Post on 16-Dec-2015
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Strict Constructionists- led by Thomas Jefferson
Insisted Congress should only exercise• Its expressed powers• Implied powers which are absolutely necessary
“that government is best which governs least”
Constructionists
Liberal Constructionists- led by Alexander Hamilton
Favored a liberal interpretation of the Constitution
“an energetic government”
They won a victory that has set a pattern for our nation
Constructionists
Tax- a charge levied by government on persons or property to meet public needs
Direct tax-paid by the person on whom it is imposed
Indirect tax- one paid by one person then passed on to another- cigarette tax
Taxes
The debt is all the money borrowed by the government over the years and not yet repaid, plus the accumulated interest on that money
In 2003 the debt was over 6 trillion
The Public Debt
Commerce- Congress has the power to regulate interstate and foreign trade
Congress cannot tax exports or favor ports
Gibbons v Ogden- commerce is not just traffic but also intercourse
Case set the stage for Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Paper legal tender was first introduced in 1884
Commerce & Currency Power
Bankruptcy is the legal proceeding which distributes the assets to those whom the debt is owed
Frees the bankrupt from responsibility for debts acquired before bankruptcy
Foreclosure- when a lender attempts to recover the balance of an unpaid loan by selling the asset used as collateral on the loan-usually a home
Bankruptcy Power
Foreign Relations
War Powers
Naturalization
Postal Power
Copyrights and patents
Weights and Measures
Power over territories-eminent domain-power to take private property for public use
Judicial Powers
Other Expressed Powers
Amendments-propose- 2/3 vote in each house
House chooses a president if no candidate receives a majority of the Electoral College votes-Jefferson and John Quincy Adams
Senate chooses a VP in same circumstance
Congress approves a successor for VP also
Non-Legislative Powers