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1 online resource (x, 197 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-188) and index. |
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pt. I. Creating a new nation -- 1. The great political experiment -- Defining federalism and organized power in the "first new nation" -- Endless nuances -- The four characteristics of federalism -- Fluidity and continuity -- Outcomes of federalism -- Follow the bouncing ball, the uncertainties of federalism -- Looking ahead -- 2. Reordering the rules on power and governance -- Questioning the traditional rules on power and governance -- New theories and the old regime : sowing the seeds of change -- Articles of confederation : the first effort at self-governance -- The constitutional convention : the second effort at self-governance -- From the past to the present -- pt. II. Organizing a federal system of government -- 3. The Appeal of tradition -- Tradition : the conservative ethic in America -- To trust or not to trust the people, conflicting themes -- The constitution : assigned powers and early interpretations -- Pitting liberty against equality? -- Tradition, yes, but what tradition? -- 4. Institutional change agents : political wellsprings -- The courts as change agents -- The president as a change agent -- The congress as a change agent -- National institutions on the march -- 5. Informal pressures on the power flow -- Political parties -- Interest groups -- Bureaucracy : pushing from the periphery of power -- Public opinion -- Informal pressures : ambiguous but real -- pt. III. The dimensions of modern federalism -- 6. Vertical federalism -- National/state relations -- National/local federalism -- State/local relations -- Federal grants-in-aid as a catalyst for control -- National/private sector relations -- Vertical federalism in perspective -- 7. Horizontal federalism : arrangements among the states -- State political cultures in the federal framework -- Public opinion and policy differences -- State-to-state competition -- Regional cooperation -- Horizontal federalism in the twenty-first century -- 8. The international dimension of federalism -- The many faces of globalization -- Immigration -- Security -- International dimensions in a domestic context -- pt. IV. Continuity and change -- 9. Explaining federalism in the twenty-first century -- Problem-solving housed in a defined political structure -- Emerging themes, new directions, unanswered questions -- The future of American federalism. |
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| Summary |
Understanding federalism is central to the study of democratic government in the United States. This book examines the historical and philosophical underpinnings of federalism; and the ways in which institutional political power is both diffused and concentrated in the United States. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Federal government -- United States.
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Federal government. |
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United States. |
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United States -- Politics and government.
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Politics and government. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Gerston, Larry N. American federalism. Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2007 0765616718 (DLC) 2006022798 (OCoLC)70673162 |
| ISBN |
9780765622105 (electronic book) |
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0765622106 (electronic book) |
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1280912731 |
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9781280912733 |
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0765616718 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780765616715 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0765616726 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780765616722 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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