expand the power of the federal government.
They feared governmental abuses of power that might restrict their freedoms.
expand the power of the federal government.
The Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. Constitution divides the powers of government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The principles work together to restrict power so that one single branch cannot have all the power. It is for checks and balances.
The U.S. Constitution divides the powers of government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The principles work together to restrict power so that one single branch cannot have all the power. It is for checks and balances.
The U.S. Constitution divides the powers of government into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The principles work together to restrict power so that one single branch cannot have all the power. It is for checks and balances.
They feared governmental abuses of power that might restrict their freedoms.
thomas Jefferson
They feared governmental abuses of power that might restrict their freedoms.
elastic clause
He was uneasy because he was not sure that he had the constitutional power to do that.