Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Liberals
Alexander Hamilton believed in a loose interpretation, while Thomas Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation.
The term "limited government" is not found in the U.S. Constitution, but the concept is.
it is limited
confining the powers of the federal government to certain narrowly defined areas and by adding a bill of rights to the Constitution.
The term "limited government" may not be found in the Constitution, but the concept of limited government is established in the Constitution by means of the definitions of the powers of the branches of the Government. Each branch has specified responsibilities and powers, and may not exceed those responsibilities and powers under the terms of the Constitution. In other words, the Constitution says what the Government should do, and that's all it can do. That's limited government. The Preamble of the Constitution explicitly gives the power of our government to "We the People". The fifth article gives "We the People" the right to amend the Constitution,ergo the government is not limited except by the will of the majority governed.The term "limited government"is illogical and not implied.
The government only has the powers given to it by the Constitution.
The first constitution of the United States, known as the Articles of Confederation, gave the national government limited powers. It established a weak central government with no executive branch and a Congress that had limited authority to raise revenue and regulate commerce. Most power resided in the individual states.