Federalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Mark J. Rozell, Clyde Wilcox
English | October 24th, 2019 | ISBN: 0190900059 | 160 pages | EPUB | 1.63 MB
Early Americans were suspicious of centralized authority and executive power. Casting away the yoke of England and its king, the founding fathers shared in this distrust as they set out to pen the Constitution. Weighing a need for consolidated leadership with a demand for states' rights, they established a large federal republic with limited dominion over the states, leaving most of the governing responsibility with the former colonies. With this dual system of federalism, the national government held the powers of war, taxation, and commerce, and the ability to pass the laws necessary to uphold these functions.