Why states? : the challenge of federalism / Eugene W. Hickok.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hickok, Eugene W., Jr., 1950-

Series:

First Principles Series

First principles series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--United States--History.

Federal government.

Political science--United States--History.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (106 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Heritage Foundation, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Everyone knows from childhood civics, or at least from the moment they try to get a driver's license, that this is a nation of states. So what?Federalism is a core component of the infrastructure of freedom. It checks the centralization of the national government and protects a sphere of state autonomy and local self-government, the result of which is a great open space for the flourishing of civil society.In this intriguing monograph, former Deputy Secretary of Education Eugene Hickok makes the case for federalism, tells of its early practice, and explains how modern bureaucratic government,

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; PREFACE; 1. WHY STATES?; 2. THE DESIGN OF FEDERALISM; The Constitutional Convention; The Bill of Rights; A Fundamental Principle; 3. FEDERALISM AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC; Federalism's First Tests; The Growing Party Divide; The Marshall Court; 4. A NATION DIVIDED; The Nullification Crisis; Slavery and Civil War; Do States Have Rights?; The New Nationalism; 5. THE ASSAULT OF LIBERALISM; The Birth of the Administrative State; The Problem of "Incorporation"; New Deal Centralization; Great Society Liberalism and Its Critics; 6. THE CHALLENGE OF FEDERALISM

Government By JudiciaryThe Rights Revolution; Self-Government and Civic Virtue; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-89195-151-2

0-89195-126-1