Ratification of the Constitution Indexes | Index to Volumes 8–10: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Virginia | S | Sovereignty
– debate over whether Constitution transfers all or part of sovereignty to central government [42 references]
– debate over whether sovereignty is derived from people [42 references]
– division of necessary in republics [1 reference]
– concept of dual sovereignty [5 references]
– states retain police powers [8 references]
– two levels of government under Constitution [3 references]
– under British constitution [1 reference]
– of states will be represented in Senate [1 reference]
– of states necessary in a large country [1 reference]
– Mass. amendments preserve state sovereignty [1 reference]
– proposed amendment to guarantee sovereignty of states [1 reference]
– retained by states under Articles of Confederation [1 reference]
– rejection of independent state sovereignty as basis of Constitution [1 reference]
– people at large are superior to state and general governments [1 reference]
– power to tax as expression of [3 references]
– ceding land is act of [2 references]
See also Government, debate over nature of