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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

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)
- Wisconsin's Declaration of Defiance

Commentary

Support

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)
- State Rights: Reply to Criticism
The Doctrine of State Rights, Davis (1890)

Opposition

Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, Story
Webster's Second Reply to Hayne, Webster (1830)