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I. Federalism: National and State Sovereignty
          A. The Argument for Federalism
                    1. Protecting Liberty
                    2. Moderating the Power of Government
                    3. Strengthening the Union
          B. The Powers of the Nation
                    1. Enumerated Powers
                    2. Implied Powers
          C. The Powers of the States
II. Federalism in Historical Perspective
          A. An Indestructible Union (1789–1865)
                    1. The Nationalist View: McCulloch v. Maryland
                    2. The States' Rights View: The Dred Scott Decision
          B. Dual Federalism and Laissez-Faire Capitalism (1865–1937)
                    1. The Fourteenth Amendment and State Discretion
                    2. Judicial Protection of Business
                    3. National Authority Prevails
          C. Toward National Citizenship
III. Federalism Today
          A. Interdependency and Intergovernmental Relations
          B. Government Revenues and Intergovernmental Relations
                    1. Fiscal Federalism
                    2. Categorical and Block Grants
          C. Devolution
                    1. The Republican Revolution
                    2. Devolution, Judicial Style
IV. The Public's Influence: Setting the Boundaries of Federal-State Power







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