Kaestle, Carl F.; Damon-Moore, Helen; Stedman, Lawrence C. - 2007
In this lively historical examination of American federalism, a leading scholar in the field refutes the widely … federal government. Edward A. Purcell Jr. bases his argument on close analysis of the Constitution’s original structure and … founding fathers regarding the “true” nature of American federalism, Purcell contends, nor was there a consensus on “correct …