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Subject(s)

• State-local relations—United States [Browse]
• Federal-state controversies—United States [Browse]
• States' rights (American politics)—History [Browse]
• United States—Politics and government [Browse]

Series

Studies in legal history [More in this series]

Summary note

Monitoring American Federalism examines some of the nation's most significant controversies in which state legislatures have attempted to be active partners in the process of constitutional decision-making. Christian G. Fritz looks at interposition, which is the practice of states opposing federal government decisions that were deemed unconstitutional. Interposition became a much-used constitutional tool to monitor the federal government and organize resistance, beginning with the Constitution's ratification and continuing through the present affecting issues including gun control, immigration and health care. Though the use of interposition was largely abandoned because of its association with nullification and the Civil War, recent interest reminds us that the federal government cannot run roughshod over states, and that states lack any legitimate power to nullify federal laws. Insightful and comprehensive, this appraisal of interposition breaks new ground in American political and constitutional history, and can help us preserve our constitutional system and democracy.

Notes

Also issued in print: 2023.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 30, 2023).

ISBN

9781009325608 (ebook)

Doi

• 10.1017/9781009325608

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