Contents -- Introduction: America's Oldest Constitutional Debate -- 1. Why the States Can't Check National Power -- 2. John Marshall and a Constitution for National Security and Prosperity -- 3. The Implications of Marshallian Federalism -- 4. Why States' Rights Federalism Is Impossible to Defend -- 5. John C. Calhoun's False Theory of the Union -- 6. States' Rights as Rights Only to Participate in National Processes -- 7. Why Marshallians Should (But Probably Won't) Win the Federalism Debate -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.