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Perfecting the union : national and state authority in the US Constitution / Max M. Edling.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021Description: 1 online resource (200 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197534748 (ebook) :Subject(s): Constitutional law -- United States -- History | Constitutional law -- United States -- States -- History | United States -- History -- 1783-1815
| United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197534717DDC classification: 342.73042 LOC classification: KF4550 | .E37 2021Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In 'Perfecting the Union', Max M. Edling focuses on the reform of the American Union brought about by the framing and adoption of the Constitution and the resulting division of duties and powers between the national government and the states. He argues that the Constitution profoundly altered the structure of the American Union and made the federal government more effective than under the defunct Articles of Confederation, but does not accept that federal power expanded at the expense of the states.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 'Perfecting the Union', Max M. Edling focuses on the reform of the American Union brought about by the framing and adoption of the Constitution and the resulting division of duties and powers between the national government and the states. He argues that the Constitution profoundly altered the structure of the American Union and made the federal government more effective than under the defunct Articles of Confederation, but does not accept that federal power expanded at the expense of the states.
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