The impact of states rights during the Reconstruction Era of the US.
Title: The impact of states rights during the Reconstruction Era of the US.
Category: /History/North American History
Details: Words: 1458 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The impact of states rights during the Reconstruction Era of the US.
Category: /History/North American History
Details: Words: 1458 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
The issue of states rights is one that has been quarreled over since the birth of the United States. In 1787, debates arose on whether to ratify the Constitution, which would create a more supreme federal government, or to keep the Articles of Confederation, in which states had many more rights and powers (Batchelor 7-14). Shortly after the Constitution was ratified, Kentucky and Virginia wanted to nullify a federal law that they didn't agree with, but …showed first 75 words of 1458 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1458 total…New York City: Franklin Watts, 1986.
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