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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Main Author: Zavodnyik, Peter, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, [2007]
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Table of Contents:
  • Ratification, 1787-1788
  • The Federalists, 1789-1801
  • The Republicans, 1801-1829
  • The market republic, 1829-1850
  • The fall of the republic, 1850-1861.