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loose construction
loose construction
I don't believe the twelfth amendment supports the idea any more than the other amendments. The idea of a living constitution is the belief that the constitution must change and evolve as our country does and all the amendments are support of that idea because amendments are change. It also comes from the notion that the constitution is purposely broad so as to leave it open for interpretation and change.
No, not really. The offical purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Let us say they took a very broad construction of the word revise. <G>
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Strict construction takes a narrow view of laws, statutes, and the constitution. Broad construction takes a broad view of laws, statutes, and the constitution.
loose construction
loose construction
In the Unites States, the courts can interpret the Constitution in a broad way. For example, weapons can be regulated even though the Constitution gives people a right to bear arms.
A strict interpretation of the Constitution states that the government of the United States holds only those powers specifically granted to it by the Constitution. A loose interpretation of the Constitution posits that the government of the United States hold all powers that are not specifically denied to it by the Constitution.
It's your interpretation of the constitution. The philosophy that allows narrow constitutional interpretation is called strict construction and the philosophy of broad constitutional interpretation is called loose construction. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison favored the strict constructions, and Alexander Hamilton favored the loose construction.
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I don't believe the twelfth amendment supports the idea any more than the other amendments. The idea of a living constitution is the belief that the constitution must change and evolve as our country does and all the amendments are support of that idea because amendments are change. It also comes from the notion that the constitution is purposely broad so as to leave it open for interpretation and change.
No, not really. The offical purpose was to revise the Articles of Confederation. Let us say they took a very broad construction of the word revise. <G>
President Jackson was in favor of loose construction because he believed in a broad interpretation of the Constitution. He viewed the federal government as having more power and authority, allowing it to take action in areas not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. This approach allowed him to pursue his policy agenda effectively.
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Among the broad purposes of the United States government spelled out in the Preamble to the Constitution is the obligation to