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limited government
The government only has the powers given to it by the Constitution.
Limited Government
a government of limited powers.
The powers and responsibilities that are distributed, shared and limited in the government are established by the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution was ratified in 1788.
a government of limited powers
The United States Constitution of 1787 created a government limited
The idea that government was not all powerful had become an accepted part of the English system by the time the first colonies were founded in the New World. The idea first appeared in the Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter, that King John signed in 1215. It established the principle of limited government, in which the power of the King, or government, was limited and not absolute. Limited government is also found in the US Constitution. The Constitutional Convention developed the system of federalism, which insures limited government on a national basis.
The principle of limited federal government. More precisely the constitution does give the federal government the power to purchase new territory and clearly states that all powers not listed as belonging to Congress are reserved to the states.
The Magna Carta established the principle of legal limits to royal authority.
The Magna Carta
what is another name for the principle of limited government