States are blocked from coining money primarily due to the U.S. Constitution, specifically Article I, Section 10, which prohibits states from issuing their own currency. This limitation ensures a uniform national currency, promoting economic stability and facilitating trade between states. Allowing individual states to create their own money could lead to confusion, inflation, and a lack of trust in the currency system. The federal government retains the exclusive power to mint and regulate currency to maintain a stable and cohesive economic framework.
They are prohibited from coining their own money, and from making treaties with foreign powers.
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In the US government, the power of coining money is delegated or expressed.
They are prohibited from coining their own money, and from making treaties with foreign powers.
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The US Mint.
coining money
Not enough of it, and every state was allowed to print their own before the Constitution (which forbids states from coining money) was written.
Not enough of it, and every state was allowed to print their own before the Constitution (which forbids states from coining money) was written.