02173oam 2200469 450 991082387790332120191016103520.01-9785-0842-5(OCoLC)1123169152(MiFhGG)GVRL87UT(EXLCZ)99496000000010983220181009d2020 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCan states make their own laws? /Alex AcksNew York, New York :Enslow Publishing,2020.1 online resource (48 pages) illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraitsAsk the constitution1-9785-0712-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Ask the constitution.Exclusive and concurrent legislative powersUnited StatesFederal governmentUnited StatesConstitutional lawUnited StatesInterstate relationsUnited StatesExclusive and concurrent legislative powersFederal governmentConstitutional lawInterstate relations342.73042Acks Alex1646755MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910823877903321Can states make their own laws3993906UNINA