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it is cheaper for corporations to bribe stae legislators than congressmen.
It is easier to black mail states with job losses and factory closures to gain regulatory and tax consessions.
States are "incubators for innovation" if left alone.
States can practice cut throat competition with tax and reguatory policies to lure business from one state to another
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What was the basic issue in the nullification argument?
states rights
What famous southern leader first used the states rights argument to defend the south?
John Calhoun
Which argument would supporters of selective incorporation most likely make?
all protections in the bill of rights should apply to the states
What is a example of a persuasive argument?
The Bill of Rights.
What is an argument used by those who favor states' rights?
People who favor states' rights feel that state governments can serve their people better than the national government can. State governments, they argue, should be able to fit laws and programs to the particular needs of their citizens.
As a persuasive document what is Jefferson's main argument?
Jefferson's main argument is that men are given certain rights by God. The British were stomping on those rights by unfair taxation.
A major argument against ratification of the constitution was the absence of?
The major argument was the absence of a bill of rights in the Constitution
What is the controversy between states' rights and the exercise of national power?
States' Rights is the theory that state and local government's actions and laws in dealing with social and economic problems are supreme to federal actions and laws. The theory goes back to the founding of our nation. Jefferson and Madison advocated states' rights in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. John C. Calhoun's Theory of Nullification, the South's justification for declaring independence from the US, also advocates states' rights. The argument of the States' Rights theory is that the Constitution is a compact between states, not between people. The states created the national government and gave it only limited power. States' Rights supporters believe that the state is closest to the citizen and can better reflect their wishes.
What was the main argument in favor of Bill of Rights?
The main argument that was made in favor of the Bill of Rights was that it would guard against the emergence of a tyrannical government. The anti-Federalists, in particular, fought to have the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution.
What was the chief argument of the anti-federalist?
That the Constitution had no bill of rights.
What was the main argument in favor of the bill of rights?
The main argument that was made in favor of the Bill of Rights was that it would guard against the emergence of a tyrannical government. The anti-Federalists, in particular, fought to have the Bill of Rights included in the Constitution.
Why did the confederate states of America seceded from the US?
The essential question was a states rights question about if the federal government had the right to outlaw slavery or if it was a state issue. Even today, we are still having the same discussion concerning state rights. It isn't over slavery, but over other issues like abortion. The subject has changed, but not the argument over federal/ state rights.
