Nullification and secession in modern constitutional thought /

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The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the "Federal Health Care Nullification Act." In these and many other s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Levinson, Sanford, 1941- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2016]
Colección:Constitutional thinking.
Temas:
Nullification (States' rights)
Secession > United States.
States' rights (American politics)
Constitutional law > United States.
Nullification.
Sécession > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > National.
Constitutional law
Secession
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Missouri legislature passes a bill to flout federal gun-control laws it deems unconstitutional. Texas refuses to recognize same-sex marriages, citing the state's sovereignty. The Tenth Amendment Center promotes the "Federal Health Care Nullification Act." In these and many other similar instances, the spirit of nullification is seeing a resurgence in an ever-more politically fragmented and decentralized America. What this means-in legal, cultural, and historical terms-is the question explored in Nullification and Secession in Modern Constitutional Thought. Bringing together a number of dis
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 375 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780700622986
0700622985

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