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States' rights, or state sovereignty, is a American political doctrine emphasizing the powers of states over those of the federal government.
Documents
[edit]- United States Bill of Rights, especially article 12 (the 10th amendment) (1791)
- Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798, 1799)
- State Documents on Federal Relations, Ames (collection, 1906)
Commentary
[edit]Support
[edit]- A Brief Enquiry into the Nature and Character of our Federal Government, Upshur (1840)
- A Discourse on the Constitution and Government of the United States, Calhoun (1851)
- State Rights and Byron Paine, Schurz (1859)
- The Doctrine of State Rights, Davis (1890)