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What divides powers between national government and state government?
The U.S. Constitution specifies what the national government is allowed to do, and it states that any powers not granted to the national government therein are reserved to the states or the people.
In a strict interpretation of the Constitution the federal government has only what power?
The federal government has only the power to do exactly as the Constitution says. In George Washington's Presidency Alexander Hamilton who believed in loose construction believed that because the Constitution did not say that creating a national bank was illegal, then it could be done. Thomas Jefferson a believer of a strict interpretation believed that if it was not said in the Constitution that the Federal Government could make a National Bank then it is not allowed. The idea of strict and loose interpretation is fought about even to this day.
Which founding father supported a strong national government and loose interpretation of the constitution?
Alexander Hamilton favored a loose interpretation of the Constitution, which allowed for a strong national government because Congress could pass laws based on the "elastic clause."
The Sedition Act allowed the national government to jail people for?
The Sedition Act, passed in 1918. The law made it a crime to criticize by speech or writing the government or Constitution.
What is the united staes?
A Constitution is a document that establishes the government and serves as a guideline for that government. It lists the branches, leaders, and powers and limitations of the government. The men who wrote our Constitution were well versed in law and politics. They realized that a Constitution is a guideline for government. They developed a document that could be changed with the times. They provided for a system of government, federalism, that took into account the powers of the state with a national government that respected states' rights but also allowed for the national government to be the supreme law of the land.
How did article 6 of the constitution strengthen the central government?
Article VI of the Constitution allowed the new federal government assumed the financial obligations of the old government, established the supremacy clause as the most important guarantor of national union, and required state and federal officials to take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
Who was the constitution established for?
The constitution was established for the Federal Government. It really has nothing to do with the people, and everything to do with what the Federal Government is allowed to do, and how it is set up.
Who was allowed to vote by the 1875 constitution adopted by the National Assembly?
All adult males were allowed to vote.
Who was allowed to vote by the 1875 constitution adopt by the National Assembly?
All adult males were allowed to vote.
Who was allowed to vote by 1875 constitution adopted by the national assembly?
All adult males were allowed to vote.
Which development during the 1780s produced the strongest calls for a new national constitution and government?
The American Revolution cost the federal government a lot of money, but they had no way to pay those bills. Therefore, the new constitution allowed the federal government to collect taxes to pay those debts. Economic chaos in the nation in plato
Which statement describes a weakness that would make this constitution inadequate for modern government?
It allowed only Protestants to be in government
