Federal-State Relations: The Allocation and Distribution of Powers of Government in the United States

Authors

Edward D. Re, United States Court of International Trade

First Page

265

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A brief presentation of the allocation and distribution of powers of government of the United States and those of the various states of the United States might not pose much of a challenge when addressing American judges, law professors and lawyers. A presentation even to a distinguished group of jurists not entirely familiar with the dual common law systems that prevail in the United States under its system of both federal and state jurisdiction is a different matter. Notwithstanding popular broad statements that "more and more power is now concentrated in Washington," meaning the federal or national government, and that the sovereignty of the States has been diminished, the dual jurisdiction of the federal and state governments is still a vital reality.

Recommended Citation

Edward D. Re, Federal-State Relations: The Allocation and Distribution of Powers of Government in the United States, 15 St. Thomas L. Rev. 265 (2002).
Available at: https://scholarship.stu.edu/stlr/vol15/iss2/2