the American Union and made the federal government more effective than under the defunct Articles of Confederation, but does not accept that federal power expanded at the expense of the states.

Contents:

Introduction : revisiting the critical period

Peace pact and nation : the Constitution as a compact between states

Union : empowering a new national government

Internal police : the residual power of the states

Legislation : implementing the constitution

Conclusion : toward a new understanding of the founding.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-753473-2

0-19-753474-0

0-19-753472-4

OCLC:

1226594882