Can states make their own laws? / Alex Acks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Acks, Alex, author.

Series:

Ask the constitution.

Ask the constitution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers--United States.

Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers.

Federal government--United States.

Federal government.

Constitutional law--United States.

Constitutional law.

Interstate relations--United States.

Interstate relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Enslow Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This book describes America as a complex tapestry of laws, from the local ones passed by your city council to national laws made by Congress. Sometimes Congress passes a law to build a program, such as the Affordable Care Act, and then hands some or all of its administration over to the states. Was it always like this? What happens when a state and the national government disagree? Readers find out how these issues have evolved since before the Constitution was signed.

Contents:

chapter one. The need for a constitution

chapter two. Federalism and the tenth amendment

chapter three. "States' rights" and the Civil War

chapter four. From layer cake to marble cake

chapter five. Federalism today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781978508422

1978508425

OCLC:

1123169152