Federalism across the Nineteenth Century, 1787-1905 [Paperback]

In this fascinating study, Ely examines the legal history of Federalism from its inception in the early American Republic as an abstract and limited concept, throughout its development in the nineteenth century into a more tangible and ubiquitous presence in the daily lives of average Americans.In this fascinating study, Ely examines the legal history of Federalism from its inception in the early American Republic as an abstract and limited concept, throughout its development in the nineteenth century into a more tangible and ubiquitous presence in the daily lives of average Americans.Series IntroductionChapter 1: Federalism at the FoundingFraming the ConstitutionThe Anti-Federalist CritiqueEleventh AmendmentChapter 2: The Antebellum EraMarshall and Constitutional NationalismFederalism under the Taney CourtNullification CrisisChapter 3: Civil War and ReconstructionNational CurrencyNationalization of Civil RightsFourteenth AmendmentFifteenth AmendmentChapter 4: The Gilded AgeDormant Commerce PowerCongressional Commerce PowerDue ProcessBill of RightsDecline of the Contract ClauseIncome Tax ControversyChapter 5: Twilight for FederalismNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingJames W. ely Jr. is a renowned legal historian and property rights expert whose career accomplishments were recognized with both the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize and the Owner's Counsel of American's Crystal Eagle Award in 2006. He is the author of several books that have received widespread critical acclaim from legal scholars and historians, including The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights; The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910; The Fuller Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy; Railroads and American Law; and A History of the Tennessee Supreme Court, for which he received the Tennessee History Book Award in 2002. Ely is a co-author of American Legal History: Cases and Materials. He also served as an editor of the Oxford Companion to the SlsD