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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795341703321

Autore

Acks Alex

Titolo

Can states make their own laws? / / Alex Acks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-9785-0842-5

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Ask the constitution

Disciplina

342.73042

Soggetti

Exclusive and concurrent legislative powers - United States

Federal government - United States

Constitutional law - United States

Interstate relations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.