{"product_id":"federalism-a-reference-guide-to-the-united-states-constitution-hardcover","title":"Federalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVicki C. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElaine J. Combs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Low Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book analyzes the structure of our constitutional system of government, providing an overview of the constitutional history of American federalism as it has been developed in decisions of the United States Supreme Court.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederalism: A Reference Guide to the United States Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough examination of this significant and distinctive part of the U.S. constitutional system, documenting its role in major domestic constitutional controversies in every period of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough the book is organized historically rather than doctrinally, the marked evolutions of important areas of doctrine are addressed over time. These subject areas include the scope of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause, the scope of Congress's powers under the Fourteenth and other post-Civil War Amendments, the states' authority to regulate commercial and economic matters when Congress is silent, the principle of the supremacy of federal law and the law of preemption that follows from it, intergovernmental and sovereign immunities, the obligation of state courts to enforce federal law, and the scope of national power to regulate or impose obligations on the states.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Low Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e, JD, is professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC. Bloch is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eInside the Supreme Court: The Institution and Its Procedures\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eSupreme Court Politics: The Institution and Its Procedures\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVicki C. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, JD, BA, is Thurgood Marshall Professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. Her published works include \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Engagement in a Transnational Era\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFederal Courts Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, with Judith Resnik; and \u003ci\u003eInside the Supreme Court: The Institution and Its Procedures\u003c\/i\u003e with Susan Low Bloch.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.51 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63359237390417,"sku":"9780313318849","price":192.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/B-tT7NBOQg9780313318849.webp?v=1793419119","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/federalism-a-reference-guide-to-the-united-states-constitution-hardcover","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}