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What limits do the US Constitution place on federal government?
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There are many. 1 is the government cannot veto state laws.
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Was the bill of rights an attempt to defeat the constitution?
By no means- but it DID place specific limits on what the Federal government could NOT do.
What are The Bill of Rights designed to do?
To place limits on the power of the Federal government. If you read them carefully, they say what the government CANNOT do.
Who places limits on government?
the people who place limits on the government is the community
What group wanted to ratify the constitution?
The two major factions were the Federalists and the anti-federalists. The Federalists argued in favor of a strong central government, one that would not have the weaknesses of the old Articles of Confederation, while the anti-federalists were all the people who were afraid that a strong federal government would trample on the freedoms and liberties of the citizens. According to the Federalists, the Constitution granted only a few specific powers to the Federal government, and the people wouldn't need to worry about the Federal government overstepping its authority and interfering with the liberties of the people. The anti-federalists worried that there was nothing in the Constitution to PREVENT the central government from usurping the authority of the people or of the several States. The Federalists compromised by agreeing to a Bill of Rights; specific guarantees that the Federal government could never violate. The anti-federalists agreed, and the Constitution was adopted with the Bill of Rights guaranteeing certain freedoms of the people and strict limits to the power of the Federal government. In the past 220 years, we have seen that the Federalists were terribly wrong, and that the anti-federalists were painfully right. The limits put in place by the Bill of Rights has been trampled, and the freedoms of the people have been usurped, and the "limits" on the powers of the Federal government have been routinely ignored. Senators and Representatives in the Federal government utterly ignore their Constitutional limits, and since the Constitution included no provisions for its own enforcement, there is nothing to stop power-hungry legislators from doing whatever they please.
Does the supremacy clause of the national constitution place federal law above state law?
It states that any powers not given to the federal government belong to the people.
Which of the following describes a similarity between the Magna Carta and the US Constitution?
Answer this question… The United States Constitution was influenced by the Enlightenment, while the Magna Carta was not.
Are deed restricted community unconstitutional?
No, it would be illegal for the federal government to place such a restriction but not for smaller units of government to do so. This is assuming that you are referring to the United States' constitution and not a particular state. Powers not specifically taken by the federal government in the Constitution are granted to the states. This power is typically allowed to roll downhill to counties, towns, and even subdivisions.
Was the Constitution written because the government had no judicial branch?
There was no government in place until the Constitution was ratified.
What is the place of local government in the federal system?
Federal coarthouse
Is an owner occupied deed restriction imposed by a municipality unconstitutional?
No, it would be illegal for the federal government to place such a restriction but not for smaller units of government to do so. This is assuming that you are referring to the United States' constitution and not a particular state. Powers not specifically taken by the federal government in the Constitution are granted to the states. This power is typically allowed to roll downhill to counties, towns, and even subdivisions.
What describes a similarity between the magna carta and the US Constitution?
Both reflect ideals from Enlightenment thinkers.
How the federal government serves the purposes set forth in the preamble of the Constitution?
The federal government serves the principle stated in the preamble by maintaining a system of checks and balances. The government ensures that no one entity has to much power, and that there are laws in place to prevent discrimination on any basis.
