Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Conceptual Issues, Principles, and Approaches -- 2. The United States and the European Union: Comparing Two Sui Generis Systems -- 3. The Limits of Comparative Politics: International Relations in the European Union -- Part II. Developmental Perspectives -- 4. Constitutionalizing the Federal Vision? -- 5. Eurofederalism: What Can European Union Learn From United States? -- Part III. Institutions and Processes -- 6. Federation, Confederation, and Mixed Government: A EU-US Comparison -- 7. Comparing Constitutional Change in the United States and the European Union -- 8. Federalism and Public Administration: The United States and the European Union -- 9. The US Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice Compared -- 10. Federalism and Democratization: The United States and European Union in Comparative Perspective -- 11. Understanding the European Parliament from a Federalist Perspective: The Legislatures of the United States and European Union Compared -- Part IV. Public Policies -- 12. The Politics of Central Banking in the United States and in the European Union -- 13. Fiscal Federalism in the United States and in the European Union -- 14. Agricultural Biotechnology: Representative Federalism and Regulatory Capacity in the United States and European Union -- 15. Immigration Policy -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.