The Development of American Federalism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. The Origin of Federal Governments

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Origin of Federal Government

      • William H. Riker

      Pages 3-16

   3. The Invention of Centralized Federalism

      • William H. Riker

      Pages 17-41

   4. Dutch and American Federalism

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      Pages 43-67

3. The Measurement of Federalism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-71

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   2. Disharmony in Federal Government

      • William H. Riker, Ronald Schaps

      Pages 73-97

   3. The Measurement of American Federalism

      • William Paul Alexander Jr.

      Pages 99-112

   4. The Relation Between Structure and Stability in Federal Governments

      • William H. Riker, Jonathan Lemco

      Pages 113-129

4. Federal Institutions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-134

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   2. The Senate and American Federalism

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      Pages 135-156

   3. The Decline and Rise of the Militia

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      Pages 157-190

   4. Administrative Centralization

      • William H. Riker

      Pages 191-194

   5. Presidential Action in Congressional Nominations

      • William H. Riker, William Bast

      Pages 195-216

   6. Party Organization

      • William H. Riker

      Pages 217-221

5. Back Matter

   Pages 223-233

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The chapters of this book have diverse origins. They were written over the period 1954-1984. Several (i.e., three, four, seven, and ten) were originally published in scholarly journals. Several (i.e., one, eight, nine, and eleven) are excerpts from my previous books: Soldiers of the States and Federalism: Origin, Operation and Significance. And several (i.e., two, five, and six) were written for conferences and are now published here for the first time. Despite the fact that this history suggests they are quite unrelated, these chapters do indeed center on one theme: the continuity of American federalism. In order to emphasize that theme, I have written an introduction and an initial commentary for each chapter. These commen­ taries, taken together, with the introduction, constitute the exposition of the theme. Some of these chapters (four, six, and ten) were written with my students, Ronald Schaps, John Lemco, and William Bast. They did much of the research and analysis so the credit for these chapters belongs to them as much as to me. Chapter five is based quite closely on William Paul Alexander's dissertation for the Ph. D. degree at the University of Rochester, 1973.

• Administrative Centralization
• Centralized Federalism
• Federal Government
• Federalism
• Institutions
• Party Organization

• University of Rochester, USA

  William H. Riker

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