The age of strict construction : a history of the growth of federal power, 1789-1861 / Peter Zavodnyik.
Publisher's description: This book explores the growth of the federal government's power and influence between 1789 and 1861, and the varying reactions of Americans to that growth. The book focuses on the dispute over the spending power of Congress, the Supreme Court's expansion of th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
[2007]
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| Summary: | Publisher's description: This book explores the growth of the federal government's power and influence between 1789 and 1861, and the varying reactions of Americans to that growth. The book focuses on the dispute over the spending power of Congress, the Supreme Court's expansion of the scope of the Contract Clause, and the centralizing effects of the Jacksonian spoils system. The book also surveys the conflict over constitutional interpretation - originalism v. textualism - that has divided Americans from the time of the dispute over the first Bank of the United States until the present day. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 372 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-361) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813215044 0813215048 |