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Which document set a precedent for limiting authoritarian control and would later inspire the framers of the US Constitution?
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∙ 13y ago
Magna Carta :)
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The American understanding of the word constitution emphasized the?
The Constitution, in the American sense, was a specific written document spelling out and limiting the powers of government.
How do you use authoritarian government ina sentence?
An authoritarian government usually has the effect of limiting the growth of the prosperity of that society.
What did the first state constitution support?
limiting governmental powers
When was the last time the Constitution was Changed?
1992... the 27th amendment was added to the constitution limiting congressional pay.
What document gives power to the people while limiting some power of the monarch?
The Bill of Rights in 1688.
What precedent did President Washington and Congress established regarding executive branch?
George Washington set the precedent of having a set number of terms. (2) By doing so, he believed that the "American Democracy" could surpass time.Since then only one President has ever surpassed this mark. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got elected to 4 terms (dying at the start of his 4th). After he died Congress added an Amendment to the Constitution limiting all President's to 2 terms max.
What is the term used to describe limiting the federal government to powers specifically listed in the constitution?
Strict constructionalists believe that the federal government can only do that which is authorized in the Constitution.
What precedent did George Washington set that nearly all later US presidents have followed?
George Washington set the precedent of having a set number of terms. (2) By doing so, he believed that the "American Democracy" could surpass time. Since then only one President has ever surpassed this mark. Franklin Delano Roosevelt got elected to 4 terms (dying at the start of his 4th). After he died Congress added an Amendment to the Constitution limiting all President's to 2 terms max.
Which quotation taken from the constitution for limiting the power of the government?
congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
What are two restrictions put on state lawmakers by your state constitution?
Two of the restrictions put on state lawmakers by the state constitutions are the limiting of terms and redistricting and amendatory vetoing. Fifteen states have the limiting of terms restrictions.
Is public safety a sound reason for limiting constitutional rights why or why not?
yes because if there wasn't limits the constitution would take advantage.
In the guarantees of the Bill of Rights who's action is limited?
The US Constitution is capable of limiting the action of only one group: the federal government.
