At the time of the writing of the Constitution, there was no formal legal power behind it. Representatives from each of the individual states met to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation and ultimately produced a new document, which individual states later chose to ratify.
we the people
congress's power to appoint supreme court justices Powers are not written in the constitution are called "Informal powers" and are used by... for instance the President in making a cabinet. Nothing in the constitution says he can do this yet by using his "informal power" he is allowed to do so.
Implied Powers
The US Constitution was written for the people of the US. It is written for the people by the people
The constitution was written to be vague and act as a guiding principal of government so that the power would stay with the people. This allows for the people to have their say and for things to change from generation to generation.
we the people
The Constitution was written in the name of the American people: "We the People of these United States."
The power to collect taxes is an expressed power of Congress. That's to say it's written in the constitution that they have the power to collect and levy taxes. If the power was not written in the constitution was granted by on laws passed, this would be an "implied power".
States and People
States and people
I think the answer your looking for is the royal governors, but I'm not sure.
Judicial power is the power of a court to invalidate or legitimate an act of Congress with regards to a written constitution.
Individual citizens from the power of the federal government and state government.
The criticism of the Texas constitution is that it did not limit the power of government enough. The constitution of the state would be re-written to limit government power in the state.
congress's power to appoint supreme court justices Powers are not written in the constitution are called "Informal powers" and are used by... for instance the President in making a cabinet. Nothing in the constitution says he can do this yet by using his "informal power" he is allowed to do so.
A constitutional government is a government whose rules and policies are limited by a constitution. A constitution is a written document that describes the rules and principles of a political entity.
Expressed powers are powers written down for Congress in the Constitution.