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1038809
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b793179
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| Main Entry
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Schapiro, Robert A.
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| Title & Author
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Polyphonic federalism : : toward the protection of fundamental rights /\ Robert A. Schapiro.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2009.
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1 online resource (xii, 237 pages)
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| ISBN
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0226736628
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: 0226736644
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: 9780226736624
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: 9780226736648
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-221) and index.
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| Contents
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The paradox : the revival of federalism in a nationalizing society -- Federalism old and new -- The return of dualism -- Federalism as polyphony -- The benefits of intersystemic adjudication -- State courts as enforcers of federal law -- Customary international law in state and federal courts.
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The relationship between the states and the national government is among the most contested issues in the United States. And questions about where power should reside, how decisions should be made, and how responsibility should be allocated have been central to the American experiment in federalism. In Polyphonic Federalism, Robert A. Schapiro defends the advantages of multiple perspectives in government, arguing that the resulting "polyphony" creates a system that is more efficient, democratic, and protective of liberties. This groundbreaking volume contends that contemporary view.
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Civil rights-- United States.
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Federal government-- United States.
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Civil rights.
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Federal government.
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LAW-- Constitutional.
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LAW-- Public.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.73/042
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KF4600.S32 2009eb
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