4 Why States’ Rights Federalism Is Impossible to Defend

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: America’s Oldest Constitutional Debate 1
4. 1 Why the States Can’t Check National Power 24
5. 2 John Marshall and a Constitution for National Security and Prosperity 50
6. 3 The Implications of Marshallian Federalism 66
7. 4 Why States’ Rights Federalism Is Impossible to Defend 89
8. 5 John C. Calhoun’s False Theory of the Union 122
9. 6 States’ Rights as Rights Only to Participate in National Processes 145
10. 7 Why Marshallians Should (But Probably Won’t) Win the Federalism Debate 172
11. Notes 211
12. Acknowledgments 237
13. Index 239