The Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R.

The Rise of the Federal Colossus: The Growth of Federal Power from Lincoln to F.D.R.
ISBN-10
0313392943
ISBN-13
9780313392948
Category
History
Pages
544
Language
English
Published
2011-01-04
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Peter Zavodnyik

Description

This challenging book explores the debates over the scope of the enumerated powers of Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment that accompanied the expansion of federal authority during the period between the beginning of the Civil War and the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. • Numerous citations of the Congressional Record and federal court opinions • Scores of articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals of the period that reveal how Americans of all walks of life perceived the evolution of federal authority • A select bibliography listing a wide variety of secondary works ranging from biographies to legal treatises that will aid the reader in further exploring the evolution of American federalism • A helpful index that provides access to roles and views of critical figures in the evolution of federal authority during the middle period

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